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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 15 22 24 18 13 92
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 6 16 3 8 6 39
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 7 6 8 10 38
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 1 11 11 3 7 33
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 9 5 5 7 31
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 6 8 6 2 28
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 6 8 1 7 5 27
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 5 7 3 8 3 26
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 5 2 10 8 26
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 6 9 4 2 1 22
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 6 2 4 7 22
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 3 5 0 8 2 18
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5 1 1 1 10 18
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 3 4 3 5 17
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 3 6 2 5 17
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 3 3 1 4 5 16
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 6 2 2 2 16
CABOT CORPORATION 3 1 6 3 2 15
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 4 6 0 3 2 15
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 6 4 2 3 0 15
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 5 1 3 2 15
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 5 5 3 2 0 15
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 0 0 1 6 7 14
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 2 3 4 3 2 14
UOP 2 3 1 3 5 14
SHELL OIL COMPANY 4 0 1 3 5 13
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 6 2 3 1 0 12
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2 3 1 2 4 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 4 1 3 1 3 12
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 4 1 0 6 11
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 1 2 3 3 2 11
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 4 1 3 3 11
SOLARWORLD AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 2 0 1 1 11
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 2 2 0 5 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 2 1 3 1 9
VELOCYS, INC. 1 2 3 2 1 9
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 4 2 8
BOC GROUP, INC. 1 4 1 0 2 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 1 1 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 3 3 0 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 1 0 1 3 8
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 2 2 1 1 2 8
UHDE GMBH 1 2 2 2 1 8
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 0 2 0 2 4 8
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 2 2 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 3 7
LYNNTECH, INC. 3 0 3 0 1 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 2 1 1 7
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 2 7
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 2 0 0 1 7
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 0 1 3 7
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 0 2 1 0 4 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 2 2 1 1 7
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 2 3 0 1 1 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 3 1 1 6
AKZO NOBEL NV 2 2 1 1 0 6
ENI S.P.A. 0 2 0 1 3 6
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 0 1 1 3 6
GSI CREOS CORPORATION 1 5 0 0 0 6
H. C. STARCK GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 0 2 2 6
HITACHI, LTD 2 0 2 2 0 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 2 2 1 1 6
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 2 1 0 3 6
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 3 0 0 3 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 2 0 2 2 6
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 1 2 6
OSAKA GAS COMPANY, LIMITED 3 1 0 1 1 6
OUTOTEC OYJ 0 0 2 2 2 6
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 0 4 1 6
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 3 6
SONY CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 2 6
STELLA CHEMIFA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 2 0 0 6
TOKUYAMA CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 0 2 0 2 6
ARKEMA 2 3 0 0 0 5
CANSOLV TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CATALYTIC MATERIALS LIMITED 3 1 0 0 1 5
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 0 4 1 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 0 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 1 1 5
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 1 1 2 0 5


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