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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 0 0 24 53 40 117
JFE STEEL CORPORATION 13 9 17 23 29 91
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 5 17 21 11 17 71
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 31 26 5 0 0 62
HITACHI METALS LTD. 10 20 3 5 4 42
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 8 17 5 7 41
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 6 6 7 7 34
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 4 7 9 7 3 30
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 11 15 3 1 0 30
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 10 2 6 4 0 22
POSCO 0 3 4 7 7 21
JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION 7 5 3 4 1 20
ATI PROPERTIES, INC. 5 2 8 3 1 19
NTN CORPORATION 3 5 5 3 3 19
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 0 7 2 5 18
ALCOA INC. 1 5 1 5 5 17
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 8 5 3 0 1 17
VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG 7 4 3 2 1 17
THE NANOSTEEL COMPANY, INC. 3 5 1 5 2 16
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 3 1 3 2 13
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 1 3 2 3 3 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 5 1 4 0 12
NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION 1 4 2 2 3 12
BOEING COMPANY 1 3 3 3 1 11
MITSUBISHI SHINDOH CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 8 11
NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY LIMITED 2 3 2 2 2 11
HITACHI, LTD 3 2 2 3 0 10
SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 0 2 1 3 4 10
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 4 0 3 2 10
ULVAC, INC. 0 7 2 0 1 10
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 1 7 0 1 9
ARCELORMITTAL FRANCE 1 2 2 0 3 8
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 2 8
NUCOR CORPORATION 3 1 4 0 0 8
TDK CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 1 8
THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG 0 1 3 1 3 8
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 2 7
ALERIS ALUMINUM KOBLENZ GMBH 3 2 1 0 1 7
AUBERT & DUVAL 0 4 0 0 3 7
BULK CHEMICALS, INC. 0 1 4 1 1 7
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 0 3 2 1 1 7
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 3 1 1 2 7
GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS, USA, INC. 0 3 3 0 1 7
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 2 1 3 1 0 7
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 1 2 1 3 0 7
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 3 0 1 2 7
TENARIS CONNECTIONS LIMITED 3 2 0 0 2 7
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 2 1 1 2 6
BASF SE 2 0 2 1 1 6
CRUCIBLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC 2 1 0 3 0 6
FEDERAL-MOGUL BURSCHEID GMBH 0 2 2 2 0 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 2 2 1 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 3 0 1 2 0 6
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
APPLE, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH 0 2 0 0 3 5
CHEMETALL GMBH 1 1 1 1 1 5
DAIDO TOKUSHUKO, K.K. 2 0 1 2 0 5
DIPSOL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 2 1 0 0 2 5
DOWA METALTECH CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5
ETHICON, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 2 3 0 0 5
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 1 0 3 5
METGLAS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG. CO., LTD. 1 3 0 1 0 5
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
QUESTEK INNOVATIONS LLC 2 0 1 2 0 5
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 0 1 2 5
THYSSENKRUPP STEEL AG 1 1 1 2 0 5
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION 1 0 3 0 1 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 1 1 2 1 5



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