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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 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 72 57 61 69 47 306
BOEING COMPANY 15 11 16 18 8 68
CORNING INCORPORATED 9 8 12 14 18 61
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 10 14 8 16 9 57
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 8 8 13 9 12 50
KRONES AG 1 4 9 18 16 48
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 13 10 11 42
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 12 10 11 3 5 41
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 3 7 14 9 7 40
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 9 7 12 4 8 40
BASF SE 7 10 9 6 6 38
NIKE, INC. 2 3 5 11 15 36
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 9 6 7 5 35
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 8 6 6 10 3 33
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 4 2 8 11 7 32
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 11 10 3 7 0 31
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 6 10 4 3 6 29
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 8 8 7 2 0 25
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 5 5 8 6 24
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 5 12 3 3 24
ACUSHNET COMPANY 7 5 4 4 3 23
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 5 7 7 4 0 23
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 2 10 4 4 2 22
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 5 6 5 3 2 21
STRATASYS, INC. 2 4 2 7 5 20
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 5 1 8 5 0 19
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 6 1 5 6 19
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 10 1 2 2 19
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 5 2 5 5 19
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 3 4 6 3 2 18
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 2 4 5 2 17
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 5 7 0 1 17
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 8 2 0 5 2 17
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 5 5 5 1 17
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 5 2 5 4 0 16
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 4 4 3 2 15
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 6 2 1 4 2 15
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 2 6 2 2 15
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 5 1 3 2 4 15
SONY CORPORATION 3 6 3 3 0 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 3 2 3 0 14
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 3 3 2 5 1 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 1 2 5 2 14
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 3 1 1 13
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 1 5 0 13
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 1 3 5 4 13
COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP 3 7 2 0 1 13
HOYA CORPORATION 1 4 4 1 3 13
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 2 4 1 3 3 13
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME) 1 3 4 4 1 13
PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A. 1 2 5 4 1 13
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 4 3 4 0 13
TEIJIN ARAMID B.V. 4 2 2 4 1 13
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 4 1 2 2 3 12
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 3 3 0 2 12
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 3 4 0 3 2 12
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2 4 3 2 1 12
HITACHI METALS LTD. 1 2 1 3 4 11
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 2 2 2 2 3 11
KANEKA CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 4 11
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 3 2 2 3 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 5 1 1 3 11
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC 2 2 0 3 4 11
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 3 2 0 4 2 11
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 4 2 0 3 2 11
XEROX CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 2 11
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2 4 3 1 0 10
EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS 3 1 2 4 0 10
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 3 3 3 0 1 10
KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG 4 3 2 0 1 10
MERCURY PLASTICS, INC. 1 3 3 1 2 10
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4 1 1 1 3 10
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 2 0 4 4 0 10
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 3 1 2 0 4 10
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 2 3 0 10
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 3 10
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 4 1 2 0 2 9
KHS CORPOPLAST GMBH & CO. KG 3 0 2 2 2 9
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 4 2 2 9
LG CHEM, LTD. 2 1 3 2 1 9
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 2 3 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 0 2 3 2 9
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 2 2 2 1 9
SAAB AB 2 3 0 3 1 9
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 3 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 0 3 2 1 9
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED 0 4 0 4 0 8
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 1 2 2 2 1 8
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 0 0 3 5 8
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 0 4 0 8
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 3 1 0 2 2 8
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 1 3 0 3 8
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 1 8
KYORAKU CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 3 8
LM GLASSFIBER A/S 2 3 2 1 0 8
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 3 0 0 0 8
SK INNOVATION CO., LTD. 1 3 1 3 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 3 2 0 8
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 0 1 2 2 3 8
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 3 1 2 1 8
ACELON CHEMICAL AND FIBER CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 3 7
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 2 1 1 2 1 7
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 2 0 7
AUDI AG 2 1 1 3 0 7
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. 1 4 1 0 1 7
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 3 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 2 1 0 1 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 0 0 3 2 7
ENVISIONTEC GMBH 2 1 1 2 1 7
ETHICON, INC. 0 4 1 2 0 7
FIBERIO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 1 7
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 0 2 1 3 7
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 2 3 1 0 1 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 2 2 0 7
KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GMBH 2 1 1 2 1 7
KURARAY CO., LTD. 2 2 2 1 0 7
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 1 5 0 0 1 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 0 7
MANN & HUMMEL GMBH 2 1 1 3 0 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 4 0 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 2 2 3 7
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 2 0 0 3 2 7
MONOSOLRX LLC. 2 0 0 4 1 7
NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY 3 0 0 1 3 7
NOK CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 2 3 0 1 1 7
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 3 1 2 0 7
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY 1 3 2 1 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 3 2 2 0 7
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 0 1 0 3 2 6
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 4 1 1 0 6
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 1 0 0 1 4 6
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG 2 2 2 0 0 6
CANON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
CERTAINTEED CORP. 2 3 1 0 0 6
COVIDIEN LP 0 1 2 2 1 6
CRYOVAC, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 0 1 2 2 6
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 1 1 0 2 2 6
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 3 1 0 2 6
HITACHI, LTD 1 3 0 2 0 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 0 1 2 1 6
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 0 1 2 1 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
MASONITE CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 0 0 4 1 1 6
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 1 2 1 6
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
STRATASYS LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 3 2 0 1 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 0 2 1 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 1 3 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 1 2 1 1 6
AMCOR LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
APPLE, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ARCAM AB 1 1 0 0 3 5
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
FETTE GMBH 1 2 2 0 0 5
GLOBAL FILTRATION SYSTEMS 0 0 1 0 4 5
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 2 0 2 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 1 0 2 1 1 5
KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KACST) 0 0 1 2 2 5
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 3 0 1 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 2 0 0 2 1 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 2 1 5
LIQUIDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
MAKERBOT INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 1 0 1 3 5
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
MIKRO SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
MOLD-MASTERS (2007) LIMITED 1 0 1 1 2 5
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO 0 2 1 1 1 5
OCV INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC 1 0 1 2 1 5
PERFECT IP, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 4 0 0 0 5
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY 0 0 0 3 2 5
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5



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