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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 140 128 101 113 64 546
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 41 81 65 54 18 259
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 30 25 0 1 0 56
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 6 16 6 15 43
DENSO CORPORATION 11 8 5 9 7 40
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 2 11 6 12 8 39
CATERPILLAR INC. 6 8 8 8 3 33
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 7 9 3 6 28
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 6 3 3 4 27
NORDSON CORPORATION 4 7 8 4 4 27
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 5 3 10 4 25
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 4 7 3 9 2 25
HITACHI, LTD 0 4 8 6 3 21
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 2 4 0 7 4 17
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 2 3 4 3 16
AEROGEN, INC. 4 1 5 5 0 15
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 0 3 4 1 7 15
SHIN TAI SPURT WATER OF THE GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 5 1 4 4 1 15
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 3 6 2 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 4 3 3 2 14
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 2 3 4 0 4 13
ECOLAB INC. 0 2 5 4 2 13
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 2 1 2 5 2 12
TORO COMPANY 2 1 4 5 0 12
GRACO INC. 2 3 2 1 3 11
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 5 1 2 10
ORBIT IRRIGATION PRODUCTS, INC. 4 1 2 2 1 10
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 1 4 4 1 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 2 1 1 0 9
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 0 2 0 7 0 9
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 0 4 2 1 2 9
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 2 3 0 9
AISAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 2 1 1 1 8
DEERE + COMPANY 0 3 3 1 1 8
HANSGROHE AG 1 1 4 0 2 8
L. R. NELSON CORPORATION 3 2 0 2 1 8
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 7 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 4 1 0 0 8
SIEMENS DIESEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 2 3 2 0 8
VALOIS, SOCIETE ANONYME 5 3 0 0 0 8
CONTINENTAL AFA DISPENSING COMPANY 1 2 2 2 0 7
DL TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 3 2 2 7
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 6 1 7
ITW GEMA AG 3 2 2 0 0 7
L'OREAL S.A. 1 5 0 0 1 7
LECHLER GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 1 1 2 7
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 2 1 2 1 6
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
KEIHIN CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
BEHR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
CUMMINS INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 1 1 5
ELKHART BRASS MFG. CO., INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
HAYES PRODUCTS, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 1 1 1 5
ING. ERICH PFEIFFER GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 1 1 0 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANY 0 3 2 0 0 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
RECKITT BENCKISER (UK) LIMITED 1 0 0 2 2 5
SENNINGER IRRIGATION, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
SYNERJECT, LLC 0 1 0 2 2 5
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK 2 1 0 2 0 5
UNISIA JECS CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 1 5
VALOIS S.A.S. 0 0 4 1 0 5
YUAN MEI CORP. 0 2 0 0 3 5


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