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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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 33 38 31 51 30 183
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5 6 4 9 3 27
LEGRIS SA 3 4 3 5 0 15
EATON CORPORATION 3 0 1 3 6 13
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 2 3 1 4 3 13
SWAGELOK COMPANY 0 3 2 5 2 12
TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 2 0 3 7 12
BREEZE-TORCA PRODUCTS, LLC 1 1 3 3 3 11
DENSO CORPORATION 0 3 2 5 1 11
GRANT PRIDECO, L.P. 5 1 1 2 2 11
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 4 3 1 1 2 11
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 3 1 1 11
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 6 0 0 1 10
JOHN GUEST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 4 2 0 3 0 9
VICTAULIC COMPANY OF AMERICA 1 3 0 2 3 9
HYDRIL COMPANY L.P. 1 2 1 3 1 8
NORMA GERMANY GMBH 0 0 1 4 3 8
STAUBLI FAVERGES 4 0 1 0 3 8
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 0 7
NATIONAL COUPLING COMPANY, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 3 1 1 0 7
BOEING COMPANY 2 3 0 1 0 6
GATES CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
HUTCHINSON FTS, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
S & B TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 0 0 3 6
TENARIS CONNECTIONS AG 3 0 2 0 1 6
VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 0 1 3 1 6
A. RAYMOND ET CIE. 0 0 0 2 3 5
BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
HYDRIL LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
PIOLAX, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SANOH KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 1 3 5
USUI KOKUSAI SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 0 1 5
VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE 0 0 0 2 3 5
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 0 5


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