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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 89 46 63 45 26 269
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 18 13 11 4 8 54
LEAR CORPORATION 7 12 9 6 0 34
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 7 9 9 3 2 30
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 11 3 7 4 4 29
BOEING COMPANY 5 5 3 4 9 26
ACUSHNET COMPANY 4 5 10 1 5 25
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 6 8 9 1 0 24
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 5 6 1 2 24
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 3 0 4 5 11 23
CORNING INCORPORATED 10 0 3 5 2 20
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 11 2 3 2 1 19
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 7 0 4 3 5 19
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 5 5 2 3 2 17
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 2 3 2 3 17
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 14 16
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 8 2 4 2 0 16
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 8 3 1 3 1 16
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 3 5 3 3 2 16
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 2 1 3 3 15
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 4 3 1 3 4 15
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 4 4 2 3 15
CALCITEC, INC. 0 0 11 3 0 14
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 2 4 3 2 3 14
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 4 3 2 1 14
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 0 4 6 3 1 14
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 8 2 1 1 2 14
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 2 3 4 3 2 14
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 1 2 3 6 1 13
DENSO CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 5 13
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 2 5 4 0 2 13
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 7 4 0 13
Q2100, INC. 4 3 6 0 0 13
STRATASYS, INC. 3 2 2 4 2 13
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 4 1 1 12
ZIMMER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 4 2 3 0 12
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 5 2 0 2 11
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 2 2 5 2 11
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 1 1 2 10
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 3 2 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 1 2 7 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 3 2 0 2 10
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 2 3 1 1 3 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 3 3 1 0 10
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 4 1 4 0 1 10
XEROX CORPORATION 4 1 0 4 1 10
KURARAY CO., LTD. 3 2 1 1 2 9
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 4 1 2 0 9
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 3 2 2 1 1 9
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 3 4 9
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 3 3 0 1 8
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 3 1 0 2 2 8
JSP CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 2 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 2 1 2 0 8
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 3 0 3 2 0 8
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 0 3 1 2 2 8
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 1 2 1 1 8
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 0 2 2 0 8
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 3 1 0 0 8
TDK CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 3 8
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 0 1 7
CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 1 7
COOL OPTIONS, INC. 4 0 2 0 1 7
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
GRAHAM PACKAGING PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 1 0 2 7
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 2 1 0 2 2 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 1 2 0 1 7
SORENSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST 0 3 1 2 1 7
SRI SPORTS LIMITED 0 0 1 5 1 7
ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 0 0 2 0 6
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 1 0 0 6
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 1 0 0 6
CABOT CORPORATION 0 0 6 0 0 6
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 0 1 3 1 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 1 1 0 6
GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 0 1 4 6
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 0 6
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 0 6
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
PATENT HOLDING COMPANY 4 2 0 0 0 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 3 1 1 0 6
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 2 1 2 0 6
SGL CARBON AG 0 1 3 1 1 6
TEIJIN LIMITED 3 2 0 0 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 1 3 1 0 6
YAZAKI CORP. 2 2 0 1 1 6
ADVANCED CERAMICS RESEARCH, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 2 0 1 5
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
BATTENFELD GMBH 3 2 0 0 0 5
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE LLC 0 1 3 0 1 5
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 1 0 0 3 5
DYNEA CHEMICALS OY 0 3 2 0 0 5
FERRO-CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
HILLS, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC 3 0 1 0 1 5
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 3 1 0 0 1 5
IV TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
KOBE STEEL LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 0 1 5
NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC. 3 0 0 2 0 5
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
SALFLEX POLYMERS LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 2 1 5
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 0 0 2 0 5
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
TREXEL, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5


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