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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 23 14 8 7 8 60
UOP 7 16 8 7 17 55
SHELL OIL COMPANY 8 3 9 19 6 45
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 8 8 7 13 9 45
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 1 4 1 24 10 40
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 10 5 7 5 9 36
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 3 7 13 9 34
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 4 13 7 6 32
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 5 5 8 6 5 29
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 11 3 4 6 2 26
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 3 7 5 6 26
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 8 4 7 5 2 26
CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 5 8 3 6 3 25
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 4 3 6 5 23
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 2 1 1 9 10 23
CATALER CORPORATION 2 1 4 8 7 22
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 1 6 8 4 22
HEADWATERS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, LLC 1 3 9 4 1 18
BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH 3 5 4 4 1 17
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 6 7 2 2 0 17
SUD-CHEMIE INC. 4 4 5 2 2 17
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 0 3 8 5 0 16
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 4 2 2 6 16
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2 2 2 7 3 16
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 3 3 4 1 5 16
SUD-CHEMIE AG 2 3 5 3 3 16
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 3 2 2 5 3 15
BASF SE 0 1 3 5 5 14
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 5 1 2 1 14
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 4 4 2 3 1 14
BASF CORP. 0 0 0 3 10 13
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 3 2 5 1 2 13
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 2 1 2 4 3 12
LYONDELL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 6 3 1 2 0 12
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 1 3 3 12
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 4 1 3 0 4 12
UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, (US) 4 3 1 2 2 12
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 2 2 3 2 2 11
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 2 7 2 11
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY 3 0 1 4 3 11
ALBEMARLE NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 1 4 0 3 10
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 4 1 0 5 0 10
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 2 2 3 0 3 10
CABOT CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 2 9
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 2 0 2 3 2 9
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 3 9
NANOSTELLAR, INC. 0 2 4 3 0 9
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1 4 0 1 3 9
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 1 3 3 0 2 9
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 2 1 0 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 1 3 4 8
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 1 2 3 1 1 8
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 4 0 3 0 8
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 2 4 1 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 0 1 2 3 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 3 0 3 1 8
SK ENERGY CO., LTD 0 1 2 3 2 8
TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K. 1 2 1 3 1 8
BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L. 1 0 2 1 3 7
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 0 0 2 2 7
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 0 0 1 4 2 7
ICT CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 2 7
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 0 0 0 2 5 7
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 3 2 1 0 7
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 0 2 3 1 1 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 4 1 7
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 2 3 1 0 7
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 1 0 3 1 6
DENSO CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP 1 1 0 0 4 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 0 2 2 6
INEOS EUROPE LIMITED 0 1 2 2 1 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3 0 3 0 0 6
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 2 6
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 3 0 1 0 2 6
POLIMERI EUROPA S.P.A. 2 1 2 0 1 6
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 1 0 2 3 0 6
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED 2 0 0 1 2 5
CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIES 1 0 1 3 0 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 1 1 1 1 1 5
DIA-NITRIX CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 3 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 1 2 2 0 5
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 0 1 4 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
NIPPON OIL CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 1 0 3 1 5


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