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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 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven

( 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 37 29 44 37 28 175
LAITRAM, L.L.C. 6 15 9 12 12 54
KRONES AG 0 2 11 12 18 43
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 3 6 7 10 9 35
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 5 8 8 3 4 28
HABASIT AG 8 6 8 3 2 27
KONE CORPORATION 13 6 3 3 2 27
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 4 6 6 8 27
MARTIN ENGINEERING COMPANY 5 3 7 7 3 25
DEMATIC CORP. 6 7 5 3 2 23
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 5 3 7 2 3 20
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 9 2 1 1 18
INVENTIO AG 4 3 3 3 5 18
FERAG AG 3 1 4 4 4 16
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 3 2 2 1 11
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 6 1 1 1 2 11
MARCHESINI GROUP S.P.A. 2 2 3 3 0 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 1 4 3 10
WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AG 0 1 1 4 4 10
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 2 4 3 0 0 9
REXNORD FLATTOP EUROPE B.V. 3 0 2 4 0 9
SPAN TECH LLC 2 2 3 1 1 9
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO. 2 1 2 3 1 9
DEERE + COMPANY 1 0 1 2 4 8
KEITH MANUFACTURING CO. 2 2 2 2 0 8
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 0 3 2 2 8
THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR INNOVATION CENTER, S.A. 0 0 2 4 2 8
TOSHIBA ELEVATOR KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 2 1 0 8
VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 3 2 8
F. L. SMIDTH & CO. A/S 0 0 0 3 4 7
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 3 2 0 2 7
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 0 2 0 5 7
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, LLC 1 2 2 2 0 7
THERMODRIVE LLC 1 1 3 2 0 7
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 1 0 6
DORNER MFG. CORP. 1 1 2 2 0 6
EISENMANN ANLAGENBAU GMBH & CO. KG 2 3 1 0 0 6
FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY 1 0 1 2 2 6
HIRATA CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
INNOVA PATENT GMBH 0 4 1 0 1 6
KHS GMBH 0 0 0 1 5 6
PHOENIX CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEMS GMBH 2 1 1 1 1 6
REXNORD INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 3 2 0 6
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
SPECIALTY CONVEYOR B.V. 0 0 1 2 3 6
SSI SCHAEFER PEEM GMBH 2 0 2 2 0 6
THYSSENKRUPP NORTE, S.A. 0 5 0 1 0 6
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. 2 1 1 0 2 6
ASGCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
FPS FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS B.V. 3 0 1 1 0 5
FROST LINKS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 1 2 1 5
INTELLIGRATED, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
KOLBUS GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 1 0 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
TRANSNORM SYSTEM, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5


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