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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 73 46 46 40 27 232
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 26 18 13 9 4 70
SHIMANO INC. 8 10 17 5 3 43
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 4 9 7 8 6 34
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 9 4 3 8 2 26
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 7 2 3 3 3 18
TAKATA CORPORATION 7 4 1 2 2 16
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 3 2 2 2 6 15
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 3 2 4 5 1 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 6 5 1 1 2 15
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 5 6 2 1 0 14
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 10 2 1 0 0 13
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 1 0 3 6 2 12
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 3 1 3 3 2 12
METSO PAPER, INC. 3 2 4 1 1 11
INNOVIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLC 0 0 0 6 4 10
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 5 3 1 0 1 10
TDK CORPORATION 5 4 1 0 0 10
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 2 2 1 3 1 9
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE 2 2 1 2 2 9
DAIWA SEIKO INC 3 2 3 0 0 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 1 1 2 0 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 3 8
CHAN LI MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 4 7
GREAT STUFF, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
MURATA MACHINERY, LTD. 0 0 4 1 1 6
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 1 1 1 3 0 6
SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLC 2 1 0 1 2 6
WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC 4 0 2 0 0 6
DANIELI & CO. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA 1 3 1 0 0 5
DOYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
STRATASYS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5


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