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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 1969 - 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 028, Textiles: Manufacturing

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 11 9 14 7 20 24 15 7 11 8 5 7 3 4 1 3 4 1 4 2 1 6 6 6 2 9 6 5 4 4 7 4 3 4 1 7 2 237
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 13 6 3 5 4 7 3 3 6 8 1 3 5 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 5 1 1 2 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 109
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 3 4 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 0 2 1 4 3 4 1 4 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 1 4 0 3 2 1 4 4 4 1 1 3 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
TEXTILMASCHINENFABRIK DR. ERNST FEHRER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 4 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 3 1 32
BARMAG AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 28
TECHNISERVICE DIVISION TEXTURED YARN CO., INC. 7 8 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 5 3 2 6 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
AKZONA INCORPORATED 2 0 1 2 1 4 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 23
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 7 1 22
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 5 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 19
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 18
BENNINGER AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 16
OSKAR DILO MASCHINENFABRIK KG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 16
TEIJIN LIMITED 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16
RIETER MACHINE WORKS LTD. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
TEXTURED YARN CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
ENTERPRISE MACHINE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
J. P. STEVENS + CO., INC. 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
JOSEPH BANCROFT + SONS COMPANY 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
SUZUKI WARPER, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 1 1 0 14
ZELLWEGER USTER AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
FIBER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 1 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 1 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 13
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 13
SOCIETE RHODIACETA-D.A.P.I.D. 2 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
BASF CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
KARL MAYER TEXTILMASCHINENFABRIK GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12
TEIJIN SEIKI CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12
BARMAG BARMER MASCHINENFABRIK AG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
CHEVRON RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
DR. CARL HAHN GMBH 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
RHONE-POULENC-TEXTILE 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
NEUMUNSTERSCHE MASCHINEN UND APPARATEBAU GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
ZELLWEGER, LTD. 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9
HEBERLEIN MASCHINENFABRIK AG. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HERCULES INCORPORATED 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
JOHN HEATHCOAT & COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
KLINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
LINDAUER DORNIER GESELLSCHAFT MBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 9
ASSELIN (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
BARBER-COLMAN COMPANY 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
VEPA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
W. SCHLAFHORST AG & CO. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SINGER COMPANY 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ABBOTT MACHINE CO., INC. 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
HEBERLEIN FIBERTECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 6
KAWAMOTO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 6
MASCHINENFABRIK BENINGER AG 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MCCOY-ELLISON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MESSIER-BUGATTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SNIA VISCOSA SOCIETA NAZIONALE INDUSTRIA APPLICAZIONI VISCOS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
TSUDAKOMA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
COURTAULDS LIMITED 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GUILFORD MILLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
HERGETH HOLLINGSWORTH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
INDIAN HEAD INC. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MORRISON BERKSHIRE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE PROPULSION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TNS MILLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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