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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 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven

( 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 57 54 69 60 66 306
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 9 3 6 10 5 33
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 2 10 2 6 1 21
LAITRAM CORPORATION 2 2 3 4 9 20
AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. 3 10 1 1 3 18
FERAG AG 2 1 0 6 9 18
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 8 0 1 3 6 18
FMC CORPORATION 3 4 6 2 2 17
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO. 2 3 4 7 1 17
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 3 2 3 4 4 16
MANNESMANN DEMATIC RAPISTAN CORP. 5 5 5 1 0 16
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 0 3 6 3 16
JERVIS B. WEBB COMPANY 0 4 5 3 2 14
INVENTIO AG 0 1 5 3 4 13
RAPISTAN SYSTEMS ADVERTISING CORP. 0 0 1 1 11 13
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 0 2 3 2 5 12
MANTISSA CORPORATION 1 1 5 2 3 12
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 0 2 8 1 12
SPAN TECH LLC 0 2 3 4 3 12
GRAPHA HOLDING AG 4 3 3 1 0 11
MARTIN ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 0 0 1 8 11
ASGCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 4 1 4 1 10
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 4 3 2 0 10
REXNORD CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 2 10
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 4 2 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 5 9
MOLINS PLC 1 3 2 3 0 9
O&K ROLLTREPPEN GMBH & CO. KG 4 3 1 1 0 9
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 1 0 4 3 1 9
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 1 1 2 4 9
DBT DEUTSCHE BERGBAU-TECHNIK GMBH 0 6 1 1 0 8
DORNER MFG. CORP. 1 2 1 3 1 8
M.C.C. NEDERLAND B.V. 1 1 1 4 1 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 3 2 1 8
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. 0 3 3 0 2 8
SCHULER PRESSEN GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 0 2 4 8
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. 3 2 1 2 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 1 3 1 7
HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 3 3 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 0 7
REXNORD MARBETT SPA 0 1 3 3 0 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 3 0 2 2 7
SANDVIK SORTING SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
TEKNO INCORPORATED 2 2 2 1 0 7
FRIGOSCANDIA EQUIPMENT AKTIEBOLAG 2 0 3 1 0 6
GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG 0 0 2 1 3 6
KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 0 3 1 6
MANNESMANN AG 0 0 3 3 0 6
OUELLETTE MACHINERY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
SHINKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 3 6
SIG PACK SYSTEMS AG 0 1 1 3 1 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 2 3 1 6
TOPACK VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 1 3 0 6
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
AXIS USA, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
BAYER CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
DURKOPP ADLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 0 0 0 5
ELPATRONIC AG 2 0 0 1 2 5
FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
FPS FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS B.V. 1 3 0 0 1 5
HABASIT AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 1 0 1 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 1 1 0 5
INVENTO AG 0 2 2 0 1 5
IPT WEINFELDEN AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
ITOH ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 1 0 3 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 5 0 5
LONG-AIRDOX COMPANY 1 2 1 1 0 5
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 1 3 0 1 0 5
SCORPIO CONVEYOR PRODUCTS (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 0 2 1 2 0 5
TELAIR INTERNATIONAL CARGO SYSTEMS GMBH 0 2 1 1 1 5
UNI-CHAINS A/S 0 0 1 2 2 5
UNOVA IP CORP. 0 0 2 1 2 5
VALU ENGINEERING, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
WF LOGISTIK GMBH 0 0 2 0 3 5
YOUNG INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5


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