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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 255 298 262 198 196 1209
ACUSHNET COMPANY 48 56 53 46 58 261
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 48 65 50 53 45 261
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 24 41 47 42 57 211
SRI SPORTS LIMITED 6 50 46 36 35 173
TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC. 5 12 13 11 14 55
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 13 5 12 15 7 52
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 31 4 0 1 0 36
FU SHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 7 7 4 0 24
STX LLC 8 5 3 5 3 24
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 10 4 6 2 1 23
MIZUNO CORPORATION 7 6 5 2 1 21
NIKE, INC. 2 7 4 3 5 21
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. 0 1 6 7 4 18
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 3 6 6 2 1 18
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 4 6 2 2 2 16
EASTON SPORTS, INC. 0 0 5 7 2 14
JAMES D. EASTON, INC. 3 8 1 1 1 14
WARRIOR LACROSSE, INC. 4 3 5 1 0 13
NELSON PRECISION CASTING CO., LTD. 3 2 4 3 0 12
WARRIOR SPORTS, INC. 0 0 0 4 8 12
RUSSELL CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 3 8 0 11
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ENDO SEISAKUSHO 4 2 2 1 0 9
ROGER CLEVELAND GOLF COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 1 6 9
HEAD TECHNOLOGY GMBH 0 5 1 0 2 8
RUSSELL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 4 3 0 0 1 8
EF COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES, L.P. 2 4 0 0 0 6
J. DEBEER & SON, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
NEW ARCHERY PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
SOP SERVICES, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL MULTITECH CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 4 5
DAIWA SEIKO INC 2 1 0 2 0 5
MACGREGOR GOLF CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
TAYLORMADE-ADIDAS GOLF COMPANY 0 0 5 0 0 5


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