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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 131, Tobacco

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 41 27 29 13 19 129
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 9 1 10 5 5 30
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 3 10 5 7 3 28
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 11 1 6 3 5 26
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 7 7 5 4 2 25
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 6 3 6 1 2 18
HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG 3 2 1 5 7 18
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 4 4 0 0 0 8
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 4 0 3 0 8
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED 1 2 2 2 0 7
REGENT COURT TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2 0 1 2 2 7
ROTHMANS, BENSON & HEDGES INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 0 1 0 2 3 6
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP LIMITED 2 0 2 0 2 6
MOLINS PLC 4 0 0 0 1 5


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