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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 585, Chemistry of Hydrocarbon 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
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 26 39 60 50 37 212
UOP 17 10 20 41 41 129
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 6 11 9 11 39
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 7 11 10 8 37
CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIES 6 8 8 7 6 35
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 2 12 5 12 34
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 9 4 2 3 9 27
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 3 4 2 7 21
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 4 1 6 4 21
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 5 8 1 2 16
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 4 2 6 1 2 15
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 2 2 4 5 2 15
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP 6 4 0 2 2 14
OXENO OLEFINCHEMIE GMBH 0 4 3 5 2 14
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 1 3 0 5 3 12
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 1 2 2 3 3 11
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 1 1 3 4 9
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 1 6 1 1 0 9
INEOS EUROPE LIMITED 0 0 6 1 1 8
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 1 0 3 1 3 8
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 0 3 2 8
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC 1 2 1 0 3 7
EXXON MOBIL OIL CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 1 7
NESTE OIL OYJ 0 1 1 2 3 7
POLIMERI EUROPA S.P.A. 3 0 0 4 0 7
SNAM PROGETTI S.P.A. 3 1 1 1 1 7
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 3 0 1 1 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 0 5 0 5
FORTUM OYJ 1 0 3 0 1 5
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 2 0 1 2 0 5
SK CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5


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