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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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 208, Mineral Oils: Processes and Products

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 26 23 19 15 13 96
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 7 16 36 25 85
UOP 27 21 15 6 8 77
EXXON RESEARCH + ENGINEERING CO. 31 25 4 1 1 62
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 5 5 8 14 14 46
~Individually Owned Patent 8 7 5 7 4 31
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 10 4 11 3 0 28
MOBIL OIL CORP. 7 10 2 1 2 22
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 3 1 6 5 15
CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIES 2 2 7 1 2 14
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 3 1 3 6 14
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 4 1 3 3 0 11
TEXACO INC. 4 2 3 1 0 10
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 2 1 4 2 9
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. 6 3 0 0 0 9
INTEVEP, S.A. 2 2 1 2 2 9
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC 2 1 5 0 1 9
MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH, INC. 1 6 1 1 0 9
NIPPON MITSUBISHI OIL CORPORATION 2 5 0 1 1 9
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 0 0 0 3 5 8
TOTAL RAFFINAGE DISTRIBUTION S.A 1 1 1 2 3 8
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. 1 1 3 0 2 7
AEC OIL SANDS, L.P. 0 1 3 0 2 6
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 2 0 1 3 0 6
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 0 2 0 0 3 5
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 0 2 3 0 0 5
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. PETROBRAS 2 1 0 2 0 5


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