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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 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.
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
122
126
131
96
94
569
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
13
9
9
5
7
43
BALLY GAMING, INC.
3
7
5
12
2
29
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT)
1
3
7
4
6
21
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
3
3
4
3
2
15
ACTION TARGET, INC.
2
2
2
3
4
13
MATTEL INC.
1
3
2
1
4
11
HASBRO, INC.
2
1
2
5
0
10
NEW VISION GAMING AND DEVELOPMENT, INC.
5
3
1
0
1
10
SEGA CORPORATION
2
3
2
1
2
10
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA.
0
1
5
2
0
8
OLYMPIAN GAMING LLC
3
0
3
1
1
8
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
0
0
4
0
3
7
CFPH, L.L.C.
0
0
2
3
1
6
SHUFFLE MASTER GMBH & CO KG
0
2
1
2
1
6
GAMELOT, INC.
3
0
2
0
0
5
OBERTHUR GAMING TECHNOLOGIES INC
0
3
1
1
0
5
PRIME TABLE GAMES LLC
0
4
1
0
0
5
TAIWAN FULGENT ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
0
1
3
1
0
5
WMS GAMING, INC.
1
0
1
2
1
5
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