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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 005, Beds

( 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 186 169 120 138 138 751
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 20 22 19 23 23 107
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 6 8 4 10 6 34
DREAMWELL, LTD. 4 6 5 6 4 25
STRYKER CORPORATION 7 7 1 7 3 25
KCI LICENSING, INC. 7 1 2 5 5 20
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 5 2 2 4 6 19
THE BOPPY COMPANY 4 6 1 4 3 18
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. 4 5 2 2 1 14
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 4 3 1 4 14
PACIFIC COAST FEATHER COMPANY 3 2 2 4 1 12
WOODLARK CIRCLE, INC. 1 2 2 3 3 11
GAYMAR INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 3 2 0 10
FERNO-WASHINGTON INC. 1 1 1 2 4 9
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 0 3 2 9
KELSYUS, LLC 2 2 2 1 2 9
MIDMARK CORPORATION 3 2 0 3 1 9
ARMS REACH CONCEPTS, INC. 3 1 1 3 0 8
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 2 3 1 1 1 8
FINGER LAKES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC 1 3 1 3 0 8
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 2 4 0 1 1 8
TEAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION 0 4 1 3 0 8
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD. 4 1 1 1 0 7
INVACARE CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 0 6
MAQUET GMBH & CO. KG. 1 1 0 2 2 6
PATENT CATEGORY CORP. 0 1 1 1 3 6
HATTERAS HAMMOCKS, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
SUMMER INFANT PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5


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