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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 075, Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures

( 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 27 25 17 8 8 85
VOEST-ALPINE INDUSTRIEANLAGENBAU GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 16 6 3 0 0 25
KOBE STEEL LTD. 10 2 7 3 1 23
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 5 11 3 1 1 21
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 7 5 3 2 1 18
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 7 5 4 18
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 6 2 2 4 17
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION 5 5 7 0 0 17
MIDREX INTERNATIONAL BV ROTTERDAM, ZURICH BRANCH 3 2 7 2 0 14
HOGANAS AB 2 5 1 3 1 12
TOHO TITANIUM COMPANY LIMITED 2 5 1 0 4 12
DEUTSCHE VOEST-ALPINE INDUSTRIEANLAGENBAU GMBH 7 2 2 0 0 11
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 2 4 2 2 1 11
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 3 3 2 3 0 11
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 1 4 2 3 11
ALCOA INC. 0 3 3 3 1 10
H. C. STARCK GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 2 2 3 10
HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARUS AG. 7 3 0 0 0 10
CABOT CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 1 9
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 3 8
HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO., LTD. 3 1 3 0 1 8
OUTOKUMPU OYJ 1 0 1 4 2 8
PAUL WURTH S.A. 1 5 2 0 0 8
HOEGANAES CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 1 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 1 1 2 7
PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 2 7
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. 4 1 2 0 0 7
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 1 1 1 7
COGNIS CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 0 6
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 0 2 1 2 6
H. C. STARCK, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
HITACHI METALS LTD. 2 1 2 1 0 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 1 1 3 6
JFE STEEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 2 2 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 0 2 1 6
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 0 2 1 1 5
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
INCO LIMITED 1 1 2 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 2 0 2 0 1 5
KAWATETSU MINING COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 2 2 0 1 5
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 0 0 4 5


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