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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 45 26 43 82 72 268
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 2 14 7 18 12 53
BOEING COMPANY 4 9 9 11 15 48
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 8 8 14 10 44
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 4 7 13 8 36
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 5 11 8 8 2 34
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 5 7 10 9 34
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 2 2 1 15 11 31
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 6 1 6 9 8 30
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 1 1 12 8 25
CORNING INCORPORATED 5 2 4 3 9 23
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 3 4 3 3 8 21
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 2 6 8 21
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 7 3 7 1 20
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 5 1 5 7 19
DENSO CORPORATION 1 5 6 4 2 18
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 0 2 1 12 3 18
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 2 8 4 17
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 5 7 5 17
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 0 0 11 6 17
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 8 4 16
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 0 6 5 16
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 2 3 6 3 1 15
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 0 2 7 5 15
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 2 2 5 3 15
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 3 2 3 3 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 0 3 2 6 13
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 0 1 3 5 13
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 4 3 12
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 7 2 12
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 1 0 2 5 4 12
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 3 1 2 3 12
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 2 8 2 12
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 6 5 12
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 0 1 2 7 2 12
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 2 2 0 5 3 12
SRI SPORTS LIMITED 5 1 3 3 0 12
TDK CORPORATION 2 3 3 3 1 12
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 3 2 2 4 1 12
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 2 2 1 12
COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP 0 0 0 8 3 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 0 6 4 11
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 2 5 3 11
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 1 1 1 6 1 10
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 1 2 4 2 10
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 1 3 1 5 0 10
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 0 1 1 5 3 10
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 3 2 2 3 0 10
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG 1 1 3 2 2 9
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 5 2 0 0 2 9
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 1 1 3 2 9
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 1 0 1 1 6 9
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 3 2 0 1 3 9
HOYA CORPORATION 1 2 1 4 1 9
STRATASYS, INC. 4 2 1 0 2 9
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 1 3 0 2 3 9
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 1 3 3 0 8
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 1 0 2 3 2 8
KURARAY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 2 2 8
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 2 0 1 4 1 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 4 8
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 2 1 1 3 8
XEROX CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 1 8
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 1 3 1 2 1 8
CELANESE ACETATE LLC 0 2 4 1 0 7
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 0 0 0 2 5 7
GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG 1 4 0 2 0 7
GRAHAM PACKAGING PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 5 0 0 7
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 2 0 4 1 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 0 0 0 2 5 7
TOKAI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 0 4 1 7
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 1 1 3 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 2 3 1 7
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 0 0 2 2 2 6
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 0 0 2 4 6
AUDI AG 3 0 0 1 2 6
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 2 1 2 1 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 0 1 1 3 6
COOK INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 2 1 2 1 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 0 1 0 1 4 6
JSP CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 1 2 0 1 2 6
LEAR CORPORATION 6 0 0 0 0 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 1 6
MASONITE CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 2 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
MONOSOLRX LLC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 1 1 0 0 4 6
OBDUCAT AB 1 0 0 4 1 6
REXAM CLOSURE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 1 2 2 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 0 0 2 2 6
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 3 0 2 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 0 1 1 4 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 1 0 1 4 6
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
BASF SE 0 0 0 0 5 5
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
CERTAINTEED CORP. 0 1 0 2 2 5
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 1 1 0 0 5
CRYOVAC, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
CUSTOM-PAK, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 0 5
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
ECIM TECHNOLOGIES B.V. 0 0 1 4 0 5
EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS 0 1 0 1 3 5
ETHICON, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
FANUC LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 1 0 0 1 3 5
JOHNS MANVILLE 0 1 2 1 1 5
KHS CORPOPLAST GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 2 3 5
KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GMBH 0 0 0 3 2 5
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 1 0 1 1 2 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
PRYSMIAN CAVI E SISTEMI ENERGIA S.R.L. 0 0 0 4 1 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
REXAM HEALTHCARE PACKAGING INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 0 2 2 5
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SCHOTT AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 1 0 3 1 5
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 2 0 0 0 3 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 0 0 0 4 1 5
UBE MACHINERY CORPORATION, LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5


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