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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 39 31 39 38 24 171
XEROX CORPORATION 22 16 6 13 8 65
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 12 11 19 11 7 60
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 14 11 17 10 57
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 7 14 10 3 10 44
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 5 9 13 9 7 43
AVECIA LIMITED 6 7 10 9 3 35
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 5 9 9 4 34
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 8 9 7 4 2 30
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 12 17 1 30
CABOT CORPORATION 3 10 5 6 5 29
CLARIANT GMBH 6 11 4 3 4 28
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 7 3 7 5 5 27
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 3 5 10 6 25
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 4 6 4 1 22
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 3 8 6 1 22
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 4 7 6 4 1 22
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 8 8 5 0 0 21
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 3 7 5 18
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 5 2 3 5 3 18
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 2 2 6 15
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 2 8 1 3 1 15
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 4 5 2 13
SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 4 3 3 1 13
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 4 3 3 1 12
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 2 2 5 3 0 12
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 1 3 1 3 12
RHODIA CHIMIE 4 3 0 2 3 12
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 1 5 2 12
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 4 2 3 1 11
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 2 6 3 11
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 2 0 4 4 11
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 5 4 10
DAINICHISEIKA COLOUR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD. 2 4 2 2 0 10
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 2 2 4 2 0 10
MBT HOLDING AG 4 4 0 1 0 9
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 3 6 0 0 9
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 5 1 2 1 0 9
TOYO INK MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 3 2 1 9
ZENECA LIMITED 9 0 0 0 0 9
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 2 2 1 8
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 1 2 2 2 1 8
JENERIC/PENTRON INCORPORATED 2 2 2 2 0 8
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 0 1 3 2 8
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 3 2 1 0 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 0 0 1 4 8
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 4 1 1 8
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 5 0 1 8
BAYER CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 0 7
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 3 1 1 1 7
JAMES HARDIE RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 0 1 2 2 2 7
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 0 7
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY 2 3 1 1 0 7
TODA KOGYO CORP. 2 1 4 0 0 7
DEGUSSA-HUELS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 0 1 0 6
FERRO-CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
KONICA CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 4 6
LAFARGE CANADA INC. 0 2 0 4 0 6
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
NATIONAL GYPSUM PROPERTIES, LLC 0 1 1 3 1 6
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 1 1 1 1 6
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 1 5 0 0 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
CERDEC AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT KERAMISCHE FARBEN 5 0 0 0 0 5
DMC2 DEGUSSA METALS CATALYSTS CERDEC AG 1 2 2 0 0 5
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 0 1 1 2 5
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 1 1 0 1 2 5
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 1 0 5
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. 0 0 2 2 1 5


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