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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 101 113 64 66 56 400
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 65 54 18 12 12 161
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 16 6 15 5 0 42
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 6 12 8 6 7 39
DENSO CORPORATION 5 9 7 6 3 30
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 9 3 6 2 7 27
CATERPILLAR INC. 8 8 3 2 5 26
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 3 9 2 4 4 22
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 4 4 7 21
HITACHI, LTD 8 6 3 2 2 21
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 10 4 0 4 21
NORDSON CORPORATION 8 4 4 2 2 20
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 4 1 7 3 5 20
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 0 7 4 0 5 16
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 0 0 7 8 15
TORO COMPANY 4 5 0 4 2 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 4 3 2 2 14
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 3 2 3 3 14
ECOLAB INC. 5 4 2 0 2 13
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 2 5 2 1 2 12
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 4 0 4 2 2 12
SHIN TAI SPURT WATER OF THE GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 4 4 1 3 0 12
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 6 2 1 0 12
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 1 2 0 3 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 4 1 0 2 11
AEROGEN, INC. 5 5 0 0 0 10
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 0 7 0 3 0 10
KEIHIN CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 4 10
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 2 1 2 1 2 8
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 1 7 0 0 8
DL TECHNOLOGY LLC 3 2 2 0 0 7
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 6 1 0 0 7
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
MEADWESTVACO CALMAR, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
VALOIS S.A.S. 4 1 0 2 0 7
DEERE + COMPANY 3 1 1 0 1 6
GRACO INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
HANSGROHE AG 4 0 2 0 0 6
LECHLER GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 2 1 1 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 0 1 0 6
ORBIT IRRIGATION PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 6
YUAN MEI CORP. 0 0 3 2 1 6
SENNINGER IRRIGATION, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
SIEMENS DIESEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 2 0 0 0 5


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