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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 101, Printing

( 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
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 45 65 102 94 38 344
~Individually Owned Patent 53 36 49 52 27 217
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 18 25 27 31 20 121
M.A.N. ROLAND DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 15 24 26 23 19 107
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 18 27 31 20 6 102
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 5 19 19 24 13 80
KOMORI CORPORATION 5 19 26 10 11 71
TOKYO KIKAI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 10 13 15 13 3 54
TOHOKU RICOH CO., LTD. 10 9 11 8 1 39
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 8 10 6 12 0 36
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 3 3 16 8 32
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 6 7 9 7 31
AGFA CORPORATION 4 3 3 12 2 24
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 8 7 2 5 23
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 5 4 4 3 20
PRESSTEK, INC. 5 8 3 3 1 20
RYOBI, LTD. 2 6 4 5 3 20
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 3 4 5 5 1 18
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG 1 2 3 7 3 16
NEXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC 0 0 10 3 0 13
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 2 4 1 12
MINAMI CO. LTD. 3 5 2 2 0 12
FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. 2 0 3 6 0 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 2 2 2 11
XEROX CORPORATION 1 2 4 3 1 11
BOBST, S.A. 0 1 5 1 3 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 2 4 4 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 6 2 1 9
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 2 9
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 0 1 3 8
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 1 2 4 1 0 8
GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 4 0 2 8
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 2 0 0 7
CREO IL. LTD. 0 1 2 2 2 7
CREO INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 0 3 4 0 7
KONICA CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
OCE PRINTING SYSTEMS GMBH 1 0 2 0 4 7
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 1 1 2 1 6
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY 4 0 1 0 1 6
REEFDALE PTY. LTD. 2 0 2 2 0 6
SHINOHARA MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 4 6
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 0 3 1 6
ACKLEY MACHINE CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
CREOSCITEX CORPORATION LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 0 0 0 1 4 5
GOSS GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL IMAGING MATERIALS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
MIYAKOSHI PRINTING MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
PRINTING RESEARCH, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
WERNER KAMMANN MASCHINENFABRIK 1 0 2 1 1 5
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER GMBH 1 1 2 1 0 5


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