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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 124 104 106 89 102 525
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 23 13 3 8 9 56
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 11 6 14 11 7 49
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 10 4 6 6 13 39
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 5 11 12 7 3 38
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 16 9 11 38
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 8 9 12 5 4 38
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 10 5 7 10 6 38
CORNING INCORPORATED 4 4 11 12 2 33
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 5 7 6 9 33
BASF CORP. 9 1 10 2 6 28
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 6 7 5 3 7 28
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 12 3 0 3 25
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 4 6 3 6 24
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 5 4 1 12 2 24
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 10 6 3 2 3 24
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 9 4 3 4 3 23
XEROX CORPORATION 3 8 2 5 5 23
ACUSHNET COMPANY 5 4 7 5 1 22
AKZO NOBEL NV 5 7 6 1 2 21
YAZAKI CORP. 4 4 3 4 6 21
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 5 0 6 4 5 20
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 4 5 4 1 20
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 4 6 5 3 2 20
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 6 4 3 4 3 20
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 3 2 4 4 6 19
LEAR CORPORATION 0 3 7 3 6 19
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 13 5 1 0 0 19
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 7 3 4 18
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 6 6 3 2 1 18
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 5 3 4 1 17
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. 2 4 3 5 3 17
LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 5 2 4 1 17
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 7 2 2 2 3 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 4 3 3 1 15
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 4 2 5 2 1 14
FANUC LTD. 7 2 3 0 2 14
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 3 3 3 0 14
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 2 1 3 13
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 4 3 3 1 2 13
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 1 2 3 5 13
OWENS-BROCKWAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. 2 5 1 1 4 13
Q2100, INC. 0 3 2 4 4 13
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 6 1 2 1 13
BATTENFELD GMBH 3 1 2 2 4 12
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 2 3 5 2 0 12
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 3 3 4 0 12
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 2 7 2 1 12
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 1 1 8 12
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 5 5 12
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 0 3 3 3 2 11
BOEING COMPANY 4 4 1 2 0 11
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 4 3 2 1 1 11
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 0 3 1 11
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 2 1 1 0 11
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 4 2 3 0 11
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 2 3 5 1 0 11
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 4 4 2 1 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 4 1 3 1 11
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 0 0 5 6 11
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 1 1 1 6 2 11
YKK CORPORATION 4 5 2 0 0 11
BARMAG AG 1 3 4 0 2 10
BAYER CORPORATION 1 0 1 6 2 10
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 0 0 1 3 6 10
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 2 5 10
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1 5 2 1 1 10
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 3 3 4 0 0 10
DENSO CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 3 10
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 4 2 2 0 10
HOYA CORPORATION 0 4 4 1 1 10
JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD. 1 6 1 1 1 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 1 2 5 0 10
APIC YAMADA CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 2 9
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 3 2 2 1 1 9
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 1 2 3 0 9
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 2 4 0 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 5 2 2 0 0 9
NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. 1 1 3 1 3 9
TEIJIN LIMITED 1 2 3 0 3 9
CARL FREUDENBERG 1 3 2 1 1 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 5 2 8
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 3 2 1 1 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 5 2 0 1 8
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 2 2 8
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 3 1 8
NEC CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 1 8
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 0 2 4 1 8
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 0 4 1 8
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 1 2 3 1 8
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 1 2 2 8
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 3 8
UNIVERSAL VENTURES 2 2 1 2 1 8
VISKASE CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 1 8
WAVIN B.V. 2 3 1 1 1 8
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 4 7
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 0 3 2 1 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 1 7
GREEN TOKAI CO., LTD. 2 1 0 3 1 7
INCOE CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 5 7
MASONITE CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 2 7
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 1 3 1 2 0 7
MENICON CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 2 7
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL 2 1 1 3 0 7
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 0 2 1 1 7
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 1 4 0 1 1 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 3 1 7
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 3 1 0 3 0 7
SONY CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 3 7
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
ALFACEL S.A. 4 2 0 0 0 6
CHISSO CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
CONTINENTAL PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
CORDIS CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
CRANE PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 1 1 0 2 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED 2 2 0 1 1 6
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
GB ELECTRICAL, INC. 4 0 0 2 0 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 0 2 1 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. 5 0 1 0 0 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 2 1 6
MOLLER PLAST GMBH 0 0 2 1 3 6
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 1 3 2 0 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 2 3 1 6
SAINT GOBAIN/NORTON INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS CORP. 4 1 1 0 0 6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 1 0 3 0 2 6
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 2 1 2 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 1 2 0 1 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 3 3 0 0 0 6
ACORDIS FIBRES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 0 2 2 1 0 5
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 0 2 2 0 1 5
ALLERGAN, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 0 0 4 1 5
COMPSYS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
DECOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
DSM N.V. 2 2 0 1 0 5
EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS 2 1 2 0 0 5
GALIC/MAUS VENTURES 3 0 1 1 0 5
GEMTRON CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 1 1 1 2 5
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 0 0 0 2 3 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
NAMBA PRESS WORKS CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
NOK CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
PATENT HOLDING COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 0 4 0 5
SCHMALBACH-LUBECA-WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 1 4 5
SIDEL 1 0 2 1 1 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 1 2 1 0 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE 2 0 3 0 0 5
SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
TDK CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
TOKAI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 0 1 0 5
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 0 1 0 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 0 1 1 5
UPONOR INNOVATION AB 1 0 0 3 1 5


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