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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 63 45 26 43 82 259
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 11 4 8 8 14 45
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 2 14 7 18 41
BOEING COMPANY 3 4 9 9 11 36
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 4 5 11 8 8 36
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 7 4 4 7 13 35
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 3 5 7 10 29
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 6 1 6 9 25
ACUSHNET COMPANY 10 1 5 1 5 22
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 9 3 2 2 5 21
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 1 2 2 1 15 21
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 2 7 3 7 20
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 4 0 2 1 12 19
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 1 2 2 8 19
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 5 6 4 18
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 3 1 1 12 18
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 3 2 3 6 3 17
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 5 2 4 3 17
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 2 3 2 6 16
LEAR CORPORATION 9 6 0 0 0 15
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 4 0 1 3 15
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 4 3 2 2 4 15
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 2 8 14
CALCITEC, INC. 11 3 0 0 0 14
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 1 3 4 3 3 14
SRI SPORTS LIMITED 1 5 1 3 3 13
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 3 3 2 2 3 13
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 2 7 12
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 2 0 6 12
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 7 12
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 6 3 1 0 2 12
TDK CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 3 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 2 0 3 2 11
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 3 3 2 3 11
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 0 0 0 11 11
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 1 1 3 1 5 11
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 4 2 2 11
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 2 4 10
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 3 3 1 2 10
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 2 1 1 3 10
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 9 1 0 0 0 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 0 2 7 10
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 8 10
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 3 2 0 1 4 10
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 4 10
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 0 0 1 2 7 10
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG 2 1 1 3 2 9
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 5 9
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 1 1 1 6 9
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 5 2 0 0 9
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 3 9
GRAHAM PACKAGING PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 5 0 9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 2 3 0 0 9
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 0 2 2 0 5 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 6 9
SONY CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 5 9
STRATASYS, INC. 2 4 2 1 0 9
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 1 0 2 3 9
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 2 8
COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP 0 0 0 0 8 8
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 2 3 2 0 1 8
HOYA CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 4 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 4 8
JSP CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 0 8
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 1 1 3 1 2 8
CABOT CORPORATION 6 0 0 1 0 7
CELANESE ACETATE LLC 0 0 2 4 1 7
GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 4 0 2 7
KURARAY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 2 7
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 6 7
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 1 7
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 2 7
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 0 0 1 1 5 7
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 1 1 3 0 2 7
XEROX CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 1 7
COOK INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 3 1 1 0 6
CUSTOM-PAK, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 1 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
FANUC LTD. 1 1 1 3 0 6
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 0 1 0 2 3 6
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 2 1 2 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 2 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 0 6
OBDUCAT AB 1 1 0 0 4 6
Q2100, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 2 0 0 2 6
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 1 6
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 2 1 1 6
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 1 3 0 6
TOKAI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 0 4 6
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 1 0 0 2 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 1 0 2 5
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE LLC 3 0 1 1 0 5
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 0 2 1 2 5
CERTAINTEED CORP. 2 0 1 0 2 5
ECIM TECHNOLOGIES B.V. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ETHICON, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
INTEL CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
IV TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 1 1 2 0 1 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
REXAM CLOSURE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 1 0 0 2 5
SGL CARBON AG 3 1 1 0 0 5
SORENSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST 1 2 1 1 0 5
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 1 3 5
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 4 0 1 0 0 5
ZIMMER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 0 0 0 5


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