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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 38 24 18 25 17 122
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 4 8 37 9 67
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 9 7 10 15 19 60
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 17 10 7 12 9 55
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 17 1 11 14 10 53
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 4 3 13 22 47
XEROX CORPORATION 13 8 4 5 14 44
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 10 6 21 3 0 40
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 3 10 16 4 3 36
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 4 7 7 13 35
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 11 7 4 8 5 35
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 18 9 27
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 5 2 7 2 23
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 6 3 6 5 22
FUJIFILM IMAGING COLORANTS LIMITED 0 0 6 9 5 20
AVECIA LIMITED 9 3 6 0 0 18
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 5 5 6 0 1 17
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 1 7 1 4 16
CLARIANT GMBH 3 4 9 0 0 16
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 4 1 2 3 6 16
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 5 3 4 2 2 16
TOYO INK MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 1 7 2 3 15
CABOT CORPORATION 6 5 0 3 0 14
CALCITEC, INC. 0 2 2 10 0 14
CLARIANT PRODUKTE (DEUTSCHLAND) GMBH 0 0 0 3 10 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 8 13
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 2 5 11
BEN Q CORPORATION 6 3 1 0 0 10
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 4 2 3 1 0 10
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 5 2 1 0 2 10
SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 1 0 4 2 10
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 3 1 0 1 5 10
CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY GMBH 2 2 1 3 1 9
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 1 2 3 2 9
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. 1 0 3 3 2 9
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 2 1 2 2 1 8
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 3 0 1 3 1 8
LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 0 4 4 8
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 0 8
SANFORD, L.P. 0 1 2 2 3 8
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 5 2 1 0 0 8
ASHLAND LICENSING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC 0 0 0 3 4 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 4 1 1 0 7
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 1 0 0 0 7
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 3 1 1 7
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 5 7
AKZO NOBEL NV 3 1 0 2 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 1 1 3 6
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 2 1 3 0 0 6
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 2 0 1 0 6
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 0 0 0 5
CORTEC CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 2 0 1 1 1 5
DAINICHISEIKA COLOUR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 2 5
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 2 0 2 0 5
JAMES HARDIE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE B.V. 0 0 1 0 4 5
KONICA CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
LAFARGE ALUMINATES 2 1 1 1 0 5
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5


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