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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 198 196 267 266 266 1193
ACUSHNET COMPANY 46 58 84 106 127 421
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 42 57 54 37 32 222
SRI SPORTS LIMITED 36 35 47 43 36 197
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 53 45 31 26 41 196
NIKE, INC. 3 5 23 44 61 136
TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC. 11 14 19 22 27 93
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 15 7 12 16 15 65
COBRA GOLF, INC. 0 0 8 21 15 44
WARRIOR SPORTS, INC. 4 8 7 9 4 32
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 2 1 5 7 8 23
EASTON SPORTS, INC. 7 2 3 5 5 22
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. 7 4 4 3 2 20
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 5 5 1 15
AERO-X GOLF INC. 0 0 0 1 11 12
ROGER CLEVELAND GOLF COMPANY, INC. 1 6 4 0 0 11
WM. T. BURNETT IP, LLC 0 2 5 2 2 11
PRINCE SPORTS, INC. 1 2 3 4 0 10
ADAMS GOLF IP, L.P. 0 3 0 1 5 9
BEAR ARCHERY INC. 1 0 4 1 3 9
HEAD TECHNOLOGY GMBH 0 2 1 3 3 9
EATON CORPORATION 3 0 2 2 1 8
RUSSELL CORPORATION, INC. 8 0 0 0 0 8
STX LLC 5 3 0 0 0 8
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL MULTITECH CO., LTD. 0 4 3 0 0 7
FU SHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 0 1 0 1 6
GARED HOLDINGS, LLC 1 1 2 2 0 6
ORIGIN INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
SPORTSFIELD SPECIALTIES, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
DAIWA SEIKO INC 2 0 1 2 0 5
FRANKLIN SPORTS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
INTEGRAN TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
NEW ARCHERY PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5


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