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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 131 120 166 190 195 226 183 148 223 167 141 189 178 145 109 153 167 126 142 133 208 218 220 209 189 245 249 215 222 254 223 196 210 223 195 135 110 130 132 122 126 131 7394
MARVIN GLASS & ASSOCIATES 18 4 27 25 18 20 22 22 16 9 12 14 9 9 4 4 8 4 3 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 3 0 3 2 4 8 4 3 7 11 13 9 9 86
WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3 8 5 12 6 9 5 4 7 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
TOMY COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 3 9 10 5 2 7 2 1 2 1 5 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
MATTEL INC. 2 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 6 3 8 5 1 3 2 61
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 3 5 8 6 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
BALLY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 8 3 2 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 5 4 3 4 1 3 7 40
PRIME TABLE GAMES LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 8 3 1 3 0 2 0 4 1 29
MIKOHN GAMING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 4 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 27
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ACE DENKEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
KABUSHIKI KAISHA UNIVERSAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 2 4 5 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
KONAMI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 26
IDEAL TOY CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 4 3 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
HASBRO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 22
LAWRENCE PESKA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
ACTION TARGET, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 7 2 2 2 20
WICO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
BALLY GAMING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 5 17
DATA EAST PINBALL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
ARACHNID, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16
ARUZE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 15
NEW VISION GAMING AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 3 1 15
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 13
GORDON BARLOW DESIGN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
PROGRESSIVE GAMES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
RLT ACQUISITION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 13
BET TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
CAPCOM COIN-OP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12
DMI SPORTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 11
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 11
BOB'S SPACE RACERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
D. GOTTLIEB CO. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
NAMCO LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 10
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
WMS GAMING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 10
ASAHI CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
COLECO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
KOHNER BROS, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
OBERTHUR GAMING TECHNOLOGIES INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 9
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
CASWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
LOUIS MARX CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
NSM AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SEGA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 8
SIERRA DESIGN GROUP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 8
AUSTRALASIAN TRAINING AIDS PROPRIETARY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
DRAGON CO., LTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 7
EPOCH COMPANY LTD. 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PREMIER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
AURORA PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
BENCHMARK ENTERTAINMENT L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6
BRESLOW, MORRISON, TERZIAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, THE GOVERNMENT OF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6
OLYMPIAN GAMING LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6
PTT, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SEGA PINBALL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BELL-FRUIT MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
C. J. ASSOCIATES, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CANADIAN (21) STOOK LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
CBS INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
D&D GAMING PATENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DETROIT BULLET TRAP CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FUNDEX GAMES, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
GAMELOT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5
INVICTA PLASTICS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
LAZER-TRON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MIDWAY MFG. CO. 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
OR-DA INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SPORTCRAFT, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
VENDINGDATA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WICKS NEMER, P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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