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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 433, Dentistry

( 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 68 30 71 66 101 336
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 14 6 11 19 9 59
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 8 5 12 9 7 41
ORAMETRIX, INC. 5 2 7 3 6 23
NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG 0 3 5 6 8 22
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 5 7 3 20
BIOMET 3I, INC. 3 2 2 5 5 17
ORMCO CORPORATION 5 3 2 3 4 17
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 7 4 14
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG 1 1 3 3 5 13
W & H DENTALWERK BURMOOS GMBH 1 3 2 2 3 11
CADENT LTD. 2 3 0 4 0 9
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 0 1 2 2 3 8
ASTRA-TECH AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 0 4 2 7
GC CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 1 7
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH 3 0 2 1 1 7
MICRO MEGA INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURES, S.A. 1 0 3 2 1 7
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 2 3 7
CENTRIX, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
INNERLITE, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHOFU 0 0 0 3 3 6
PENTRON CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 1 1 1 2 6
THE KERR CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 4 6
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
DISCUS DENTAL, LLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
GEODIGM CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
SHADE ANALYZING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
WORLD CLASS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5


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