~Individually Owned Patent |
74 |
77 |
58 |
66 |
50 |
325 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
18 |
20 |
29 |
27 |
17 |
111 |
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. |
27 |
8 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
93 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
17 |
9 |
23 |
17 |
18 |
84 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
14 |
9 |
19 |
10 |
20 |
72 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
19 |
12 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
65 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
16 |
17 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
63 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
14 |
13 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
61 |
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED |
13 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
18 |
61 |
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD |
8 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
51 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
7 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
7 |
50 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
9 |
6 |
8 |
16 |
11 |
50 |
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY |
5 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
35 |
XEROX CORPORATION |
5 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
35 |
BASF COATINGS AG |
9 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
34 |
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. |
5 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
34 |
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
31 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC |
0 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
29 |
SONY CORPORATION |
7 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
29 |
TDK CORPORATION |
5 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
29 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
8 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
29 |
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE |
1 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
25 |
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
4 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
23 |
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
22 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
NORDSON CORPORATION |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
20 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF |
2 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
20 |
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
19 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY |
4 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
19 |
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. |
5 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
6 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
1 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
18 |
NEC CORPORATION |
4 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
7 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
17 |
BASF CORP. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
16 |
DOW CORNING CORPORATION |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
HENKEL CORPORATION |
5 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. |
1 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
ANELVA CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
VALMET CORP. |
4 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
CORNING INCORPORATED |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
KONICA CORPORATION |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
4 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
MILLIKEN & COMPANY |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
SANDIA CORPORATION |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
ALCATEL |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
HERBERTS GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
HITACHI, LTD |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
JSR CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
NGK INSULATORS LTD. |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
DENSO CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
MEDTRONIC INC. |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
YAZAKI CORP. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
DELSYS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
MOTOROLA, INC. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
SCHOTT GLASWERKE |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
SYMETRIX CORPORATION |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
COCA-COLA COMPANY |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
DUPONT DOW ELASTOMERS, L.L.C. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
KOMAG, INC. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
SOLLAC |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL COMPANY LIMITED |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
AKZO NOBEL NV |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ALCOA INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. LTD. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
CABOT CORPORATION |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
ECOLAB INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
ENSCI INCORPORATED |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
IMATION CORP. |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
INTEL CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
RHODIA CHIMIE |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
TESA AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
BAYER CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
DMC2 DEGUSSA METALS CATALYSTS CERDEC AG |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
ENGELHARD CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
METSO PAPER, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
OJI PAPER CO., LTD. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
PAPER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
SRI INTERNATIONAL |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
UT-BATTELLE, LLC |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VALSPAR CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
VANTICO, INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
WESTVACO CORPORATION |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |