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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 112, Sewing

( 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 35 26 11 16 19 107
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 3 2 17 12 49
DURKOPP ADLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 3 4 10 2 23
JANOME SEWING MACHINE CO. LTD. 1 4 4 6 3 18
JUKI CORPORATION 3 0 4 5 1 13
KABUSHIKIKAISHA BARUDAN 6 1 1 4 1 13
TUFTCO CORPORATION 3 1 4 2 3 13
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 5 1 1 3 2 12
PEGASUS SEWING MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD. 3 1 2 2 3 11
TOKAI KOGYO MISHIN KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 1 0 2 11
SPENCER WRIGHT INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 2 2 1 0 10
CHING CHI MACHINE CO., LTD. 1 0 2 4 2 9
FRITZ GEGAUF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT BERNINA-NAHMASCHINENFABRIK 1 0 3 2 2 8
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 4 8
GROZ BECKERT KG 4 2 0 0 1 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 3 2 0 2 7
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 0 2 6
G.M. PFAFF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT IN INSOLVENZ 0 4 1 1 0 6
VSM GROUP AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 3 0 1 6
YAMATO SEWING MACHINE SEIZO CO., LTD. 3 2 0 1 0 6
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
MELCO INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
RESTA S.R.L. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SUNSTAR PRECISION CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5


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