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

Patenting By NAICS Industry Classification
Breakout By Organization
-- Whole Counts --

- this report was created with support from the National Science Foundation -

Count (*) of 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification Corresponding To

NAICS Classification 331
Primary Metal

( North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classification is determined by
the primary U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) patent classification and a USPC to NAICS concordance - see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Whole Counts report allocates a patent to each of one or more matched industries -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays organizations and WHOLE counts of utility patents associated with them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Counts Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title Organization 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 43 68 63 65 74 313
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 27 48 35 57 47 214
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NIPPON STEEL CORP. 11 14 38 36 39 138
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 14 13 14 17 34 92
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 10 7 17 17 20 71
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HITACHI METALS LTD. 3 12 14 13 24 66
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal JFE STEEL CORPORATION 10 14 11 17 10 62
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 9 8 10 14 18 59
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 5 5 12 20 11 53
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NUCOR CORPORATION 4 11 5 14 11 45
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 7 10 11 4 7 39
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 3 1 6 13 13 36
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ATI PROPERTIES, INC. 2 7 6 7 9 31
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 4 17 1 3 5 30
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 7 11 5 4 30
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION 0 0 1 14 14 29
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 6 11 7 29
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 5 12 12 29
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ALCOA INC. 5 7 6 2 7 27
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal OUTOTEC OYJ 1 11 10 4 1 27
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 7 3 8 6 25
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal FLORIDA TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 8 8 4 22
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 6 2 9 22
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TDK CORPORATION 6 4 4 3 3 20
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 2 6 0 7 19
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NOVELIS INC. 2 3 6 3 5 19
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal CABOT CORPORATION 4 10 2 1 1 18
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SHELL OIL COMPANY 6 2 5 1 4 18
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 4 2 3 18
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 2 4 3 7 18
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 4 5 8 0 0 17
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG 2 3 1 7 4 17
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 2 3 4 6 16
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1 3 1 1 10 16
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 2 5 5 4 16
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 2 8 2 3 16
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal POSCO 2 1 4 2 6 15
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 2 4 3 6 15
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ALERIS ALUMINUM KOBLENZ GMBH 1 3 2 5 3 14
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 3 2 3 4 2 14
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HITACHI, LTD 2 3 1 4 4 14
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 4 1 4 3 1 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal DANIELI & CO. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA 0 1 2 5 5 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ENVENTURE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY L.L.C. 3 3 3 2 2 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal FUJIFILM CORPORATION 4 4 1 2 2 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 5 3 3 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal LMK ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 2 2 3 3 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 0 3 8 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NTN CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 6 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 2 3 2 5 1 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BOEING COMPANY 3 0 4 2 3 12
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 4 3 4 0 12
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 3 0 5 4 0 12
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 4 1 3 3 1 12
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 3 5 1 1 12
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NU-IRON TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 3 2 5 12
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 0 1 0 4 7 12
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BASF CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 6 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal CATERPILLAR INC. 1 2 1 2 5 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD. 3 4 1 1 2 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal KOMATSU LTD. 1 3 3 3 1 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 1 5 0 0 5 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 3 3 5 0 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TECHNIP FRANCE 3 2 3 1 2 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 3 4 2 2 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ALCAN RHENALU 0 4 5 1 0 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 1 1 2 4 2 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NORSK HYDRO ASA 4 1 2 2 1 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 3 1 2 1 3 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 0 0 5 4 1 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 5 4 0 0 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ULVAC, INC. 0 1 0 2 7 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal UMICORE AG & CO. KG 1 0 2 4 3 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal UNION SIDERURGIGUE DU NORD ET DE L'EST DE LA FRANCE 6 2 1 1 0 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 4 1 1 0 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal CLIMAX ENGINEERED MATERIALS, LLC 2 1 2 2 2 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 1 2 2 4 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD. 2 2 3 1 1 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 3 0 2 4 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 3 2 1 2 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 2 3 1 3 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION 5 4 0 0 0 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 0 3 5 0 1 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 0 4 1 3 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal THE NANOSTEEL COMPANY, INC. 0 1 0 3 5 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 2 1 2 2 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal GAMESA INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, S.L. 0 0 0 2 6 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal H. C. STARCK, INC. 3 0 3 0 2 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 1 2 5 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 4 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 1 3 1 1 2 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SANDIA CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 1 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SHONAN GOSEI-JUSHI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 3 2 1 0 2 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 1 1 1 2 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BASF CATALYSTS LLC 0 5 2 0 0 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal DENSO CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 2 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 2 2 0 2 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal FREEPORT-MCMORAN CORPORATION 0 0 4 0 3 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal GEOBIOTICS, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HERITAGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC 1 1 5 0 0 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HYDAC TECHNOLOGY GMBH 2 3 1 0 1 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal IHI CORP. 0 0 0 2 5 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 3 0 1 1 2 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NALCO COMPANY 0 0 1 4 2 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 1 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 2 2 1 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal RIOTINTO ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 0 4 3 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 4 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH 0 0 0 2 5 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 3 1 1 2 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 3 1 0 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 3 0 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal DAIDO STEEL COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 2 2 0 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal DAIDO TOKUSHUKO, K.K. 1 1 0 4 0 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal DAIMLER AG 0 3 0 2 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal DOWA METALTECH CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 3 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal FIBERSPAR CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 0 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal INDUSTEEL CREUSOT 1 0 3 1 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 0 3 0 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 0 2 3 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 0 1 3 1 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal MITSUBISHI SHINDOH CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal PANDROL LIMITED 0 0 2 1 3 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal PCC AIRFOILS, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 3 0 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 4 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG 0 1 0 2 3 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TDW DELAWARE, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TDW OFFSHORE SERVICES AS 0 1 1 3 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TENARIS CONNECTIONS LIMITED 0 0 1 3 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal UOP 1 2 0 3 0 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal VOEST-ALPINE INDUSTRIEANLAGENBAU GMBH & CO. 4 2 0 0 0 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal AISIN AW CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal AUBERT & DUVAL 0 0 0 0 5 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BHP BILLITON SA LIMITED 0 3 0 1 1 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal BHP BILLITON SSM TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD 0 4 1 0 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 1 0 1 3 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal EATON CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 0 2 1 1 1 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 3 0 2 0 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal ICON MEDICAL CORP. 2 1 2 0 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 1 3 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 2 1 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 0 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 2 1 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NEOMAX CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal NOK CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal OUTOKUMPU OYJ 0 0 2 0 3 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal PRYSMIAN CAVI E SISTEMI ENERGIA S.R.L. 0 0 2 0 3 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal S.A.E.S. GETTERS S.P.A. 0 0 2 3 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 0 0 1 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K. 1 1 1 2 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 1 1 2 1 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal VOSSLOH WERKE GMBH 0 0 1 3 1 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal WELLSTREAM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal XEROX CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal YAZAKI CORP. 0 0 1 4 0 5


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