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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 61 57 53 35 38 244
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 7 11 6 4 16 44
NIEN MADE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 9 3 9 3 3 27
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 9 9 2 2 2 24
CHING FENG BLINDS IND. CO., LTD. 7 6 5 0 0 18
HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V. 1 3 4 5 4 17
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 2 4 3 0 3 12
BOS GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 2 3 1 11
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION 4 2 3 1 0 10
SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS LP 2 3 1 0 2 8
TEH YOR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 4 8
GIRARD SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 2 0 1 7
OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 1 7
DYNACO INTERNATIONAL S.A. 1 1 1 2 1 6
NEWELL WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
CANIMEX INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
DOMETIC CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
ZIPSHADE INDUSTRIAL (B.V.I.) CORP. 3 2 0 0 0 5
ZIPWALL, LLC 2 0 1 0 2 5


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