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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 57 54 54 73 46 284
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 57 51 15 0 0 123
SHIMANO INC. 23 30 17 8 10 88
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 20 26 18 64
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 7 5 5 7 2 26
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 5 3 6 5 3 22
TAKATA CORPORATION 3 4 3 7 4 21
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 5 1 2 10 2 20
METSO PAPER, INC. 7 6 2 3 2 20
TDK CORPORATION 1 5 5 5 4 20
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 3 2 1 4 9 19
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 1 0 3 9 4 17
IMATION CORP. 6 2 5 0 3 16
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 6 5 4 1 0 16
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 1 0 3 5 6 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 4 0 6 5 15
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 4 2 7 0 1 14
DAIWA SEIKO INC 3 1 4 3 2 13
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 4 4 1 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 5 4 2 0 12
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 1 3 0 2 11
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 6 3 0 0 0 9
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 3 0 0 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 2 1 1 8
OKUMA FISHING TACKLE CO., LTD. 2 1 3 1 1 8
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 2 3 1 0 7
SAURER GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 2 0 0 7
SONY CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 1 7
TESA AG 0 3 4 0 0 7
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 3 0 3 1 7
ATOP S.P.A. 1 2 2 1 0 6
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 0 1 0 3 2 6
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 0 6
GREAT STUFF, INC. 0 3 0 1 2 6
NEC CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 1 6
PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO. 2 3 0 1 0 6
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC 1 0 4 1 0 6
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 1 1 6
SUNCAST CORPORATION 4 0 0 2 0 6
W. C. BRADLEY/ZEBCO HOLDINGS, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
AXIS USA, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 0 0 0 3 2 5
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
TAKATA-PETRI (ULM) GMBH 1 3 1 0 0 5
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 1 1 1 0 2 5


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