IFI

Patent Intelligence & Technology Report

Class Distribution for 1990-1999

502 - CATALYST, SOLID SORBENT, OR SUPPORT THEREFOR: PRODUCT OR PROCESS OF
      OF MAKING (IPC B01J, C08F)

       1999  1998  1997  1996  1995  1994  1993  1992  1991  1990  Total

DEGUSSA DE
          4     2     2     8     3     5     6     8    14     2     54
ENGELHARD CORP
          8     1     3     5     6     3     5     8     7     4     50
RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE FR
          1     3     4     3     3     3     6     3     6     1     33
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD GB
          1     1     1     1     3     2     1     5     8     1     24
IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD JP
          1     1     0     1     3     3     3     2     1     1     16
ALBEMARLE CORP
          2     1     1     2     3     0     0     0     0     0      9
SHOWA DENKO K K JP
          0     1     0     3     2     0     0     0     2     0      8
CHISSO CORP JP
          0     0     1     0     0     1     0     3     0     1      6
DSM N V NL
          1     0     3     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      4
BOC GROUP INC THE
          3     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      3
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
          0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0     2      3
PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF
          0     0     0     1     0     0     1     0     1     0      3
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO
          0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     1      2
MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO LTD JP
          0     0     1     1     0     0     0     0     0     0      2
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH DE
          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     1     0      2
DAIKIN KOGYO CO LTD JP
          0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      1
HITACHI CHEMICAL CO LTD JP
          0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0      1
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
          0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      1
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0      1

Total    21    12    16    25    24    18    23    31    40    13    223