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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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 12 16 21 23 14 86
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 15 10 11 3 48
UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, (US) 9 21 9 4 3 46
UOP 9 1 3 7 16 36
SHELL OIL COMPANY 7 6 8 8 3 32
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 6 7 2 6 7 28
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 2 5 8 8 27
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 4 3 6 8 4 25
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 3 9 7 3 2 24
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 7 7 7 2 1 24
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 8 9 4 1 23
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 1 2 4 10 5 22
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 9 3 4 2 4 22
BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH 4 5 4 3 5 21
CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 3 3 2 5 8 21
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 2 5 5 4 21
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 2 3 5 5 21
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 6 2 2 4 20
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 5 2 4 4 4 19
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP 6 5 5 1 1 18
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 6 4 0 0 17
SUD-CHEMIE INC. 4 2 3 4 4 17
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 5 4 3 2 2 16
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 5 1 4 1 4 15
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 1 3 1 5 5 15
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 4 3 3 2 2 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 6 2 3 14
AKZO NOBEL NV 5 3 2 1 1 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 2 5 3 12
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 5 1 1 1 4 12
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 2 4 2 12
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 2 4 2 2 2 12
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 4 1 3 0 11
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 6 1 0 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 5 1 0 11
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 4 3 1 3 11
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 2 3 11
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 6 2 0 2 0 10
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 1 1 2 3 3 10
LYONDELL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 0 0 1 6 3 10
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 4 2 3 1 10
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 3 1 4 1 1 10
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 1 3 1 4 9
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 2 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 2 1 1 1 9
JAPAN ENERGY CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 3 9
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 4 3 2 0 0 9
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 3 2 0 1 3 9
BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.P.A. 2 2 1 2 1 8
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 2 4 1 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 3 8
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 1 4 0 3 0 8
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 3 1 1 1 1 7
CATALER CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 1 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 3 0 1 1 7
ICT CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 1 0 1 3 2 7
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. 5 1 1 0 0 7
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 1 1 1 2 7
SUD-CHEMIE AG 0 0 2 2 3 7
TOSOH CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 1 1 0 1 7
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. 5 0 1 0 0 6
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, U.S.A. 0 3 1 2 0 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 0 2 0 6
NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A. 3 2 1 0 0 6
POLIMERI EUROPA S.P.A. 1 2 0 2 1 6
SAMSUNG ATOFINA CO. LTD. 2 3 1 0 0 6
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
ALBEMARLE NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 2 0 2 1 5
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED 2 0 1 2 0 5
CABOT CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 3 0 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 0 0 0 0 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
SCIENTIFIC DESIGN COMPANY, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5


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