Nano & French university patents : Université Claude Bernard (Lyon) ranks 1st

This chart was built by searching the Espacenet database for patents

1) mentionning the prefix “nano” in their title or abstract

2) mentionning “univ”, the [FR] country code, and the name of the university in the “applicant” field

3) without any restriction of publication year

Only the top 10 most visible French universities according to these criteria are presented in the chart (NB : total number of patents is much lower than for US universities)

Nano & US university patents : strong Californian leadership, Rice University comes second

This chart was built by searching the Espacenet database for patents

1) mentionning the prefix “nano” in their title or abstract

2) mentionning “univ”, the [US] country code, and the name of the university in the “applicant” field

3) without any restriction of publication year

Only the top 10 most visible US universities according to these criteria are presented in the chart.

University nanotechnology patents : China, USA and Korea most productive countries

This chart was built by searching the Espacenet database for patents

1) mentionning the prefix “nano” in their title or abstract

2) mentionning “univ” and the country code in the “applicant” field

3) without any restriction of publication year

Only the top 10 most visible countries according to these criteria are presented in the chart.

Nanocomposites : volumetry in patents since 2000

This chart was built by searching the Espacenet database for patents mentionning the prefix “nanocomposite” in their title or abstract.

Dendrimers : volumetry in patents since 2000

This chart was built by searching the Espacenet database for patents mentionning the prefix “dendrimer” in their title or abstract.*

*According to this AzoNano.com article : “Dendrimer, from the Greek word (dendron) for tree, refers to a synthetic, three-dimensional molecule with branching parts. Dendrimers are formed using a nano-scale, multistep fabrication process. Each step results in a new “generation” that has twice the complexity of the previous generation – a first generation dendrimer is the simplest; a tenth generation dendrimer is the most complex and can take months to engineer. Donald Tomalia, a researcher working for chemical giant Dow, first synthesized and named dendrimers in 1979.” 

Nano & the top 10 big chemical companies : DuPont, BASF and Bayer are the leading trio for patents

Based on an estimation using the Espacenet database, this chart illustrates how the top 10 big chemical companies (according to the 2008 Fortune 500 ranking of chemical industries) rank in terms of number of nano-related patents.

Nano patents & the top 10 defense and aerospace companies : Honeywell International, Lockheed Martin and Boeing fly ahead

Based on an estimation using the Espacenet database, this chart illustrates how the top 10 big aerospace & defense companies (according to the 2008 Fortune 500 ranking of aerospace & defense industries) rank in terms of number of nano-related patents.

[[[ Additional links suggested by Nanocolors :

# Nano Terra Inc. and Honeywell Aerospace announce development and licensing agreement

# Lockheed Martin gives LANCER program high marks

# Boeing develops nano rhenium composite alloys for space applications ]]]

Nano & the top 10 big semiconductor suppliers : Sony and Intel far behind Samsung for patents

Based on an estimation using the Espacenet database, this chart illustrates how the top 10 big semiconductor suppliers (according to the 2008 ranking of the top semiconductor suppliers released on Electronicsweekly.com) rank in terms of number of nano-related patents. The domination of Samsung is obvious, with close to 60% of the total number of patents over these 10 companies ; Sony and Intel are respectively n°2 and n°3.

[[[ Additional link suggested by Nanocolors :

# Nano & electronics : volumetry of patents since 2000 ]]]

Nano & paints : volumetry in patents since 2000

This chart was built by searching the Espacenet database for patents mentionning the prefixes “nano” and “paint” in their title or abstract.

Nano & the top 10 big cosmetics companies : L’Oréal, Procter & Gamble and Henkel on the podium for patents

Based on an estimation using the Espacenet database, this chart illustrates how the top 10 big cosmetics companies (according to Beauty Packaging’s annual ranking of the Top Global Beauty Companies) rank in terms of number of nano-related patents.

[[[ Additional link suggested by Nanocolors :

# Nano & cosmetics patents since 2000 ]]]