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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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 48 56 47 48 29 228
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 20 15 15 5 7 62
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 4 2 4 8 12 30
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 2 7 3 10 6 28
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 6 10 4 1 27
Q2100, INC. 4 3 3 12 5 27
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 5 3 4 19
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 4 3 5 6 1 19
ENGEL MASCHINENBAU GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 3 5 2 6 2 18
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 3 0 5 3 15
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 2 3 2 7 1 15
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC. 4 3 5 2 0 14
FANUC LTD. 4 3 3 1 2 13
KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 1 4 6 13
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 3 3 2 13
KOBE STEEL LTD. 4 3 4 1 0 12
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 6 3 1 1 1 12
NORDSON CORPORATION 3 5 1 3 0 12
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 3 2 4 2 12
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 3 3 0 1 4 11
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 4 3 1 1 1 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 4 0 2 1 10
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 4 1 2 10
SIDEL 0 1 0 9 0 10
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 3 1 4 1 10
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 4 2 1 0 9
YAZAKI CORP. 2 0 3 3 1 9
DENSO CORPORATION 0 0 3 4 1 8
MANNESMANN PLASTICS MACHINERY GMBH 0 0 0 5 3 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 0 0 3 1 8
DEMAG ERGOTECH GMBH 0 0 1 2 4 7
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 3 0 0 1 7
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 3 2 2 7
GUILL TOOL & ENGINEERING CO., INC. 0 3 1 0 3 7
INCOE CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 0 7
JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD. 3 1 3 0 0 7
MARS INCORPORATED 2 1 2 2 0 7
PECHINEY EMBALLAGE FLEXIBLE EUROPE 2 2 1 2 0 7
RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 3 0 1 2 1 7
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 4 0 2 1 7
WILHELM FETTE GMBH 0 3 3 1 0 7
BESSER COMPANY 1 2 2 1 0 6
BROWN MACHINE LLC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 3 2 0 0 6
FORMAX, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 1 6
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 1 1 2 0 2 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 2 0 1 3 6
TREXEL, INC. 1 0 4 0 1 6
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER GMBH 0 2 3 1 0 6
ACUSHNET COMPANY 0 1 2 1 1 5
AXXICON MOULDS EINDHOVEN B.V. 3 1 1 0 0 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 1 0 2 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
MILACRON INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 1 0 4 0 5
NEGRI BOSSI S.P.A. 0 1 0 3 1 5
NESTEC, S.A. 4 0 1 0 0 5
REIFENHAUSER GMBH & CO. MASCHINENFABRIK 0 1 1 0 3 5
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SACMI-COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA-SOC. COOP. A R.L. 2 0 2 1 0 5
SIPA S.P.A. 0 1 1 3 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
TECHNOPLAST KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 2 1 0 0 2 5
WELEX INCORPORATED 1 2 1 0 1 5


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