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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 24 18 13 37 29 121
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 11 3 7 14 9 44
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 10 8 13 4 37
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 3 8 6 8 4 29
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 4 2 1 10 11 28
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 2 5 8 6 27
UOP 1 3 5 10 8 27
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 0 0 1 11 14 26
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 2 3 10 11 26
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 3 5 9 7 25
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 8 10 0 0 24
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 10 3 9 24
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 5 7 4 3 24
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 8 2 6 7 23
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 6 2 4 2 22
CABOT CORPORATION 6 3 2 7 4 22
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 1 7 5 3 6 22
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 2 4 7 8 1 22
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 3 5 4 3 19
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 4 1 8 6 19
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2 0 5 8 4 19
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 1 3 6 7 18
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 1 6 7 3 0 17
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 8 3 3 0 17
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 0 6 5 4 16
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 1 4 5 4 2 16
OUTOTEC OYJ 2 2 2 9 1 16
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 3 3 2 5 2 15
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 4 3 2 5 1 15
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 3 4 5 14
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1 2 4 4 3 14
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 3 2 0 5 4 14
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 1 0 3 2 7 13
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 1 4 5 13
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 3 0 5 12
UHDE GMBH 2 2 1 5 2 12
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 0 1 1 5 5 12
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 4 2 2 2 11
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 0 2 4 3 2 11
BASF CORP. 0 1 0 5 4 10
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 3 1 0 3 3 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 1 1 5 1 10
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 3 4 2 10
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 0 6 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 2 2 2 2 10
BASF SE 0 1 1 1 6 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 3 0 2 1 9
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 0 0 0 0 9 9
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 4 2 2 1 9
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 0 1 5 3 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 1 3 2 0 9
VELOCYS, INC. 3 2 1 2 1 9
DREXEL UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 3 2 8
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 3 2 2 8
H. C. STARCK GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 2 2 2 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 1 3 8
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 4 0 8
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 1 3 4 0 8
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 1 4 1 8
TOKUYAMA CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 2 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 0 2 4 0 8
BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 5 0 7
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 2 0 0 3 2 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 0 2 1 2 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 1 2 7
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 2 2 3 0 7
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 0 1 5 0 1 7
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 1 7
SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 0 2 1 1 3 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 2 0 6
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 1 0 2 2 1 6
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 0 3 2 0 1 6
EDWARDS LIMITED 0 0 2 3 1 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
HEADWATERS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, LLC 0 1 0 3 2 6
INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO 0 0 0 4 2 6
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 0 6
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 0 0 3 3 0 6
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 1 0 4 1 0 6
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 1 1 1 1 6
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 4 0 6
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
SUD-CHEMIE AG 2 0 0 3 1 6
TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 2 0 1 2 6
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH 0 0 0 3 3 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 1 1 0 0 5
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 1 0 3 0 5
BABCOCK POWER ENVIRONMENTAL INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
BHP BILLITON INNOVATION PTY LTD. 0 2 2 0 1 5
CALERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 0 5
CATALYTIC SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
COGNIS IP MANAGEMENT GMBH 0 0 2 1 2 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 0 1 0 2 5
CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS COMPANY 0 2 2 1 0 5
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 4 1 0 0 5
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
ENI S.P.A. 0 1 3 1 0 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 0 1 1 2 5
GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 0 1 2 1 1 5
HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 1 5
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC 0 2 0 1 2 5
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 1 3 5
MAGNESIUM ELEKTRON LIMITED 0 1 1 2 1 5
METSO POWER OY 1 0 1 1 2 5
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
NALCO COMPANY 0 0 0 1 4 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 0 0 0 1 4 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 1 1 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 0 2 3 0 5
TESSENDERLO KERLEY, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 1 2 2 0 0 5


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