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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 89 102 88 89 46 414
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 9 11 12 18 13 63
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 6 13 17 7 9 52
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 9 12 11 3 43
CORNING INCORPORATED 12 2 12 10 0 36
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 9 6 10 5 36
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 10 6 7 8 2 33
LEAR CORPORATION 3 6 3 7 12 31
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 11 7 5 3 0 26
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 15 2 4 25
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 7 4 8 3 25
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 7 3 7 3 3 23
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 4 5 4 5 5 23
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 3 3 6 8 22
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 6 2 6 3 5 22
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 4 4 8 2 21
YAZAKI CORP. 4 6 7 2 2 21
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 5 4 4 7 0 20
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 2 0 4 11 2 19
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 5 7 3 1 19
XEROX CORPORATION 5 5 4 4 1 19
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 9 2 5 18
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 3 6 3 2 4 18
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 3 3 4 4 18
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 5 7 2 17
Q2100, INC. 4 4 2 4 3 17
ACUSHNET COMPANY 5 1 1 4 5 16
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 6 3 2 2 16
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D OPTIQUE 1 2 6 2 5 16
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 5 4 2 16
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 4 6 4 1 0 15
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 3 2 6 2 2 15
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. 5 3 2 5 0 15
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 3 4 2 4 15
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 8 6 0 0 15
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 2 5 5 14
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 5 3 2 2 14
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 2 3 3 1 14
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 4 3 1 14
DENSO CORPORATION 3 3 3 2 3 14
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 12 2 0 0 0 14
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 4 4 3 14
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 0 3 3 3 14
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 2 1 5 2 3 13
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 2 4 3 2 13
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 5 6 1 1 0 13
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 1 4 3 2 2 12
BASF CORP. 2 6 3 0 1 12
BATTENFELD GMBH 2 4 1 3 2 12
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 2 3 2 12
BAYER CORPORATION 6 2 4 0 0 12
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 3 6 2 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 1 1 3 3 12
PATENT HOLDING COMPANY 1 3 2 4 2 12
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 5 0 1 1 12
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 5 3 2 11
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 3 1 4 2 1 11
NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION 1 2 4 2 2 11
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 2 1 3 2 3 11
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 1 1 4 10
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 1 4 3 10
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 0 5 2 0 10
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 4 3 0 1 2 10
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC. 1 3 1 4 1 10
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 1 0 4 2 3 10
ZIMMER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 3 4 10
KURARAY CO., LTD. 3 0 1 3 2 9
LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 3 1 0 9
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 2 3 0 0 4 9
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 3 2 1 2 1 9
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC. 2 0 4 3 0 9
SCHMALBACH-LUBECA-WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 2 2 0 9
TEIJIN LIMITED 0 3 1 3 2 9
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 1 2 3 0 9
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 2 1 4 1 9
ETHICON, INC. 1 2 2 3 0 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 1 4 2 1 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 1 2 2 8
MOLLER PLAST GMBH 1 3 4 0 0 8
OWENS-BROCKWAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 2 1 0 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 1 3 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 1 0 4 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 1 3 1 8
SONY CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 1 8
STRATASYS, INC. 1 0 2 3 2 8
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 0 1 1 2 7
COOL OPTIONS, INC. 0 1 2 4 0 7
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 2 2 0 2 7
MASONITE CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 0 7
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 2 2 1 1 7
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 3 1 2 0 1 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 0 4 0 0 7
PECHINEY EMBALLAGE FLEXIBLE EUROPE 1 1 5 0 0 7
SACMI-COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA-SOC. COOP. A R.L. 0 1 3 2 1 7
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 2 2 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 1 2 0 1 7
ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
APIC YAMADA CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 6
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 4 1 0 1 0 6
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 0 2 6
CARL FREUDENBERG 1 1 2 2 0 6
CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 1 6
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 2 1 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
INCOE CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 0 6
KANEKA CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 0 0 0 2 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 0 0 1 1 6
NOK CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 1 0 0 4 1 6
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 4 1 0 0 1 6
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 0 2 1 2 6
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 2 2 0 2 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 0 1 1 6
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 1 6
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 3 1 1 6
UPONOR INNOVATION AB 3 1 1 0 1 6
VISKASE CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
ZMS LLC 0 2 0 4 0 6
ADVANCED CERAMICS RESEARCH, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
CHISSO CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. 0 1 2 2 0 5
CONIX CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
CONTINENTAL PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
CRANE PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 2 1 2 0 5
CRYOVAC, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
DSM N.V. 1 0 2 2 0 5
EXXON MOBIL OIL CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
FANUC LTD. 0 2 2 0 1 5
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 1 1 1 0 2 5
GEMTRON CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
GILLETTE COMPANY 0 1 0 2 2 5
GREEN TOKAI CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
HENNECKE GMBH 2 1 1 1 0 5
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
INDUSTRIAL THERMO POLYMERS LIMITED 2 0 3 0 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 2 1 0 0 5
KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 5 0 0 5
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 2 0 3 0 0 5
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 1 1 3 0 5
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 1 1 1 1 1 5
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 1 3 0 0 1 5
POLYMATECH CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 4 0 0 1 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 3 0 0 1 1 5
UCAR CARBON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5


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