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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 126 126 80 61 53 446
VALOIS S.A.S. 4 10 9 4 8 35
L'OREAL S.A. 8 8 5 4 4 29
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 11 2 8 2 5 28
NORDSON CORPORATION 3 8 7 1 8 27
RIEKE CORPORATION 2 3 4 8 1 18
BEVERAGE WORKS, INC. 4 4 2 5 1 16
MEADWESTVACO CALMAR, INC. 0 0 0 8 8 16
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 2 5 5 3 1 16
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 4 2 1 2 3 12
HYGIENE-TECHNIK INC. 1 0 7 3 1 12
CONTINENTAL AFA DISPENSING COMPANY 3 3 4 0 0 10
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. 1 5 3 0 1 10
ING. ERICH PFEIFFER GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 5 1 1 10
NESTEC, S.A. 3 3 1 1 2 10
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 0 2 0 2 9
REXAM DISPENSING SYSTEMS S.A.S. 1 1 3 2 2 9
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 3 0 0 1 8
GOTOHTI. COM INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 1 3 0 8
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 2 1 2 1 2 8
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 4 0 1 3 0 8
VALOIS, SOCIETE ANONYME 4 2 2 0 0 8
MASTERCHEM INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 2 3 0 2 7
PEPSICO, INC. 1 3 1 0 2 7
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 0 1 0 2 7
SCHOLLE CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 0 7
SEAQUIST CLOSURES FOREIGN, INC. 2 3 0 0 2 7
SIG TECHNOLOGY LTD. 1 1 3 1 1 7
AIRLESSYSTEMS 0 1 2 0 3 6
BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 0 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 3 0 1 2 6
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 2 0 1 2 5
ECOLAB INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
FLUID MANAGEMENT, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
GRACO INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
INTELLIPACK 0 0 3 0 2 5
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SEAQUISTPERFECT DISPENSING FOREIGN, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 0 5


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