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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 401, Coating Implements with Material Supply

( 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 55 41 63 40 48 49 41 45 37 32 29 27 26 21 23 22 28 32 31 38 41 56 78 45 37 59 46 33 23 36 110 98 124 90 77 89 71 1841
L'OREAL S.A. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 5 6 5 3 6 3 4 5 2 7 14 16 26 12 7 12 11 154
KOTOBUKI & CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 3 0 3 8 7 3 5 3 2 4 4 9 13 6 10 7 4 6 5 112
GILLETTE COMPANY 0 0 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 2 1 3 0 4 6 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 7 7 7 2 1 0 0 75
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 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 3 7 15 5 7 16 9 3 6 72
PENTEL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 2 1 6 5 2 0 5 3 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 59
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 1 8 1 13 6 4 55
MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 8 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 33
BIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 5 1 2 6 1 6 0 31
KOH-I-NOOR RAPIDOGRAPH INC. 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
PILOT INK CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 26
RISDON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
ANCOS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
A. W. FABER-CASTELL GMBH & CO. 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 2 1 1 18
ZEBRA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 18
MONTBLANC-SIMPLO GMBH 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17
SCHWAN-STABILO SCHWANHAUSSER GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 17
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16
BRIDGEPORT METAL GOODS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 15
PARKER PEN COMPANY 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SAKURAKUREPASU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 13
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
SUZUNO KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 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 1 4 3 2 1 2 13
GEORG KARL GEKA-BRUSH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 12
J. S. STAEDTLER GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12
REXAM COSMETIC PACKAGING 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 1 0 3 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 12
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION 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 4 3 3 1 11
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 0 0 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 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 11
DAINIHON BUNGU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 2 2 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 11
EYELET SPECIALTY CO., INC. 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 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 11
J.S. STAEDTLER K.G. 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
PILOT MAN-NEN-HITSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SAILOR PEN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
BINNEY & SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 10
EVERSHARP PEN 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 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 10
HENLOPEN MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 10
REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION 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 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 10
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
EJECTORET S.A. 0 7 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 0 0 0 0 0 9
SCHWAN-STABILO COSMETICS GMBH & CO. 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 0 3 1 0 0 2 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES 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 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 8
DIKE, INC. 2 5 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 0 0 0 8
LVMH RECHERCHE 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 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PILOT PRECISION KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
SANFORD, L.P. 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 0 1 2 3 8
THE PLASTEK GROUP 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 2 0 0 0 8
BEROL CORPORATION 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 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 7
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
LAURA LUPTON, INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PELIKAN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SPATZ CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 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 7
THE CLOROX 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 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 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 6
BRAUN, W., COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
COLOR ACCESS, 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 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 6
CONTE S.A. 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 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 6
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 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 4 0 0 2 0 6
GRAPHIC CONTROLS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PENN CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 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 0 6
RAPIDOGRAPH, INC. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SCRIPTO INC. 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SEB S.A. 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 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
TEIBOW COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
A.W. FABER-CASTELL UNTERNEHMENSVERWALTUNG GMBH & CO. 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
CHARTPAK, 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 0 3 1 1 0 5
DENNISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DRI MARK PRODUCTS, INC. 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5
HIDAN CO., LTD 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
KENDALL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KOH-I-NOOR, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
L.I.R. FRANCE 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
MEDI-FLEX HOSPITAL PRODUCTS, 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 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
MENNEN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MERZ & KRELL GMBH & CO. KG 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
MICRO CO., LTD. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5
PENTECH INTERNATIONAL 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 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
PIONEER INDUSTRIAL CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
PLOUGH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 5
PRO ETON CORPORATION 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 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
REVLON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5
SANFORD RESEARCH COMPANY 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 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 2 1 1 1 5
SOCIETE BIC S.A. 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 0 0 1 1 0 2 5
TOMBOW PENCIL CO. LTD. 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 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5


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