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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 106 89 102 88 89 474
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 16 9 11 12 18 66
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 6 6 13 17 7 49
CORNING INCORPORATED 11 12 2 12 10 47
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 8 9 12 11 43
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 14 11 7 5 3 40
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 6 9 6 10 38
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 7 10 6 7 8 38
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 12 7 3 7 3 32
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 12 5 4 4 7 32
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 3 7 4 8 27
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 7 3 4 4 8 26
LEAR CORPORATION 7 3 6 3 7 26
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 6 4 5 4 5 24
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 2 15 2 24
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 5 2 0 4 11 22
YAZAKI CORP. 3 4 6 7 2 22
BASF CORP. 10 2 6 3 0 21
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 3 6 3 2 20
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 3 5 7 3 20
XEROX CORPORATION 2 5 5 4 4 20
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 4 4 6 4 1 19
ACUSHNET COMPANY 7 5 1 1 4 18
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. 3 5 3 2 5 18
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 1 6 2 6 3 18
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 4 3 3 4 17
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 3 3 2 6 2 16
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 2 3 3 6 16
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 2 5 7 16
Q2100, INC. 2 4 4 2 4 16
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 8 6 0 16
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 1 3 6 3 2 15
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 12 2 0 0 15
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 7 2 1 3 2 15
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 5 2 3 3 14
DENSO CORPORATION 3 3 3 3 2 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 4 1 1 3 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 2 3 4 2 14
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 1 5 4 14
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 9 2 13
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 4 1 2 3 13
BAYER CORPORATION 1 6 2 4 0 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 5 3 2 13
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 4 4 3 13
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 3 0 5 2 13
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 5 3 2 1 2 13
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 2 4 4 13
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 5 0 3 3 13
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 5 6 1 1 13
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 5 0 1 13
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 1 4 3 2 12
BATTENFELD GMBH 2 2 4 1 3 12
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 1 2 2 4 3 12
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D OPTIQUE 0 1 2 6 2 11
LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 4 1 3 1 11
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 1 3 1 4 2 11
PATENT HOLDING COMPANY 1 1 3 2 4 11
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 4 3 0 1 11
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 2 3 1 2 3 11
AKZO NOBEL NV 6 1 2 1 0 10
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 0 2 5 10
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 3 6 10
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 0 2 1 5 2 10
MOLLER PLAST GMBH 2 1 3 4 0 10
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC. 1 2 0 4 3 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 3 1 0 4 10
TEIJIN LIMITED 3 0 3 1 3 10
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC. 1 1 3 1 4 10
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 3 2 2 10
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 0 1 4 2 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 0 5 3 9
MASONITE CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 1 9
NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 2 9
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 3 0 4 0 9
OWENS-BROCKWAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 4 2 1 9
SCHMALBACH-LUBECA-WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 4 2 2 9
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 2 1 0 4 2 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 3 1 2 0 9
APIC YAMADA CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 2 8
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 3 1 1 8
BARMAG AG 4 0 2 2 0 8
CARL FREUDENBERG 2 1 1 2 2 8
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 5 2 1 0 0 8
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 3 1 2 2 0 8
ETHICON, INC. 0 1 2 2 3 8
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 3 1 0 0 4 8
SACMI-COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA-SOC. COOP. A R.L. 2 0 1 3 2 8
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 0 1 2 1 4 8
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 3 0 1 1 7
COOL OPTIONS, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 3 2 1 1 0 7
FANUC LTD. 3 0 2 2 0 7
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 0 2 7
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 1 1 4 7
HOYA CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 1 7
INCOE CORPORATION 1 0 5 1 0 7
KURARAY CO., LTD. 0 3 0 1 3 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 4 0 0 1 7
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 1 2 2 1 7
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. 3 1 3 0 0 7
NOK CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 1 7
PECHINEY EMBALLAGE FLEXIBLE EUROPE 0 1 1 5 0 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 2 1 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 4 1 0 0 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 3 7
STRATASYS, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 3 1 1 1 7
VISKASE CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 4 1 0 1 6
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
CHISSO CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 2 6
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. 1 0 1 2 2 6
CONTINENTAL PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
CRANE PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 0 2 1 2 6
GEMTRON CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 0 6
HENNECKE GMBH 1 2 1 1 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 2 1 1 2 6
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 0 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
KANEKA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 1 2 0 3 0 6
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 1 0 1 1 3 6
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
RAYTHEON COMPANY 3 2 0 0 1 6
SIDEL 2 1 1 1 1 6
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 5 1 0 0 0 6
TDK CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
ZIMMER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 2 3 6
ZMS LLC 0 0 2 0 4 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 0 3 0 5
ADVANCED CERAMICS RESEARCH, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
ALCATEL 1 0 0 2 2 5
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
CRYOVAC, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 4 0 0 0 1 5
DSM N.V. 0 1 0 2 2 5
EXXON MOBIL OIL CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 2 1 1 1 0 5
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 2 1 1 1 0 5
GREEN TOKAI CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 0 5
INDUSTRIAL THERMO POLYMERS LIMITED 0 2 0 3 0 5
JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
KOMATSU LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 2 2 1 0 5
KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 0 5 0 5
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
MASCHINENFABRIK J. DIEFFENBACHER GMBH & CO. 1 1 1 2 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
MENICON CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 0 1 5
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 0 2 3 0 0 5
NANOTEK INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
NIPPON PETROCHEMICALS COMPANY, LIMITED 2 0 1 2 0 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
POLYMATECH CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 0 4 0 0 1 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 0 1 5
SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 3 0 2 0 0 5
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 0 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 2 5
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 0 1 1 1 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 1 3 1 5
UPONOR INNOVATION AB 0 3 1 1 0 5
WAVIN B.V. 1 1 1 1 1 5


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