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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 1969 - 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 002, Apparel

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 95 99 128 72 112 132 92 72 92 108 68 99 103 70 85 98 120 141 196 146 189 172 255 219 161 174 152 265 296 348 427 371 375 306 204 219 177 205 129 6772
GENTEX CORPORATION 4 5 9 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 59
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 9 5 2 3 4 4 8 5 47
FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 4 3 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 0 0 5 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 11 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
MORNING PRIDE MANUFACTURING, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 3 13 8 8 3 45
KENDALL COMPANY 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 4 8 3 0 0 2 3 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
LION APPAREL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 3 2 1 2 4 3 6 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 37
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 32
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 30
DADA CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 1 6 3 4 3 26
E. D. BULLARD COMPANY 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 26
GLOBE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 25
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 24
SHOEI KAKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 23
RIDDELL INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
MIZUNO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 5 2 0 0 20
SALOMON S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 2 2 1 2 20
TABATA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 1 4 0 3 0 20
BAUER NIKE HOCKEY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 3 1 3 3 0 19
BELL SPORTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 19
YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 19
AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
SECOND CHANCE BODY ARMOR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 18
BELL HELMETS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
NIKE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 3 17
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 4 0 15
TRION CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 15
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 14
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
SARA LEE CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 14
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
AMERICAN NEEDLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13
CAIRNS & BROTHER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 13
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 13
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
ACUSHNET COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 11
CANSTAR SPORTS GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
AMERICAN HOSPITAL SUPPLY CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
ANGELICA CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
BLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 10
ILC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
FIBRE-METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SIERRA ENGINEERING COMPANY DIVISION OF CAP TECH, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SPORT MASKA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
180S, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 8
AMERICAN ALLSAFE COMPANY 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
HTM SPORT S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
JACKSON PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 8
LAWRENCE PESKA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SEXTANT AVIONIQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SHOEI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 8
SMITH SPORT OPTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
AMERICAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BROCK USA, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
BURTON CORPORATION USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7
E.S.B. INCORPORATED 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
GALLET S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
ITECH SPORT PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
LINEWEIGHT LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 7
MACHO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7
OP-D-OP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
SAFARILAND LTD. INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
SCOTT USA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
VARO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
WARRIOR LACROSSE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 7
YUPOONG & CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
AMERICAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BOLLMAN HAT COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DAVID CLARK COMPANY INCORPORATED 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
DESCENTE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DIVING UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
FIREQUIP HELMETS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HAGGAR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HONG JIN CROWN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<