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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 075, Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures

( 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
~Individually Owned Patent 14 27 25 17 8 91
VOEST-ALPINE INDUSTRIEANLAGENBAU GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 5 16 6 3 0 30
KOBE STEEL LTD. 5 10 2 7 3 27
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 3 5 11 3 1 23
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION 4 5 5 7 0 21
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 2 7 5 3 2 19
HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARUS AG. 5 7 3 0 0 15
MIDREX INTERNATIONAL BV ROTTERDAM, ZURICH BRANCH 1 3 2 7 2 15
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 3 3 3 2 3 14
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 7 5 14
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 3 6 2 2 13
HOGANAS AB 2 2 5 1 3 13
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 2 2 4 2 2 12
DEUTSCHE VOEST-ALPINE INDUSTRIEANLAGENBAU GMBH 0 7 2 2 0 11
H. C. STARCK GMBH & CO. KG 4 2 1 2 2 11
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 2 1 1 4 2 10
ALCOA INC. 0 0 3 3 3 9
CABOT CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 4 9
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 1 1 1 9
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 0 8
HITACHI METALS LTD. 2 2 1 2 1 8
HOEGANAES CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 3 8
OUTOKUMPU OYJ 2 1 0 1 4 8
PAUL WURTH S.A. 0 1 5 2 0 8
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. 1 4 1 2 0 8
TOHO TITANIUM COMPANY LIMITED 0 2 5 1 0 8
HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO., LTD. 0 3 1 3 0 7
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 3 0 1 3 0 7
COGNIS CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
GEOBIOTICS, INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
HYLSA, S.A. DE C.V. 2 2 2 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 2 1 1 6
NKK CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 2 0 2 6
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 1 0 2 1 5
BETZDEARBORN INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
DAIDO TOKUSHUKO, K.K. 2 0 2 0 1 5
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5
H. C. STARCK, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
INCO LIMITED 0 1 1 2 1 5
MANNESMANN AG 2 3 0 0 0 5
PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
SUPERIOR MICROPOWDERS, LLC 2 1 0 0 2 5
TDK CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 1 1 2 5


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