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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 401, Coating Implements with Material Supply

( 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 71 71 59 57 37 295
L'OREAL S.A. 11 20 12 18 14 75
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 8 4 2 1 21
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 4 5 1 1 15
KOTOBUKI & CO., LTD. 5 5 4 0 0 14
SANFORD, L.P. 3 2 1 4 4 14
THE CLOROX COMPANY 6 5 0 1 0 12
MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD. 2 5 2 1 1 11
PILOT INK CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 4 10
TOKIWA CORPORATION 0 3 4 3 0 10
SCHWAN-STABILO COSMETICS GMBH & CO. 2 2 1 2 2 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 3 1 1 2 8
SOCIETE BIC S.A. 2 3 0 2 0 7
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 0 2 2 1 5
COTAPAXI CUSTOM DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
GEKA BRUSH GMBH 0 0 1 1 3 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
MICRO CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
PENTEL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 0 1 1 5
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 1 0 0 4 0 5
TECHPACK INTERNATIONAL 0 2 1 1 1 5
TOMBOW PENCIL CO. LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5


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