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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 148, Metal Treatment

( 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 21 8 2 4 9 44
JFE STEEL CORPORATION 19 6 6 4 6 41
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 5 12 3 3 11 34
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 6 6 7 3 9 31
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 11 6 4 3 30
NEOMAX CO., LTD. 1 2 5 10 5 23
KOBE STEEL LTD. 4 0 2 2 10 18
TDK CORPORATION 2 0 2 6 5 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 3 3 2 3 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 7 1 0 0 13
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 3 4 1 2 13
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 4 2 2 4 1 13
ALCOA INC. 1 4 3 1 3 12
HITACHI METALS LTD. 4 3 1 1 3 12
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 3 5 0 1 11
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 4 2 3 2 11
NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD. 5 0 4 1 0 10
PECHINEY RHENALU 2 3 1 2 1 9
UNION SIDERURGIGUE DU NORD ET DE L'EST DE LA FRANCE 1 2 1 0 5 9
HITACHI, LTD 3 0 0 3 2 8
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 2 1 8
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 2 2 1 1 1 7
POSCO 1 2 1 1 2 7
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 0 3 3 0 6
CABOT CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 3 6
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 0 6
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
HENKEL CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 3 1 0 1 1 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 0 1 1 3 6
NKK CORPORATION 5 0 0 1 0 6
NSK LIMITED 3 0 2 0 1 6
SOLLAC 3 1 0 2 0 6
SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL COMPANY LIMITED 5 0 1 0 0 6
THYSSEN KRUPP STAHL AG 5 1 0 0 0 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 1 1 1 2 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 1 1 1 5
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 0 0 3 0 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 0 1 0 1 3 5
MMFX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 0 5
SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 0 1 5
TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K. 3 0 1 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON 1 1 1 2 0 5


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