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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 423, Chemistry of Inorganic 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 18 13 37 29 41 138
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 8 13 4 5 40
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 3 7 14 9 3 36
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 8 2 6 7 9 32
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 0 1 11 14 6 32
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 2 1 10 11 7 31
UOP 3 5 10 8 5 31
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 2 3 10 11 4 30
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 8 6 8 4 4 30
SHELL OIL COMPANY 3 5 9 7 4 28
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 5 8 6 4 25
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 10 3 9 2 25
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2 4 4 3 11 24
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 1 8 6 5 24
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 5 8 4 6 23
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 3 6 7 5 22
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 7 4 3 3 22
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 6 5 4 6 21
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 7 5 3 6 0 21
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 4 7 8 1 0 20
BASF CORPORATION 1 0 5 4 9 19
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 5 4 3 4 19
CABOT CORPORATION 3 2 7 4 2 18
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 10 0 0 0 18
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 4 5 4 2 3 18
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 1 4 2 4 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 3 4 5 4 17
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 3 2 7 5 17
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 2 0 5 4 6 17
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 6 7 3 0 0 16
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 8 3 3 0 2 16
OUTOTEC OYJ 2 2 9 1 2 16
BASF SE 1 2 1 6 5 15
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 1 1 5 5 3 15
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 3 2 5 2 2 14
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 3 2 5 1 3 14
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 1 5 3 5 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 1 4 5 2 14
H. C. STARCK GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 2 2 5 13
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 0 0 0 9 4 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 4 2 3 13
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 4 2 2 2 2 12
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 1 5 1 4 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 0 2 1 6 12
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 3 0 5 1 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 3 2 0 6 12
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 2 4 3 2 1 12
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH 0 0 3 3 6 12
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 3 2 2 3 11
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 0 6 1 11
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 4 2 2 1 1 10
NALCO COMPANY 0 0 1 4 5 10
UHDE GMBH 2 1 5 2 0 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 2 2 2 2 10
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 0 3 3 2 9
DREXEL UNIVERSITY 1 2 3 2 1 9
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 5 9
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 0 0 1 4 4 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 2 3 0 2 9
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 2 4 0 2 9
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 1 5 0 1 2 9
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 3 9
TOKUYAMA CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 2 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 4 0 3 9
BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 5 0 2 8
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 2 2 1 3 8
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 2 8
DOWA METALS & MINING CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 5 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 3 2 8
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 3 4 0 0 8
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 4 1 1 8
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 3 2 0 1 1 7
HEADWATERS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, LLC 1 0 3 2 1 7
INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO 0 0 4 2 1 7
JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCES AND MINERAL RESOURCES 0 1 1 1 4 7
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
SONY CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 3 7
SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 2 1 1 3 0 7
VELOCYS, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 0 3 0 2 6
BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
BABCOCK POWER ENVIRONMENTAL INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
BHP BILLITON INNOVATION PTY LTD. 2 2 0 1 1 6
CALERA CORPORATION 0 0 5 0 1 6
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 0 0 3 2 1 6
CATALYTIC SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
EDWARDS LIMITED 0 2 3 1 0 6
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
FMC CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 2 6
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 1 1 2 2 6
GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 1 2 1 1 1 6
HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC 2 0 1 2 1 6
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 2 1 2 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 2 1 6
NANOTEK INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 1 2 6
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 0 3 3 0 0 6
NIPPON OIL CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 2 6
NOX II, LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 0 4 1 0 1 6
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 1 4 0 0 6
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 2 3 0 1 6
SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. 0 1 2 3 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION 0 2 1 0 3 6
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 2 0 1 2 1 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 0 0 3 5
AGC SEIMI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
BEIJING FUNATE INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
COGNIS IP MANAGEMENT GMBH 0 2 1 2 0 5
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 2 1 5
CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 1 0 0 0 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 2 1 2 0 5
ENI S.P.A. 1 3 1 0 0 5
FREEPORT-MCMORAN CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 0 5
INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, CHINESE ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, TAIWAN 0 1 0 2 2 5
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 3 0 5
MAGNESIUM ELEKTRON LIMITED 1 1 2 1 0 5
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 3 1 5
NATIONAL TITANIUM DIOXIDE CO. LTD. (CRISTAL) 0 1 0 1 3 5
OVONIC BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 3 5
SEMEQUIP, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
TESSENDERLO KERLEY, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 0 0 3 5


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