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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 3 3 11 12 32 61
JFE STEEL CORPORATION 6 4 6 12 10 38
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 7 3 9 4 14 37
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 5 2 12 4 9 32
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 2 4 9 10 6 31
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 4 3 6 10 29
HITACHI METALS LTD. 1 1 3 10 10 25
NEOMAX CO., LTD. 5 10 5 0 0 20
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 3 2 2 10 19
TDK CORPORATION 2 6 5 1 3 17
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 2 3 2 6 16
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 4 1 7 2 16
ATI PROPERTIES, INC. 0 2 1 7 2 12
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 1 1 5 5 12
ALCOA INC. 3 1 3 3 1 11
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 1 2 2 1 10
ALCAN RHENALU 0 2 0 2 5 9
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 0 1 1 2 5 9
UNION SIDERURGIGUE DU NORD ET DE L'EST DE LA FRANCE 1 0 5 2 1 9
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 3 3 0 1 1 8
CABOT CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 1 8
HITACHI, LTD 0 3 2 2 1 8
KOMATSU LTD. 0 1 1 3 3 8
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 2 0 3 7
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 2 2 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 0 1 5 7
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 1 3 1 1 7
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 1 2 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 4 7
ALERIS ALUMINUM KOBLENZ GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
DENSO CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 2 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 0 1 0 0 6
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 0 1 1 2 2 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 3 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 1 1 1 1 2 6
NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD. 4 1 0 1 0 6
NUCOR CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 0 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 0 1 3 0 1 5
PECHINEY RHENALU 1 2 1 0 1 5
POSCO 1 1 2 0 1 5
VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 3 1 5


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