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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 271, Sheet Feeding or Delivering

( 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
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14 27 25 44 49 159
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 11 6 30 48 98
XEROX CORPORATION 10 11 9 20 33 83
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 19 15 13 12 14 73
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 12 13 14 14 14 67
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 12 7 14 17 61
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 8 8 8 11 18 53
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 4 11 11 7 39
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 5 4 13 13 37
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 6 6 1 7 16 36
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 6 7 11 6 35
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 3 2 8 16 32
NISCA CORPORATION 9 7 4 9 2 31
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 8 3 3 2 9 25
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 4 5 3 7 25
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 7 8 1 2 6 24
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 4 1 5 4 9 23
KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 11 18
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 1 2 2 7 17
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 5 3 6 16
FERAG AG 5 2 2 4 1 14
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 8 4 14
BOWE BELL & HOWELL COMPANY 3 2 3 2 2 12
DIEBOLD SELF SERVICE SYSTEMS, A DIVISION OF DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED 0 3 4 2 2 11
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 0 3 1 3 4 11
GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, INC. 3 1 3 1 3 11
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 4 2 3 0 0 9
LG N-SYS INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 0 2 0 4 3 9
OKIDATA CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 3 9
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 1 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 3 2 1 8
FOXLINK IMAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 4 7
KOMORI CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 4 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 2 7
RICOH PRINTING SYSTEMS, LTD. 1 1 0 2 3 7
ASAHI SEIKO CO., LTD. 1 2 1 2 0 6
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 1 6
WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 0 1 3 1 6
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
HITACHI, LTD 2 1 0 1 1 5
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 2 0 5
MARS INCORPORATED 2 3 0 0 0 5
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 2 1 5
NCR CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5


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