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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 106, Compositions: Coating or Plastic

( 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 32 39 31 39 38 179
XEROX CORPORATION 20 22 16 6 13 77
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 4 12 11 19 11 57
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 7 5 14 11 17 54
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 12 7 14 10 3 46
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 5 9 13 9 38
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 13 7 3 7 5 35
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 5 8 9 7 4 33
AVECIA LIMITED 0 6 7 10 9 32
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 7 5 9 9 32
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 10 8 8 5 0 31
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 12 17 29
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 7 4 6 4 28
CABOT CORPORATION 2 3 10 5 6 26
CLARIANT GMBH 2 6 11 4 3 26
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 3 8 6 24
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 4 7 6 4 21
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 1 3 5 10 20
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 3 5 2 3 5 18
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 2 3 2 2 17
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 1 4 3 3 15
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 2 3 7 15
SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 2 4 3 3 15
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 2 2 2 5 3 14
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 2 0 4 5 14
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 0 2 8 1 3 14
BAYER CORPORATION 5 2 4 1 0 12
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 3 0 3 6 0 12
RHODIA CHIMIE 3 4 3 0 2 12
ZENECA LIMITED 3 9 0 0 0 12
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 1 4 2 3 11
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 5 1 3 1 1 11
JENERIC/PENTRON INCORPORATED 3 2 2 2 2 11
MBT HOLDING AG 2 4 4 0 1 11
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 5 11
TODA KOGYO CORP. 4 2 1 4 0 11
TOYO INK MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 1 2 3 2 11
DAINICHISEIKA COLOUR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD. 0 2 4 2 2 10
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 2 3 2 1 10
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 2 2 4 2 10
DEGUSSA-HUELS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 3 0 1 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 1 2 0 4 9
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 3 2 3 1 0 9
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 2 0 1 3 9
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 4 1 3 1 9
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 0 5 1 2 1 9
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 6 8
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 1 1 2 2 2 8
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 4 1 8
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 3 2 1 1 1 8
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 2 8
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 0 5 7
HERCULES INCORPORATED 5 2 0 0 0 7
MARCONI DATA SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 0 7
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY 0 2 3 1 1 7
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
CERDEC AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT KERAMISCHE FARBEN 1 5 0 0 0 6
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 0 6
FERRO-CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
JAMES HARDIE RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 1 0 1 2 2 6
LAFARGE CANADA INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC 2 1 1 0 2 6
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 1 5 0 6
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
BASF CORP. 1 1 1 1 1 5
DMC2 DEGUSSA METALS CATALYSTS CERDEC AG 0 1 2 2 0 5
FUJIMI INCORPORATED 2 2 1 0 0 5
GARDNER ASPHALT CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
ITALCEMENTI S.P.A. 2 0 2 1 0 5
NATIONAL GYPSUM PROPERTIES, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 0 2 1 1 1 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 0 1 1 5
SIKA AG, VORM. KASPAR WINKLER & CO. 1 0 2 1 1 5


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