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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 252, Compositions

( 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
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 38 25 49 50 43 205
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 12 12 20 25 24 93
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 9 7 13 8 14 51
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 5 5 9 8 21 48
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 5 6 12 14 41
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 6 14 12 5 40
TDK CORPORATION 9 14 6 4 6 39
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 1 3 6 11 17 38
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 3 6 12 8 30
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 4 9 15 29
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 2 4 7 8 26
BASF SE 0 0 2 8 16 26
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 4 6 6 7 26
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 2 2 6 6 9 25
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 4 12 6 24
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 7 6 3 7 23
DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD. 3 6 2 5 6 22
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 6 4 4 5 3 22
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 2 3 6 6 5 22
CHISSO CORPORATION 3 3 11 3 1 21
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 4 4 7 3 21
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 2 2 4 2 9 19
PANASONIC CORPORATION 2 3 6 3 5 19
XEROX CORPORATION 0 4 2 6 7 19
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 3 5 3 1 18
SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 1 5 12 18
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 4 3 4 17
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 3 1 5 4 4 17
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 3 2 6 6 17
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 6 2 8 17
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 2 5 3 1 5 16
SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 2 6 1 6 1 16
ADEKA CORPORATION 0 2 2 6 5 15
JNC CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 12 15
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 5 1 8 1 15
INTEMATIX CORPORATION 2 3 5 4 0 14
NICHIA CORPORATION 0 5 4 5 0 14
TRUOX, INC. 3 5 0 6 0 14
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 3 3 2 13
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 7 4 0 0 13
TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC. 1 4 2 3 3 13
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 1 3 4 12
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 4 1 2 3 12
HITACHI METALS LTD. 1 0 4 5 2 12
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 6 2 1 1 12
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 1 1 2 2 6 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 5 0 4 12
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 1 2 3 4 11
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 2 3 4 1 1 11
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 5 1 3 1 1 11
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 3 2 1 4 11
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 2 2 3 11
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 3 1 3 2 11
ARKEMA FRANCE 0 2 2 3 3 10
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 2 3 1 1 10
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 1 0 4 3 2 10
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 4 0 2 1 3 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 4 1 0 1 3 9
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 0 1 1 4 9
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 3 9
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 0 2 2 2 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 0 3 1 5 9
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 1 1 3 2 2 9
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 1 3 2 8
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 0 5 2 8
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 0 3 2 3 0 8
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 2 0 1 2 3 8
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 0 2 2 3 8
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 2 1 2 3 0 8
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 1 3 3 8
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 3 0 2 0 3 8
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 2 1 2 3 0 8
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 1 8
SHELL OIL COMPANY 5 1 0 1 1 8
TOKUYAMA CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 4 8
CARGILL, INC. 2 2 2 0 1 7
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 1 0 0 0 6 7
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 2 0 0 3 2 7
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 3 7
MLI ASSOCIATES L.L.C. 1 1 1 2 2 7
NIPPON CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 1 0 3 1 7
NIPPON OIL CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 1 7
NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 0 3 2 7
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 1 6 7
ARKEMA INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 0 6
CHEMTURA CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 2 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 1 1 3 0 6
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 2 2 0 6
JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 5 0 0 0 1 6
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 0 0 1 4 6
NANOSOLAR, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
NANOSYS, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 1 1 4 0 0 6
NOVALED GMBH 0 1 0 4 1 6
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
PILOT INK CO., LTD. 2 0 2 0 2 6
POLYONE CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 1 6
RHODIA CHIMIE 1 1 1 2 1 6
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 2 6
SHOCKING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
SIPIX IMAGING, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
THERMO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 1 4 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 2 0 3 0 6
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 2 2 0 2 0 6
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 1 3 0 1 5
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP. 3 0 0 1 1 5
DIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
FUJIKURA LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 1 2 0 0 5
HALLSTAR INNOVATIONS CORP. 0 2 0 3 0 5
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 0 1 1 2 1 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 4 0 0 5
JSR CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 1 5
KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 1 1 5
MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
NALCO COMPANY 1 0 2 1 1 5
NANTERO, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 1 2 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 1 3 5
OCEANIT LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SHOEI CHEMICAL INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
TAKEMOTO YUSHI CO. LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 0 0 2 1 5


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