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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 24 15 22 24 18 103
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 10 6 16 3 8 43
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 13 5 7 3 8 36
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 7 7 6 8 35
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 8 1 11 11 3 34
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 6 6 8 6 30
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 5 9 5 5 30
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 6 6 8 1 7 28
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 6 6 9 4 2 27
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 7 6 4 2 3 22
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 1 5 2 10 22
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 6 3 6 2 4 21
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 6 5 5 3 2 21
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 3 3 5 0 8 19
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 4 5 1 3 18
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 4 6 2 2 17
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 4 6 2 3 1 16
CABOT CORPORATION 3 3 1 6 3 16
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 5 3 3 1 4 16
UOP 7 2 3 1 3 16
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 2 4 6 0 3 15
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 7 2 3 1 2 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 3 6 2 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 4 4 1 3 1 13
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 2 3 4 3 12
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 2 3 4 3 12
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 4 1 3 10
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 4 2 2 1 1 10
SHELL OIL COMPANY 2 4 0 1 3 10
SOLARWORLD AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 7 2 0 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 2 2 1 3 10
AKZO NOBEL NV 3 2 2 1 1 9
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 3 0 1 1 4 9
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 0 1 2 3 3 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 3 3 9
BOC GROUP, INC. 2 1 4 1 0 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 5 1 1 1 8
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 0 3 0 1 8
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 5 2 0 0 1 8
VELOCYS, INC. 0 1 2 3 2 8
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 0 0 0 1 6 7
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 0 1 0 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 2 1 7
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 4 1 0 1 1 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 2 2 1 7
UHDE GMBH 0 1 2 2 2 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 0 0 2 1 6
GSI CREOS CORPORATION 0 1 5 0 0 6
H. C. STARCK GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 0 0 2 6
HITACHI, LTD 0 2 0 2 2 6
LYNNTECH, INC. 0 3 0 3 0 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 2 2 1 6
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 1 6
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 4 2 0 0 6
STELLA CHEMIFA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 2 0 6
TOSOH CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 0 2 3 0 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 1 2 6
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 1 1 1 2 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 1 3 1 5
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 0 4 1 0 5
ARKEMA 0 2 3 0 0 5
CHEMETALL GMBH 1 0 2 2 0 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 1 0 2 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 3 1 0 1 5
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
JAPAN PIONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 0 3 0 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 2 1 5
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 1 1 5
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 1 1 5
OSAKA GAS COMPANY, LIMITED 0 3 1 0 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 4 5
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5


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