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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 90 106 89 52 57 394
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 9 17 17 48 57 148
SHIMANO INC. 11 23 19 8 23 84
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 18 17 7 8 0 50
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 4 6 13 19 7 49
IMATION CORP. 11 7 4 5 6 33
W. SCHLAFHORST AG & CO. 7 12 11 2 1 33
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 6 12 6 7 31
TAKATA CORPORATION 1 9 9 9 3 31
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 18 8 3 2 0 31
DAIWA SEIKO INC 12 4 6 4 3 29
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 7 10 2 4 6 29
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 4 7 8 4 3 26
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 4 3 6 4 5 22
AXIS USA, INC. 2 6 6 3 3 20
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 4 6 2 14
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 3 0 1 6 14
TDK CORPORATION 5 4 3 1 1 14
BARMAG AG 7 3 2 0 0 12
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 9 3 0 0 0 12
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 2 1 5 4 12
SONY CORPORATION 3 3 4 1 1 12
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 6 5 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 5 0 3 10
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 2 0 3 9
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 1 9
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 4 1 2 1 9
NEC CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 3 9
W. C. BRADLEY/ZEBCO HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 4 1 2 9
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 2 2 4 0 0 8
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 0 1 3 3 1 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 3 8
PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO. 1 2 1 2 2 8
SMS SCHLOEMANN-SIEMAG AG 5 2 1 0 0 8
TOKYO KIKAI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 3 0 2 2 1 8
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 0 0 4 2 1 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 3 4 0 0 7
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 4 1 7
SEAGATE REMOVABLE STORAGE SOLUTIONS LLC 3 0 3 0 1 7
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 0 2 0 7
BENCHMARK STORAGE INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 5 1 0 0 6
FUJI TEKKO CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 1 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 1 5 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TAIHEI SEISAKUSHO A/K/A 0 0 6 0 0 6
MEMMINGER IRO GMBH 0 1 3 1 1 6
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY 1 2 2 0 1 6
PURE FISHING, INC. 0 3 0 0 3 6
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 3 1 0 6
TAKATA (EUROPE) VEHICLE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GMBH 4 2 0 0 0 6
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 0 1 2 2 1 6
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 1 3 0 0 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 2 0 0 1 5
FERAG AG 2 0 1 2 0 5
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA MORIC 0 0 0 5 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
SUNCAST CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
TOYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 5 0 0 0 5
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5


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