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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 148, Metal Treatment

( 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
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 12 3 3 11 12 41
JFE STEEL CORPORATION 6 6 4 6 12 34
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 8 2 4 9 10 33
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 11 6 4 3 6 30
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 6 7 3 9 4 29
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 0 5 2 12 4 23
NEOMAX CO., LTD. 2 5 10 5 0 22
HITACHI METALS LTD. 3 1 1 3 10 18
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 4 1 7 16
ALCOA INC. 4 3 1 3 3 14
TDK CORPORATION 0 2 6 5 1 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 3 2 3 2 13
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 2 3 2 2 13
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 4 1 2 2 12
ATI PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 7 10
UNION SIDERURGIGUE DU NORD ET DE L'EST DE LA FRANCE 2 1 0 5 2 10
CABOT CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 3 9
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 5 0 1 0 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 1 0 0 1 9
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 3 3 0 1 7
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 3 2 2 7
PECHINEY RHENALU 3 1 2 1 0 7
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 5 7
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 0 6
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 1 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 1 1 3 1 6
KOMATSU LTD. 1 0 1 1 3 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 2 1 1 1 1 6
NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD. 0 4 1 0 1 6
NUCOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
POSCO 2 1 1 2 0 6
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 1 1 6
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 0 0 1 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 1 2 5
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 1 0 1 1 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 1 0 1 3 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON 1 1 2 0 1 5
VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 0 1 3 5


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