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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 433, Dentistry
( 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
~Individually Owned Patent
191
134
113
82
98
618
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
7
16
10
18
4
55
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.
8
15
11
7
6
47
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
12
8
6
9
8
43
NOBEL BIOCARE AB
12
6
7
4
5
34
ORMCO CORPORATION
11
7
3
2
1
24
DENTSPLY RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT CORP.
7
6
4
2
2
21
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG
2
1
3
6
7
19
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH
8
3
6
2
0
19
ORAMETRIX, INC.
3
5
4
2
5
19
CAO GROUP, INC.
1
0
0
5
12
18
GC CORPORATION
5
4
6
2
1
18
IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC.
7
4
3
2
1
17
JENERIC/PENTRON INCORPORATED
3
5
3
0
1
12
CENTRIX, INC.
2
3
1
0
5
11
SULZER DENTAL INC.
4
5
0
1
0
10
SHADE ANALYZING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
3
1
2
2
0
8
TOMY INCORPORATED
2
1
1
1
3
8
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA
4
2
1
0
0
7
GEBRUDER BRASSELER GMBH & CO. KG
5
1
0
1
0
7
IVOCLAR AG
2
4
1
0
0
7
MANI, INC.
1
3
2
1
0
7
TP ORTHODONTICS, INC.
2
0
0
5
0
7
AICHI STEEL CORPORATION LTD.
2
0
2
1
1
6
NAKANISHI, INC.
1
1
3
1
0
6
THE KERR CORPORATION
2
0
0
1
3
6
3M ESPE AG
0
0
1
1
3
5
BIO-LOK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1
4
0
0
0
5
FERTON HOLDING SA
0
1
0
1
3
5
HU-FRIEDY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
1
1
0
3
0
5
NOBEL BIOCARE USA, INC.
1
2
1
1
0
5
RMO, INC.
0
4
0
0
1
5
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK
0
2
1
1
1
5
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