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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 423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds

( 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 40 35 36 24 15 150
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 7 11 7 8 6 39
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 6 8 7 7 31
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 3 8 10 8 1 30
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 6 5 10 6 3 30
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 3 7 4 6 27
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 4 4 13 5 27
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 5 6 5 23
UOP 4 5 5 7 2 23
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 5 9 0 5 22
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 2 5 5 5 3 20
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 2 1 1 10 6 20
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 2 1 6 4 6 19
CABOT CORPORATION 2 7 3 3 3 18
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 2 1 3 6 6 18
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 3 0 4 6 5 18
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 4 5 3 4 18
AKZO NOBEL NV 3 3 6 3 2 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 4 3 2 4 4 17
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 6 2 2 3 3 16
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 5 4 0 16
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 2 3 3 15
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 3 2 0 2 15
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1 4 0 7 2 14
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 0 3 5 4 13
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 3 2 1 13
BOC GROUP, INC. 2 3 4 2 1 12
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 0 0 0 6 6 12
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 0 2 3 2 4 11
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 1 4 2 1 11
DEGUSSA-HUELS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 7 0 0 0 11
FMC CORPORATION 4 4 3 0 0 11
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 3 4 2 11
RHODIA CHIMIE 2 7 1 1 0 11
THE BOC GROUP PLC 1 4 4 0 2 11
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 6 1 2 1 0 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 1 3 3 0 10
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 4 1 3 0 2 10
SHELL OIL COMPANY 2 1 1 2 4 10
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 3 2 4 1 0 10
EXXON MOBIL OIL CORPORATION 2 2 4 1 0 9
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 4 0 4 1 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 2 4 1 9
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 5 2 9
TOSOH CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 2 9
XCELLSIS GMBH 6 3 0 0 0 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 4 1 0 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 2 1 0 2 8
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 5 2 1 0 8
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 3 0 7
ATOFINA 0 3 3 1 0 7
EBARA CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 1 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
GOLDENDALE ALUMINUM COMPANY 6 1 0 0 0 7
ICT CO., LTD. 4 0 2 1 0 7
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 3 2 2 0 0 7
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 1 0 2 1 3 7
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL 3 4 0 0 0 7
SOLARWORLD AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 7 7
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 3 1 2 1 0 7
SOLVAY FLUOR UND DERIVATE GMBH 2 2 2 1 0 7
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 2 2 1 1 7
ALTAIR NANOMATERIALS INC. 0 2 1 0 3 6
BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC 0 4 1 0 1 6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 1 2 0 6
DMC2 DEGUSSA METALS CATALYSTS CERDEC AG 0 1 2 3 0 6
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. 4 1 0 1 0 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 2 2 0 6
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 2 0 2 6
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 0 2 0 6
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 1 0 6
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 1 0 1 3 1 6
METALLGESELLSCHAFT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 0 0 6
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 2 6
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 1 1 1 1 6
W.C. HERAEUS GMBH & CO. KG 0 4 2 0 0 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
H. C. STARCK GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 0 2 2 5
JAPAN PIONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 1 1 2 0 1 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 0 3 0 0 5
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 0 1 2 1 1 5
MARSULEX ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 4 0 0 1 0 5
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
NIPPON SANSO K.K. 0 3 1 0 1 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 1 0 4 5
NORANDA INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
TODA KOGYO CORP. 0 2 2 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 1 0 2 2 0 5
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 1 0 5


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