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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 106, Compositions: Coating or Plastic

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 39 44 32 39 31 185
XEROX CORPORATION 20 20 20 22 16 98
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 17 18 12 7 14 68
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 12 11 10 8 8 49
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 8 4 4 12 11 39
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 6 6 7 5 14 38
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 7 13 7 3 36
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 5 8 5 8 9 35
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 7 7 7 4 32
ZENECA LIMITED 9 7 3 9 0 28
CABOT CORPORATION 7 5 2 3 10 27
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 6 8 2 3 25
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 5 2 7 5 24
BAYER CORPORATION 7 5 5 2 4 23
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. 2 4 2 5 9 22
MBT HOLDING AG 7 5 2 4 4 22
CLARIANT GMBH 0 2 2 6 11 21
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 10 1 3 5 2 21
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 7 1 1 0 19
TOYO INK MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 6 7 3 1 2 19
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 9 2 2 1 2 16
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 3 4 3 15
HERCULES INCORPORATED 2 5 5 2 0 14
RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE 7 6 0 1 0 14
AVECIA LIMITED 0 0 0 6 7 13
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 3 5 1 3 13
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 7 3 1 1 1 13
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 1 0 4 7 13
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 2 0 0 2 8 12
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 4 3 3 0 1 11
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 3 0 3 2 3 11
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 2 2 2 3 11
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 5 3 2 0 1 11
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 5 3 2 0 11
SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 0 3 2 4 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 4 1 4 10
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 1 0 0 0 10
RHODIA CHIMIE 0 0 3 4 3 10
VIDEOJET SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 4 2 0 0 10
CERDEC AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT KERAMISCHE FARBEN 2 1 1 5 0 9
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 2 3 2 0 9
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 3 3 0 3 9
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 1 1 1 4 8
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 3 0 3 2 0 8
DAINICHISEIKA COLOUR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD. 0 2 0 2 4 8
DEGUSSA-HUELS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 3 2 3 8
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 1 1 1 3 8
JENERIC/PENTRON INCORPORATED 0 1 3 2 2 8
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC 0 4 2 1 1 8
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 1 1 0 5 1 8
PILOT INK CO., LTD. 1 4 1 1 1 8
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 2 8
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY 1 2 0 2 3 8
TODA KOGYO CORP. 0 1 4 2 1 8
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 1 2 7
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 2 1 2 7
ITALCEMENTI S.P.A. 1 2 2 0 2 7
LAFARGE CANADA INC. 3 2 0 0 2 7
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 0 4 1 7
MARCONI DATA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 4 0 7
NORIAN CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 1 7
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
SONY CORPORATION 0 5 2 0 0 7
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
BASF CORP. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ECC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
FUJIMI INCORPORATED 0 1 2 2 1 6
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 1 2 3 0 0 6
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 3 0 0 0 6
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 1 4 0 1 0 6
NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY 2 2 0 2 0 6
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 1 0 2 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 0 6
AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION HEALTH FOUNDATION 0 3 0 1 1 5
BINNEY & SMITH 0 1 3 1 0 5
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 0 1 1 1 2 5
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 1 0 2 5
FMC CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 3 0 0 2 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
J. S. STAEDTLER GMBH & CO. 1 3 1 0 0 5
MARKEM CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 0 3 0 5
MINERAL RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 1 0 1 1 5
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
SERMATECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5


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