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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 518, Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof

( 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
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 6 2 7 2 7 24
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 3 4 5 2 5 19
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 4 7 1 4 19
JAPAN OIL, GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 4 7 5 18
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 3 4 4 5 17
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 2 2 3 2 4 13
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1 1 4 2 1 9
GYCO, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0 0 2 2 3 7
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED 2 3 0 1 0 6
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 1 1 0 2 6
GREATPOINT ENERGY, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 1 0 3 1 1 6
RES USA, LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 4 6
DAVY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 3 2 5
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 1 2 0 2 5
ENI S.P.A. 2 0 0 0 3 5
EXPANDER ENERGY INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
RENTECH, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
VELOCYS, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5



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