~Individually Owned Patent |
81 |
74 |
75 |
78 |
60 |
368 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
18 |
24 |
16 |
19 |
12 |
89 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
10 |
10 |
18 |
20 |
29 |
87 |
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. |
11 |
20 |
28 |
9 |
18 |
86 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
12 |
14 |
19 |
12 |
17 |
74 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
8 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
65 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
11 |
9 |
15 |
9 |
19 |
63 |
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED |
5 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
55 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
0 |
3 |
17 |
9 |
23 |
52 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
11 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
41 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
9 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
39 |
XEROX CORPORATION |
10 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
37 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
20 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
SONY CORPORATION |
10 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
36 |
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD |
5 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
33 |
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY |
5 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
32 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
5 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
31 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
5 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
28 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
6 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
27 |
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. |
0 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
26 |
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
5 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
BASF COATINGS AG |
0 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
25 |
NEC CORPORATION |
3 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
25 |
TDK CORPORATION |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
25 |
VALMET CORP. |
4 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
23 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
6 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
22 |
DOW CORNING CORPORATION |
7 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
HERBERTS GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG |
4 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
NORDSON CORPORATION |
10 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
21 |
SANDIA CORPORATION |
4 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF |
5 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
21 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
5 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
20 |
HENKEL CORPORATION |
2 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
20 |
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
6 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED |
5 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY |
7 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
20 |
MOTOROLA, INC. |
9 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. |
0 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. |
2 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
SYMETRIX CORPORATION |
3 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
BASF LACKE & FARBEN AG |
11 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
2 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
17 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY |
4 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED |
7 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH |
2 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
BASF CORP. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
15 |
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
MEDTRONIC INC. |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
2 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
ANELVA CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
CORNING INCORPORATED |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
4 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG |
5 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
MACDERMID, INC. |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
NGK INSULATORS LTD. |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
ALCATEL |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
KONICA CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
MILLIKEN & COMPANY |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
SOLLAC |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
YAZAKI CORP. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
KOMAG, INC. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
SCHOTT GLASWERKE |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
CABOT CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
HITACHI, LTD |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
NIHON PARKERIZING CO., LTD. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
NYLOK FASTENER CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL COMPANY LIMITED |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
AKZO NOBEL NV |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
AUSIMONT S.P.A. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
DELSYS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD COMPANY |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
RHODIA CHIMIE |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
WESTVACO CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
BAYER CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
DENSO CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS, LTD. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
NORITAKE CO., LTD. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
NORTH AMERICAN REFRACTORIES CO. INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
OJI PAPER CO., LTD. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
PRAXAIR S.T. TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
RAYTHEON COMPANY |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
SCAPA GROUP PLC |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE PROPULSION |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
UT-BATTELLE, LLC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |