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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 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 150 156 182 130 120 738
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 22 27 17 32 27 125
CATERPILLAR INC. 8 20 25 7 4 64
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 8 6 12 17 21 64
NORDSON CORPORATION 4 11 13 3 8 39
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 3 10 4 16 1 34
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 8 17 27
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 4 5 1 2 9 21
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 7 4 4 3 2 20
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 4 2 8 1 19
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 4 4 4 5 2 19
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 3 9 2 0 18
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 10 4 0 2 2 18
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 2 8 6 1 0 17
DENSO CORPORATION 1 6 5 1 4 17
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 8 2 3 3 16
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC. 0 3 11 1 0 15
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 0 3 1 3 14
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 5 3 3 0 13
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 11 1 1 0 13
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 1 5 0 1 12
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 2 2 6 11
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 6 11
TORO COMPANY 4 1 4 2 0 11
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 4 3 0 1 2 10
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 0 2 5 3 10
MOEN INCORPORATED 1 1 1 6 1 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 2 3 3 10
L'OREAL S.A. 2 0 0 2 5 9
ZEXEL CORPORATION 5 4 0 0 0 9
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 3 2 2 0 1 8
YUAN MEI CORP. 1 5 0 2 0 8
BOEING COMPANY 2 2 0 2 1 7
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 3 1 1 7
T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA 0 0 1 3 3 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 1 1 3 1 0 6
AISAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 2 0 0 4 6
CASE CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 1 0 0 6
ELASIS SISTEMA RICERCA FIAT NEL MEZZOGIORNO SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 0 0 5 1 0 6
GRACO INC. 0 1 3 0 2 6
HANSA METALLWERKE AG 4 2 0 0 0 6
ING. ERICH PFEIFFER GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 1 0 2 6
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 2 0 4 0 0 6
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 0 0 0 2 4 6
ABB FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION AS 0 1 1 1 2 5
ABB INDUSTRY K.K. 2 2 1 0 0 5
ABB K.K. 0 0 2 2 1 5
ANTHONY MANUFACTURING CORP., INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, DIV. 0 2 2 1 0 5
CERAMATEC, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
DAN MAMTIRIM, ISRAELI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 3 1 1 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 4 0 0 5
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 1 1 1 0 5
LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANY 1 2 0 1 1 5
NIBCO INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
SAMES, S.A. 1 2 0 0 2 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 1 2 1 1 5
STONEAGE, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 1 1 1 5
VALOIS, SOCIETE ANONYME 1 1 1 0 2 5
VORTEXX GROUP, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
WET ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5


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