NIPPON OIL CO LTD innovation strategy

Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	Japan	2,214
#2	United States	723
#3	EPO (European Patent Office)	363
#4	Germany	295
#5	United Kingdom	266
#6	Canada	210
#7	France	174
#8	Italy	65
#9	Netherlands	35
#10	Republic of Korea	32
#11	Australia	30
#12	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	26
#13	Taiwan	24
#14	Brazil	23
#15	China	18
#16	Belgium	16
#17	Norway	6
#18	Sweden	6
#19	Austria	4
#20	Switzerland	4
#21	Singapore	4
#22	South Africa	4
#23	Spain	2
#24	New Zealand	2
#25	USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics)	2
#26	Denmark	1
#27	Hong Kong	1
#28	Mexico	1

#	Industry
#1	Macromolecular chemistry and polymers
#2	Basic materials chemistry
#3	Machines
#4	Organic fine chemistry
#5	Chemical engineering

#	Technology
#1	Special macromolecular compounds
#2	Unspecified technologies
#3	Lubricating compositions
#4	Macromolecular compounds compositions
#5	Special lubricating compositions
#6	Coating compositions
#7	Chemical or physical processes
#8	Acyclic or carbocyclic compounds
#9	Special macromolecular compounds
#10	Materials for miscellaneous applications

Publication	Filing date	Title
CN1609167A	2004-06-30	Asphalt for paving
TW200511473A	2004-03-29	Dummy wafer
US6285486B1	2000-01-31	Electrochromic mirror and electrochromic devices
EP0937744A1	1999-02-12	Silicone rubber composite
US5989758A	1998-09-30	Liquid crystalline polyesters, their composition, and their uses
AU9002498A	1998-09-11	Fuel oil additive and fuel oil composition containing the same
JPH11100585A	1998-07-21	Synthetic lubricating oil
CN1204021A	1998-06-26	Catalytic combustor
WO9858042A1	1998-06-16	Refrigerator oil composition and refrigerator fluid composition
JPH10310781A	1998-06-15	Hydrogenation treatment of residual oil left after petroleum distillation
JPH10339813A	1998-04-10	Optical compensation film
WO9842963A1	1998-03-25	Exhaust emission control catalyst, exhaust emission control catalyst manufacturing method, exhaust emission control filter, exhaust emission control filter manufacturing method, and exhaust emission control apparatus
JPH10309441A	1998-03-13	Circulating fluidized bed system
JPH10317176A	1998-03-11	Rust preventive composition
US6033806A	1998-03-03	Method of producing a cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol separator for an alkali-zinc secondary battery
CN1198461A	1998-01-23	Electrochromic devices
CN1192542A	1998-01-14	Optical film
JPH11157820A	1997-12-03	Expanded graphite, its production and oil absorbing material
JPH11158258A	1997-11-28	Optical film
JPH11158085A	1997-11-26	Production of hydrocarbon solvent