~Individually Owned Patent |
15 |
15 |
19 |
26 |
22 |
97 |
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION |
16 |
15 |
13 |
23 |
25 |
92 |
NIPPON STEEL CORP. |
25 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
20 |
75 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
8 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
23 |
56 |
HENKEL CORPORATION |
9 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
43 |
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
5 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
29 |
HITACHI METALS LTD. |
4 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
25 |
NSK LIMITED |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
23 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) |
2 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
22 |
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA |
7 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
KOBE STEEL LTD. |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
20 |
NKK CORPORATION |
3 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
4 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
19 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
17 |
ALCOA INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
16 |
KAISER ALUMINUM + CHEMICAL CORPORATION |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
2 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL COMPANY LIMITED |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
DAIDO TOKUSHUKO, K.K. |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
SMS SCHLOEMANN-SIEMAG AG |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
PECHINEY RHENALU |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
11 |
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
TDK CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
BRUSH WELLMAN INC. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR METALS |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
NTN CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
SOLLAC |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
BOEING COMPANY |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
OLIN CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
THYSSEN STAHL AG |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
VACUUMSCHMEIZE GMBH |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
WATERBURY ROLLING MILLS, INC. |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI S.P.A. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
CORUS ALUMINIUM WALZPRODUKTE GMBH |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
PRAXAIR S.T. TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
SONY CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
TIMKEN COMPANY |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
ALSTOM (SWITZERLAND) LTD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
CATERPILLAR INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY LIMITED |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
USX CORPORATION |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
A. FINKL + SONS CO. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
ABB RESEARCH LTD. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
ASCOMETAL (SOCIETE ANONYME) |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
CRS HOLDINGS, INC. |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
GOLDEN ALUMINUM COMPANY |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
HITACHI, LTD |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
KOMATSU LTD. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
MANNESMANN AG |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
OVAKO STEEL COUPLINGS AB |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
SILICON GENESIS CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
TOYO KOHAN CO., LTD. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
UNION SIDERURGIGUE DU NORD ET DE L'EST DE LA FRANCE |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
YKK CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |