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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 130 120 140 128 101 619
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 32 27 41 81 65 246
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 17 21 30 25 0 93
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 17 11 6 3 45
CATERPILLAR INC. 7 4 6 8 8 33
NORDSON CORPORATION 3 8 4 7 8 30
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 2 9 2 11 6 30
DENSO CORPORATION 1 4 11 8 5 29
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 8 1 3 7 9 28
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 16 22
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 5 2 4 7 3 21
HITACHI, LTD 2 6 0 4 8 20
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 16 1 0 0 0 17
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 3 5 3 17
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 2 6 2 4 0 14
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 2 2 3 14
L'OREAL S.A. 2 5 1 5 0 13
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 3 5 2 1 12
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 0 2 5 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 3 1 2 12
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 0 2 4 3 12
SHIN TAI SPURT WATER OF THE GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 0 2 5 1 4 12
MANNESMANN VDO AG 5 3 1 2 0 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 4 2 3 10
AEROGEN, INC. 0 0 4 1 5 10
AISAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 4 3 2 1 10
MOEN INCORPORATED 6 1 2 1 0 10
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 2 3 4 1 10
VALOIS, SOCIETE ANONYME 0 2 5 3 0 10
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 0 0 2 3 4 9
DEERE + COMPANY 1 2 0 3 3 9
ECOLAB INC. 2 0 0 2 5 9
GRACO INC. 0 2 2 3 2 9
HANSGROHE AG 1 2 1 1 4 9
TORO COMPANY 2 0 2 1 4 9
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
ITW GEMA AG 0 1 3 2 2 8
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 4 8
CASE CORPORATION 1 2 4 0 0 7
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 1 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANY 1 1 0 3 2 7
ORBIT IRRIGATION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 4 1 2 7
SAINT-GOBAIN CALMAR INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 0 0 1 4 7
UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA 3 3 1 0 0 7
ABB K.K. 2 1 1 2 0 6
ING. ERICH PFEIFFER GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 2 1 1 6
L. R. NELSON CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 0 0 0 4 2 6
SIEMENS DIESEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 2 4 0 0 0 6
BEHR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CONTINENTAL AFA DISPENSING COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 2 2 0 0 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 0 1 5
EFC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
KEIHIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
KOHLER CO. 0 1 3 0 1 5
KUHN-NODET S.A. 1 0 0 2 2 5
LECHLER GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 0 3 1 5
OMRON CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
SENNINGER IRRIGATION, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK 1 1 2 1 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5


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