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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 015, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 103 122 126 104 152 607
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 13 9 15 10 17 64
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 7 9 12 15 21 64
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 12 13 13 13 55
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA 6 18 9 6 11 50
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 9 7 2 16 15 49
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 7 2 5 9 14 37
BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. 4 6 2 6 17 35
THE HOOVER COMPANY 7 18 6 1 0 32
BRAUN GMBH 4 3 4 3 11 25
ROYAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 11 5 1 5 2 24
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 1 2 3 5 12 23
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 11 4 2 6 23
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 4 6 3 6 19
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 3 2 4 7 3 19
ASMO CO., LTD. 1 3 2 4 7 17
TENNANT COMPANY 8 3 2 1 3 17
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 0 0 7 4 13
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE 1 2 3 2 5 13
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. 0 0 3 2 7 12
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 5 3 1 2 1 12
TRISA HOLDING, AG 1 4 1 2 3 11
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 0 3 4 10
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 1 4 2 1 2 10
THE SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 1 0 1 3 5 10
VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 8 0 0 0 10
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 0 0 3 4 9
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 4 2 2 1 0 9
EURO-PRO OPERATING, LLC 1 1 1 3 3 9
HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION 4 3 2 0 0 9
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 3 9
QUICKIE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 4 0 2 1 9
TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 5 9
WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED RESOURCES, INC. 1 2 2 4 0 9
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. 1 4 3 0 0 8
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 3 1 1 3 8
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. 1 3 1 2 1 8
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 3 0 4 8
SHOP-VAC CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
ALFRED KARCHER GMBH & CO. 1 4 0 2 0 7
HEALTHY GAIN INVESTMENTS LTD 0 0 4 3 0 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 0 1 4 0 7
LIBMAN COMPANY 0 2 1 2 2 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 3 2 0 0 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 4 7
THE CLOROX COMPANY 2 1 2 2 0 7
THE EVERCARE COMPANY 2 1 0 2 2 7
DYSON LIMITED 3 1 2 0 0 6
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 0 2 1 0 6
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 0 1 0 3 2 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 1 3 1 1 6
TACONY CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 6 6
ALTO U. S. INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
BELANGER INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
DULEVO INTERNATIONAL S.P.A. 0 1 1 1 2 5
ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, LTD. 0 3 1 0 1 5
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
MITSUBA CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5


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