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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 50 37 62 40 34 223
UOP 41 41 41 53 45 221
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 3 9 5 15 29 61
SHELL OIL COMPANY 10 8 8 7 5 38
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 4 4 12 8 34
CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIES 7 6 5 5 7 30
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 7 3 6 9 27
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 11 3 1 1 25
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 5 12 6 0 0 23
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. 2 4 2 5 10 23
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 0 0 3 13 6 22
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 5 2 4 5 3 19
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 1 2 3 6 7 19
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 3 4 4 1 5 17
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 5 3 3 2 3 16
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 3 3 2 6 1 15
NESTE OIL OYJ 2 3 1 3 6 15
BASF SE 1 0 2 6 3 12
POLIMERI EUROPA S.P.A. 4 0 3 1 3 11
CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 4 10
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 1 3 1 3 2 10
SYNFUELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 2 7 0 10
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP 2 2 3 0 2 9
EVONIK OXENO GMBH 0 0 2 6 1 9
ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 1 7
INEOS EUROPE LIMITED 1 1 3 2 0 7
KIOR INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
LYONDELL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 1 0 1 2 3 7
MARATHON GTF TECHNOLOGY, LTD. 0 1 1 2 3 7
OXENO OLEFINCHEMIE GMBH 5 2 0 0 0 7
SUD-CHEMIE INC. 1 2 0 3 1 7
VELOCYS, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
GRT, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 2 4 6
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 3 2 0 0 1 6
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY 1 1 1 2 1 6
CHEMTURA CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 0 5
CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC 0 3 1 0 1 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 5 0 0 0 0 5
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 1 0 2 2 0 5
NIPPON OIL CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION 0 0 0 2 3 5


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