IFI

Patent Intelligence & Technology Report

Class Distribution for 1990-1999

264 - PLASTIC AND NONMETALLIC ARTICLE SHAPING OR TREATING: PROCESSES (IPC
      (IPC B29C)

       1999  1998  1997  1996  1995  1994  1993  1992  1991  1990  Total

FANUC LTD JP
          2     7     1     2     0     5     4     1     6     3     31
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD GB
          0     2     3     1     2     1     4     4     2     1     20
TOSHIBA KIKAI K K JP
          4     4     1     0     0     1     1     1     3     1     16
CHISSO CORP JP
          1     1     1     2     1     1     0     3     4     0     14
AEROSPATIALE SOC NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE FR
          0     2     0     3     2     2     1     3     0     0     13
DSM N V NL
          2     2     2     2     1     2     2     0     0     0     13
SHOWA DENKO K K JP
          2     0     1     0     1     2     1     1     3     2     13
NITTO DENKO CORP JP
          1     3     3     0     2     0     0     0     0     3     12
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC
          1     3     1     0     1     1     1     0     1     1     10
IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD JP
          0     0     0     0     0     0     2     4     3     0      9
DAIKIN KOGYO CO LTD JP
          0     1     0     0     0     0     2     2     1     0      6
DEGUSSA DE
          1     1     0     1     0     1     0     0     0     1      5
NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTR DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION FR
          1     1     0     0     1     1     0     1     0     0      5
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     2     2     1      5
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
          1     0     0     1     0     1     1     0     0     0      4
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH DE
          0     0     1     1     0     0     0     0     2     0      4
HITACHI CHEMICAL CO LTD JP
          0     0     0     0     1     0     0     2     0     0      3
JOHNSON, S C & SON INC
          1     0     0     0     1     1     0     0     0     0      3
MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF
          2     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0      3
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA CA
          0     0     1     1     0     0     0     0     0     1      3
PLANCK-GESELL, MAX- ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN DE
          0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0     2      3
RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE FR
          0     1     0     1     0     0     0     1     0     0      3
BOC GROUP INC THE
          0     0     0     0     0     0     2     0     0     0      2
ENGELHARD CORP
          0     0     0     0     0     1     1     0     0     0      2
HITACHI MAXELL LTD JP
          0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1      2

Total    19    29    15    15    14    20    23    25    27    17    204