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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 162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation

( 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
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 34 16 19 21 12 102
METSO PAPER, INC. 25 17 17 24 14 97
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 16 14 10 16 21 77
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 4 14 10 11 5 44
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 7 10 8 13 42
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 8 7 11 4 34
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 10 8 3 5 27
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 0 0 5 7 11 23
ICHIKAWA CO., LTD. 4 5 3 0 5 17
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 1 4 2 3 6 16
METSO FIBER KARLSTAD AB 0 0 5 6 5 16
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 5 2 2 3 15
AKZO NOBEL NV 4 0 5 2 2 13
ANDRITZ INC. 2 2 4 2 3 13
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 3 4 5 0 1 13
ASTENJOHNSON, INC. 1 7 0 0 4 12
NALCO COMPANY 0 2 2 3 4 11
ANDRITZ AG 1 3 0 4 2 10
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 1 3 2 2 10
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 4 2 3 0 0 9
YAMAUCHI CORPORATION 1 2 0 3 3 9
HEIMBACH GMBH & CO. 3 1 3 1 0 8
HERCULES INCORPORATED 0 0 5 0 3 8
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
FPINNOVATIONS 0 0 1 4 1 6
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE 2 0 0 1 3 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
METSO AUTOMATION OY 0 4 1 0 1 6
VAAHTO OY 1 2 0 0 3 6
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 3 1 1 1 0 6
M-REAL OYJ 3 1 0 0 1 5
STORA ENSO AB 0 1 1 2 1 5


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