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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 036, Boots, Shoes, and Leggings

( 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 62 38 65 56 80 77 46 52 58 54 39 73 68 64 49 63 52 70 81 71 75 81 61 47 69 73 64 65 86 125 106 96 83 75 76 81 66 67 69 2683
SALOMON S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 13 9 9 25 13 10 11 11 9 8 8 11 31 16 11 13 5 5 9 3 5 249
NIKE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 5 7 8 0 6 8 6 7 3 11 5 8 24 29 20 164
NORDICA S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 14 10 13 8 8 15 9 8 4 3 10 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124
LANGE INTERNATIONAL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 5 5 3 6 5 2 1 4 1 5 2 3 0 4 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 68
PUMA AG RUDOLF DASSLER SPORT 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 1 4 4 3 3 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 50
ASICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 6 1 3 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 1 1 43
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 4 4 40
REEBOK INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 3 37
MIZUNO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 9 4 5 6 1 1 1 36
CONVERSE INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32
ANATOMIC RESEARCH, 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 3 3 2 6 8 2 3 4 31
SHIMANO 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 2 0 2 0 2 7 7 5 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 31
AKEVA, 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 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 4 11 1 26
COLUMBIA INSURANCE 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 3 1 0 0 3 3 6 6 3 25
HANSON INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 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 24
ADIDAS INTERNATIONAL, BV 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 3 4 7 0 6 0 0 0 21
ADIDAS INTERNATIONAL MARKETING B.V. 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 5 6 5 18
RAICHLE SPORTSCHUH AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
BRS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 3 4 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 17
NORTHWEST PODIATRIC LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 3 4 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 17
SKIS ROSSIGNOL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 17
TRETORN AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
AUTRY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
ETABLISSEMENTS FRANCOIS SALOMON ET FILS, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 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 15
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
DAIWA SEIKO INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
FAMOLARE, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
KANGAROOS U.S.A., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
ADIDAS SPORTSCHUHFABRIKEN ADI DASSLER KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
CALZATURIFICIO TECNICA SPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
MACNEILL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13
TECNICA SPA 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 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13
DOLOMITE FRANCHI S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
E.S. ORIGINALS 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 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 12
ENERGAIRE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12
HYDE ATHLETIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
KAEPA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
L.A. GEAR, 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 1 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
NEW BALANCE ATHLETIC SHOE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE 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 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 12
TRISPORT LTD. 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 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 12
ARTEMIS INNOVATIONS 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 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
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 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 11
K-2 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 11
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 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 10
COMFORT PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
LAWRENCE PESKA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 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
SCHOLL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SKISCHUHFABRIK DYNAFIT GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 9
CARL FREUDENBERG 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
GEOX 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 9
K-SWISS INC. 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 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
KOFLACH SPORT GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H & CO. K.G. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
R. G. BARRY 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 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 9
SHELL OIL COMPANY 3 3 2 0 0 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 9
SOFTSPIKES, 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 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9
U.S.M. CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 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 9
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 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 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
WRIGHT, E. T. + CO., INC. 1 3 5 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 9
ADIDAS AG 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 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
ATLAS SNOW-SHOE 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 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
GENESCO, INC. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KOFLACH SPORTGERATE GES. M.B.H. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TIMBERLAND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8
VANS, 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 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 8
AKZO NOBEL NV 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 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
AMERICAN SPORTING GOODS 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 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7
AVIA GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BBC INTERNATIONAL, 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 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 7
BROWN GROUP, 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 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NINE WEST 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 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NIPPON RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
RO-SEARCH, INC. 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 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 7
SPALDING SPORTS 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 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
TANEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BALLET MAKERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
BATA SHOE COMPANY, INC. 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 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 6
BREEZE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP 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 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CALZATURIFICIO S.C.A.R.P.A. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 6
DARCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
GNAN-JANG PLASTICS 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 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
HOPE CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 2 3 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 6
JEFFREY S. BROOKS, 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
ONITSUKA CO., LTD. 0 1 1 0 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 6
RED WING SHOE COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
SEMPERIT OSTERREICHISCH-AMERIKANISCHE GUMMIWERKE AKTIENGESEL 0 0 4 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 6
SOFTSPIKES, 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 1 3 0 6
U-TURN SPORTS CO, 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