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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 22 24 18 13 37 114
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 11 11 3 7 14 46
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 16 3 8 6 8 41
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 2 10 8 13 38
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 6 8 10 0 31
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 5 5 7 4 30
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 6 2 4 7 8 27
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 8 6 2 4 26
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 9 4 2 1 10 26
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 8 1 7 5 3 24
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 7 3 8 3 3 24
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 6 2 5 8 24
UOP 3 1 3 5 10 22
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 5 0 8 2 6 21
CABOT CORPORATION 1 6 3 2 7 19
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 4 3 5 4 19
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 1 3 5 9 18
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 0 1 6 7 3 17
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 3 1 4 5 4 17
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 3 4 3 2 5 17
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2 2 0 5 8 17
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 4 1 0 6 5 16
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 1 10 3 16
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 2 3 3 2 5 15
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 3 10 15
OUTOTEC OYJ 0 2 2 2 9 15
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 5 3 2 0 5 15
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 3 1 2 4 4 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 4 1 8 14
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 2 2 2 2 14
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 0 0 0 1 11 12
UHDE GMBH 2 2 2 1 5 12
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 6 0 3 2 0 11
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 1 1 3 6 11
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 1 3 2 0 11
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 1 3 3 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 2 0 2 4 3 11
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 4 2 2 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 4 10
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 3 0 1 1 5 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 3 1 3 2 10
VELOCYS, INC. 2 3 2 1 2 10
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 2 3 1 0 3 9
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 2 1 1 5 9
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 4 2 3 0 0 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 3 3 0 2 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 1 3 4 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 0 2 2 3 9
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 2 4 9
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 1 2 8
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 2 1 0 3 2 8
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 0 4 2 2 8
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 2 1 0 4 1 8
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 4 8
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 1 2 1 4 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 1 3 1 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 0 2 4 8
AKZO NOBEL NV 2 1 1 0 3 7
BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 1 5 7
BOC GROUP, INC. 4 1 0 2 0 7
ENI S.P.A. 2 0 1 3 1 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 2 1 1 1 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 2 1 1 1 7
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 0 1 3 0 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 2 1 1 1 7
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 6 7
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 2 7
SONY CORPORATION 4 0 0 2 1 7
TOKUYAMA CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 3 1 1 0 6
BASF CORP. 0 0 1 0 5 6
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 1 2 0 0 3 6
CATALYTIC SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 1 1 0 2 2 6
DREXEL UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 2 3 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 1 3 2 6
H. C. STARCK GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 2 2 2 6
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 1 6
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 2 1 1 2 0 6
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 3 0 0 3 0 6
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 0 6
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 0 0 0 3 3 6
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 1 1 2 2 0 6
CALERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
CANSOLV TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS COMPANY 0 0 2 2 1 5
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 4 1 0 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 2 0 2 1 5
EDWARDS LIMITED 0 0 0 2 3 5
GSI CREOS CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO 1 0 0 0 4 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 1 1 5
OVONIC BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 0 0 2 3 5
SUD-CHEMIE AG 0 2 0 0 3 5
SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 1 0 2 1 1 5
TDA RESEARCH, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 1 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 1 2 0 1 5


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