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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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. 16 21 23 14 8 82
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15 10 11 3 4 43
UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, (US) 21 9 4 3 1 38
UOP 1 3 7 16 8 35
SHELL OIL COMPANY 6 8 8 3 9 34
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 2 5 8 8 7 30
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 2 4 10 5 7 28
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 3 6 8 4 7 28
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 9 7 3 2 5 26
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 3 4 2 4 13 26
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 8 9 4 1 3 25
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 7 2 6 7 2 24
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 3 1 5 5 8 22
BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH 5 4 3 5 4 21
CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 3 2 5 8 3 21
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 6 2 3 7 20
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 5 5 4 3 19
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 5 3 7 18
SUD-CHEMIE INC. 2 3 4 4 5 18
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 7 7 2 1 0 17
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 2 2 4 2 16
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 5 5 1 16
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 2 3 1 6 16
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 4 4 4 2 16
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 3 3 2 2 3 13
HEADWATERS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, LLC 0 0 1 3 9 13
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 4 3 1 3 2 13
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 4 3 2 2 2 13
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 1 2 3 3 4 13
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 4 2 2 13
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 4 2 2 2 3 13
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP 5 5 1 1 0 12
SUD-CHEMIE AG 0 2 2 3 5 12
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 0 0 0 3 8 11
LYONDELL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 0 1 6 3 1 11
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 4 0 0 0 10
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 1 3 1 4 1 10
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 4 1 4 0 10
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 3 1 10
ALBEMARLE NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 0 2 1 4 9
CATALER CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 4 9
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 6 1 0 1 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 1 0 0 9
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 2 0 1 3 3 9
CORNING INCORPORATED 4 1 3 0 0 8
DENSO CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 1 8
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 2 4 1 0 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 2 0 1 2 8
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 3 2 2 8
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 2 8
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 4 0 3 0 1 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 1 1 2 3 8
AKZO NOBEL NV 3 2 1 1 0 7
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 0 1 1 2 3 7
CABOT CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 2 7
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, U.S.A. 3 1 2 0 1 7
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 2 7
JAPAN ENERGY CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 3 0 3 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 2 3 0 7
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1 1 1 4 0 7
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 1 4 1 1 0 7
POLIMERI EUROPA S.P.A. 2 0 2 1 2 7
BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.P.A. 2 1 2 1 0 6
BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L. 0 3 1 0 2 6
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
ICT CO., LTD. 1 1 2 2 0 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 0 2 0 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 2 0 2 0 2 6
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 1 6
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 1 0 0 2 3 6
NANOSTELLAR, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 1 6
DAIHATSU MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 1 0 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 1 1 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
OSAKA GAS COMPANY, LIMITED 2 0 1 1 1 5
RHODIA CHIMIE 1 1 2 0 1 5
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K. 0 1 1 2 1 5
TOSOH CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5


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