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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 015, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

( 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 111 103 122 126 104 566
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 15 4 12 13 13 57
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 9 13 9 15 10 56
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 18 9 7 2 16 52
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 7 7 9 12 15 50
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA 4 6 18 9 6 43
THE HOOVER COMPANY 4 7 18 6 1 36
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 8 7 2 5 9 31
ROYAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 9 11 5 1 5 31
BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. 6 4 6 2 6 24
TENNANT COMPANY 7 8 3 2 1 21
BLACK & DECKER INC. 5 0 4 6 3 18
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 1 0 11 4 2 18
BRAUN GMBH 2 4 3 4 3 16
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 3 2 4 7 16
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 2 5 3 1 2 13
ASMO CO., LTD. 2 1 3 2 4 12
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 1 1 2 3 5 12
VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 8 0 0 12
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 2 4 2 2 1 11
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 5 2 1 3 0 11
QUICKIE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 3 2 4 0 2 11
HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION 1 4 3 2 0 10
WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED RESOURCES, INC. 1 1 2 2 4 10
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. 1 1 4 3 0 9
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 2 0 0 7 9
LIBMAN COMPANY 4 0 2 1 2 9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 2 3 2 0 9
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE 1 1 2 3 2 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 2 0 0 3 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 0 1 4 8
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 0 1 4 2 1 8
SHOP-VAC CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 3 8
TRISA HOLDING, AG 0 1 4 1 2 8
ALFRED KARCHER GMBH & CO. 0 1 4 0 2 7
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. 0 1 3 1 2 7
HEALTHY GAIN INVESTMENTS LTD 0 0 0 4 3 7
THE CLOROX COMPANY 0 2 1 2 2 7
TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 0 7
DYSON LIMITED 0 3 1 2 0 6
EURO-PRO OPERATING, LLC 0 1 1 1 3 6
FREUDENBERG HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS, LP 2 0 3 0 1 6
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 1 0 3 6
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 0 3 0 2 1 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 0 0 1 2 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 3 1 6
THE EVERCARE COMPANY 1 2 1 0 2 6
THE SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 1 1 0 1 3 6
ALTO U. S. INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. 0 0 0 3 2 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 0 3 1 1 5
IROBOT CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
TACONY CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5


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