IFI

Patent Intelligence & Technology Report

Class Distribution for 1990-1999

528 - SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520 SERIES
      SERIES (IPC C08G)

       1999  1998  1997  1996  1995  1994  1993  1992  1991  1990  Total

RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE FR
          0     6     5     0     3     6     1    10    12    18     61
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH DE
          8     7     6     3     9     5     6     3     2     5     54
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD GB
          1     4     1     2     2     2     4     4     7    11     38
CHISSO CORP JP
          1     2     1     0     3     2     0     5     7     8     29
HITACHI CHEMICAL CO LTD JP
          3     5     4     1     2     1     5     3     2     3     29
IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD JP
          2     0     1     2     3     2     5     5     1     4     25
DSM N V NL
          4     0     3     2     2     5     0     0     0     0     16
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
          2     2     4     1     0     4     1     1     1     0     16
DEGUSSA DE
          0     1     0     2     2     2     2     2     3     1     15
NITTO DENKO CORP JP
          5     1     0     2     0     1     1     0     0     0     10
DAIKIN KOGYO CO LTD JP
          2     2     0     0     0     0     2     1     0     2      9
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC
          2     3     1     0     1     0     1     1     0     0      9
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION THE
          3     1     1     3     1     0     0     0     0     0      9
MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF
          0     2     0     0     1     2     0     2     1     0      8
SCHERING AG DE
          0     0     0     0     0     0     1     1     1     2      5
SHOWA DENKO K K JP
          0     1     1     1     0     0     0     1     0     1      5
JOHNSON, S C & SON INC
          1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     2      4
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     2      3
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA CA
          0     1     0     0     0     1     0     0     1     0      3
ALBEMARLE CORP
          0     1     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      2
BETZDEARBORN INC
          1     0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      2
HITACHI MAXELL LTD JP
          0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0     1     0      2
PLANCK-GESELL, MAX- ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN DE
          0     0     1     0     0     1     0     0     0     0      2
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO
          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1      1
BOC GROUP INC THE
          0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0      1

Total    35    39    31    19    29    36    29    40    40    60    358