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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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 50 51 49 43 33 226
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 6 8 4 3 24
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 5 5 2 5 21
GRANT PRIDECO, L.P. 2 4 3 3 5 17
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 5 4 4 4 17
LEGRIS SA 1 0 5 4 3 13
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 5 2 2 1 12
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 3 2 4 12
TOTAKU INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 6 2 0 0 11
HYDRIL COMPANY L.P. 3 2 3 1 1 10
RASMUSSEN GMBH 3 1 1 3 2 10
VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE 1 3 1 4 0 9
VICTAULIC COMPANY OF AMERICA 4 2 2 0 1 9
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 2 2 0 3 2 9
DANA CORPORATION 3 4 1 0 0 8
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 0 1 4 2 8
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
ANTON HUMMEL VERWALTUNGS GMBH 2 3 1 1 0 7
NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO. LTD. 0 3 2 1 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 0 4 2 7
SWAGELOK COMPANY 3 1 2 1 0 7
A. RAYMOND ET CIE. 1 2 2 1 0 6
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 1 0 2 1 2 6
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 3 2 0 1 6
STAUBLI FAVERGES 0 1 1 0 4 6
TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 4 0 2 0 6
USUI KOKUSAI SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 1 1 6
WATERWORKS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ARMATURENFABRIK HERMANN VOSS GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 1 0 0 5
COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
JOHN GUEST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 0 1 4 5
MANNESMANN AG 3 0 2 0 0 5
SENIOR INVESTMENTS AG 0 3 2 0 0 5
SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
TRU-FLEX METAL HOSE CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 1 5
VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 1 2 1 1 5


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