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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 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 46 63 45 26 43 223
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 13 11 4 8 8 44
BOEING COMPANY 5 3 4 9 9 30
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 4 5 11 8 28
LEAR CORPORATION 12 9 6 0 0 27
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 7 4 4 7 25
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 9 9 3 2 2 25
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 2 14 7 23
ACUSHNET COMPANY 5 10 1 5 1 22
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 4 3 5 7 19
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 2 3 6 1 6 18
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 4 3 2 3 6 18
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 8 9 1 0 0 18
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 1 5 6 17
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 6 1 2 2 16
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 5 3 3 2 2 15
CALCITEC, INC. 0 11 3 0 0 14
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 3 5 2 4 14
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 3 1 3 4 3 14
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 4 6 3 1 0 14
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 3 4 3 2 2 14
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 2 7 3 13
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 4 2 3 0 13
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 5 4 0 2 1 12
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 5 2 3 2 0 12
GRAHAM PACKAGING PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 1 5 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 2 3 2 12
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 7 4 0 1 12
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 5 2 0 2 2 11
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 2 5 2 0 11
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 3 2 1 1 11
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 4 2 0 3 11
STRATASYS, INC. 2 2 4 2 1 11
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 1 3 3 1 10
SRI SPORTS LIMITED 0 1 5 1 3 10
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 1 2 2 9
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 3 1 2 2 1 9
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 3 1 1 3 1 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 1 3 1 1 9
Q2100, INC. 3 6 0 0 0 9
TDK CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 3 9
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 4 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 3 1 0 2 9
ZIMMER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 3 0 0 9
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 0 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 3 2 0 8
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 3 8
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 3 3 2 8
JSP CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 1 8
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 1 2 0 1 8
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 2 8
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 4 1 1 0 8
SORENSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST 3 1 2 1 1 8
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 0 1 2 7
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG 0 2 1 1 3 7
CABOT CORPORATION 0 6 0 0 1 7
FANUC LTD. 1 1 1 1 3 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 3 0 1 0 7
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 0 0 0 5 7
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 2 0 2 0 7
KURARAY CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 1 7
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 1 2 1 7
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
XEROX CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 1 7
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE LLC 1 3 0 1 1 6
CELANESE ACETATE LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 0 1 3 1 1 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 0 2 1 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 3 2 0 1 6
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 1 6
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 1 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 1 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 1 1 0 1 6
SGL CARBON AG 1 3 1 1 0 6
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 0 1 3 6
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 4 0 1 0 6
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 0 0 0 5
CUSTOM-PAK, INCORPORATED 0 1 2 1 1 5
DYNEA CHEMICALS OY 3 2 0 0 0 5
GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 4 0 5
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 1 0 2 2 0 5
IV TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 1 0 2 2 0 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 1 2 0 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 0 0 1 5
TREXEL, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 0 1 1 3 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 3 1 0 0 5


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