2006 The top 800 UK & 1250 Global companies by R&D investment

Analysis of US patents granted in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 for companiesfrom 13 sectors of the R&D global 1250. Companies ordered by number of 2005 patents.% changeNo of US No of US No of US No of US No of US Total US % change 2005/(2001+Patents Patents Patents Patents Patents Patents 2005/ 2002+2003+Parent Company HQ country 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2001-5 2004 2004)/41. Aerospace and DefenceBoeing USA 413 431 270 207 168 1489 -4% 54%United Technologies USA 279 260 285 319 324 1467 7% -6%Lockheed Martin USA 253 274 310 292 282 1411 -8% -13%Northrop Grumman USA 178 247 307 362 449 1543 -28% -48%Raytheon USA 151 178 188 181 183 881 -15% -17%EADS The Netherlands 113 117 115 104 66 515 -3% 12%BAE Systems UK 92 109 72 109 52 434 -16% 8%Bombardier Canada 69 110 126 136 57 498 -37% -36%Rolls-Royce UK 62 73 70 62 50 317 -15% -3%Thales France 62 72 64 73 64 335 -14% -9%Safran France 40 48 36 22 31 177 -17% 17%Rockwell Collins USA 39 56 71 78 55 299 -30% -40%Goodrich USA 32 41 30 37 42 182 -22% -15%Smiths Industries UK 26 29 27 22 23 127 -10% 3%General Dynamics USA 23 26 29 33 22 133 -12% -16%Finmeccanica Italy 3 5 4 5 4 21 -40% -33%Dassault France 1 2 0 3 1 7 -50% -33%2. Automotive (Vehicles)Honda Motor Japan 822 867 768 772 660 3889 -5% 7%Toyota Japan 423 484 478 392 401 2178 -13% -4%General Motors USA 398 385 296 202 187 1468 3% 49%Ford Motor USA 355 503 496 502 492 2348 -29% -29%DaimlerChrysler Germany 313 393 374 547 739 2366 -20% -39%Nissan Motor Japan 303 300 274 275 294 1446 1% 6%Yamaha Corporation Japan 270 227 219 204 216 1136 19% 25%Hyundai Motor S. Korea 116 111 105 151 118 601 5% -4%Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) Germany 94 94 95 86 90 459 0% 3%Volkswagen Germany 55 56 70 55 77 313 -2% -15%Mazda Japan 47 55 58 55 72 287 -15% -22%Suzuki Motor Corporation Japan 35 38 52 56 57 238 -8% -31%Renault France 21 14 12 17 14 78 50% 47%Peugeot France 16 15 7 9 7 54 7% 68%Fuji Heavy Industries Japan 1 0 1 0 0 2 n/m 300%Istituto Finanziario Industriale (Fiat) Italy 0 4 10 4 3 21 -100% -100%3. Automotive ComponentsRobert Bosch Germany 794 946 787 722 737 3986 -16% -1%Denso Japan 656 704 586 512 463 2921 -7% 16%Delphi Automotive USA 412 565 650 658 343 2628 -27% -26%Visteon USA 199 280 249 198 213 1139 -29% -15%Goodyear Tire USA 167 225 259 283 228 1162 -26% -33%Bridgestone Japan 110 173 174 194 211 862 -36% -41%Valeo France 107 143 160 147 163 720 -25% -30%Aisin Seiki Japan 101 121 117 142 114 595 -17% -18%Michelin France 82 88 109 103 64 446 -7% -10%Autoliv Sweden 77 70 44 42 48 281 10% 51%Continental Germany 77 84 70 93 98 422 -8% -11%ZF Friedrichshafen Germany 53 59 121 88 79 400 -10% -39%GKN UK 48 58 69 67 80 322 -17% -30%Johnson Controls USA 30 44 52 60 45 231 -32% -40%4. ChemicalsBayer Germany 306 468 454 530 503 2261 -35% -37%BASF Germany 301 435 493 588 585 2402 -31% -43%Du Pont USA 248 328 340 318 340 1574 -24% -25%Dow Chemical USA 133 163 207 327 371 1201 -18% -50%Shin-Etsu Chemical Japan 117 164 134 137 129 681 -29% -17%Sumitomo Chemical Japan 116 154 180 190 170 810 -25% -33%Monsanto USA 92 50 56 49 73 320 84% 61%Ciba Speciality Chemicals Switzerland 90 107 126 153 125 601 -16% -30%Rohm and Haas USA 89 99 106 88 116 498 -10% -13%Analysis of US patents granted in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 for companiesfrom 13 sectors of the R&D global 1250. Companies ordered by number of 2005 patents.% changeNo of US No of US No of US No of US No of US Total US % change 2005/(2001+Patents Patents Patents Patents Patents Patents 2005/ 2002+2003+Parent Company HQ country 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2001-5 2004 2004)/4Mitsubishi Chemical Japan 67 100 110 111 139 527 -33% -42%Mitsui Chemicals Japan 62 75 74 113 103 427 -17% -32%Syngenta Switzerland 61 67 80 79 69 356 -9% -17%Clariant Switzerland 59 77 106 136 93 471 -23% -43%DSM The Netherlands 58 66 71 79 87 361 -12% -23%AKZO Nobel The Netherlands 56 75 109 97 93 430 -25% -40%PPG Industries USA 56 68 79 67 106 376 -18% -30%Rhodia France 55 69 94 109 94 421 -20% -40%Asahi Kasei Japan 50 68 74 83 70 345 -26% -32%Solvay Belgium 48 48 48 61 73 278 0% -17%Teijin Japan 46 77 73 82 68 346 -40% -39%ICI UK 45 68 73 80 102 368 -34% -44%BOC UK 44 42 38 57 48 229 5% -5%Toray Industries Japan 38 58 83 108 120 407 -34% -59%L'Air Liquide France 25 23 33 33 45 159 9% -25%Johnson Matthey UK 19 17 15 13 9 73 12% 41%Linde Germany 16 14 27 27 28 112 14% -33%Wacker Chemie Germany 11 23 32 34 74 174 -52% -73%Avecia UK 9 23 34 26 11 103 -61% -62%LG Chemicals S. Korea 8 14 12 19 13 66 -43% -45%5. Electronic and ElectricalEquipment and LeisureMatsushita Electric Japan 1904 2175 1944 1667 1556 9246 -12% 4%Canon Japan 1868 1855 2084 1979 1997 9783 1% -6%Samsung Electronics S. Korea 1741 1644 1341 1342 1436 7504 6% 21%Sony Group Japan 1445 1725 1617 1723 1629 8139 -16% -14%Siemens Germany 1330 1413 1271 1212 1280 6506 -6% 3%Seiko Epson Corporation Japan 894 876 808 663 535 3776 2% 24%Philips Electronics The Netherlands 793 1250 1412 898 189 4542 -37% -15%Sharp Japan 651 698 689 698 681 3417 -7% -6%ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) Switzerland 559 651 397 314 334 2255 -14% 32%LG Electronics S. Korea 529 552 439 377 239 2136 -4% 32%Sanyo Electric Japan 367 402 385 409 337 1900 -9% -4%Hon Hai Precision Taiwan 364 629 483 504 192 2172 -42% -19%Olympus Japan 267 340 301 290 289 1487 -21% -12%Pioneer Corporation Japan 252 305 253 210 183 1203 -17% 6%Agilent Technologies USA 209 237 257 210 267 1180 -12% -14%Sumitomo Electric Japan 203 246 261 250 195 1155 -17% -15%LG Philips S. Korea 185 161 134 111 55 646 15% 61%Emerson Electric USA 175 215 217 171 177 955 -19% -10%TDK Japan 168 214 240 264 228 1114 -21% -29%ALSTOM France 156 195 219 234 254 1058 -20% -31%Thomson Licensing France 152 177 186 136 96 747 -14% 2%Omron Japan 93 99 74 52 34 352 -6% 44%Samsung Electro-mechanics S. Korea 84 77 83 47 36 327 9% 38%Alps Electric Japan 82 120 159 149 86 596 -32% -36%Invensys UK 22 30 20 29 31 132 -27% -20%Schneider Electric France 18 16 27 28 40 129 13% -35%Pace Micro UK 9 9 1 2 0 21 0% 200%Legrand France 5 6 9 13 9 42 -17% -46%Danaher USA 1 2 2 2 0 7 -50% -33%6. General IndustrialsSamsung S. Korea 2001 1935 1584 1569 1623 8712 3% 19%General Electric USA 1152 1256 1412 1671 1215 6706 -8% -17%Mitsubishi Japan 1127 1393 1855 1969 1793 8137 -19% -36%Philips The Netherlands 986 1422 1564 1320 1044 6336 -31% -26%LG S. Korea 797 831 455 600 455 3138 -4% 36%Honeywell International USA 485 573 467 464 455 2444 -15% -1%3M USA 468 573 613 570 467 2691 -18% -16%Tyco USA 196 223 227 152 100 898 -12% 12%Eaton USA 127 131 150 166 155 729 -3% -16%JM Voith Germany 60 68 107 147 170 552 -12% -51%222 The 2005 R&D ScoreboardThe 2005 R&D Scoreboard 223