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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 002, Apparel

( 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 177 205 129 122 81 714
MORNING PRIDE MANUFACTURING, L.L.C. 8 8 3 3 2 24
NIKE, INC. 3 2 3 2 10 20
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 4 8 5 1 1 19
180S, INC. 3 2 2 1 2 10
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 1 2 2 1 10
DADA CORP. 3 4 3 0 0 10
HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO., INC. 3 4 0 1 0 8
BAUER NIKE HOCKEY INC. 3 3 0 0 1 7
BELL SPORTS, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
LINEWEIGHT LLC 3 0 2 0 1 6
NOROTOS, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
OTOS TECH CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 1 6
YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 3 6
E. D. BULLARD COMPANY 1 2 2 0 0 5
EAGLE INDUSTRIES UNLIMITED, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
GENTEX CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
MJD INNOVATIONS, LLC 1 0 4 0 0 5
RIDDELL INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
SALOMON S.A. 2 1 2 0 0 5
TABATA CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 0 5
WARRIOR LACROSSE, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5


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