~Individually Owned Patent |
77 |
58 |
66 |
50 |
24 |
275 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
20 |
29 |
27 |
17 |
24 |
117 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
9 |
23 |
17 |
18 |
15 |
82 |
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. |
8 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
13 |
79 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
9 |
19 |
10 |
20 |
10 |
68 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
13 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
16 |
63 |
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED |
11 |
12 |
7 |
18 |
13 |
61 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
6 |
12 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
53 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
17 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
51 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
12 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
51 |
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD |
7 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
5 |
48 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
6 |
8 |
16 |
11 |
4 |
45 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC |
3 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
35 |
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. |
10 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
33 |
XEROX CORPORATION |
9 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
33 |
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY |
8 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
31 |
BASF COATINGS AG |
9 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
27 |
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE |
8 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
26 |
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. |
7 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
TDK CORPORATION |
4 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
26 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
0 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
23 |
SONY CORPORATION |
5 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
23 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
22 |
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
22 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
4 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF |
3 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
22 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
21 |
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
20 |
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION |
0 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. |
3 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
20 |
NORDSON CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
19 |
BASF CORP. |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY |
1 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. |
6 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
ANELVA CORPORATION |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
4 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
NEC CORPORATION |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
15 |
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
JSR CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
DOW CORNING CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
MILLIKEN & COMPANY |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
KONICA CORPORATION |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
CORNING INCORPORATED |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
11 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
DENSO CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
HENKEL CORPORATION |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
VALMET CORP. |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
HITACHI, LTD |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
TESA AG |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
AKZO NOBEL NV |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
INTEL CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
RHODIA CHIMIE |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
YAZAKI CORP. |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
DUPONT DOW ELASTOMERS, L.L.C. |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
ENSCI INCORPORATED |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
MEDTRONIC INC. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
METSO PAPER, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
MOTOROLA, INC. |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
NGK INSULATORS LTD. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
SANDIA CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
SCHOTT GLASWERKE |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL COMPANY LIMITED |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
ALCOA INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
BOEING COMPANY |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
COCA-COLA COMPANY |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
ECOLAB INC. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
ENGELHARD CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
HOYA CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
INTERNATIONAL COATINGS LIMITED |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
KOMAG, INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
LORD CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ACUSHNET COMPANY |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
ALCATEL |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
CHEMETALL GMBH |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
DALSA SEMICONDUCTOR INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
DELSYS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
DMC2 DEGUSSA METALS CATALYSTS CERDEC AG |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
HERBERTS GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
IMATION CORP. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
PAPER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION INC. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
SRI INTERNATIONAL |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
SURMODICS, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
SYMETRIX CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VALSPAR CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |