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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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons
( 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
84
54
108
141
158
545
KOHLER CO.
3
5
4
6
9
27
TOTO, LTD.
2
0
5
4
8
19
DLP LIMITED
0
0
1
5
5
11
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA
0
3
1
3
2
9
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC.
0
2
0
3
4
9
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY
1
0
0
3
5
9
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC.
1
1
0
1
5
8
FLUIDMASTER, INC.
0
0
0
1
6
7
GEBERIT AG
1
0
2
3
1
7
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
1
1
1
2
2
7
HANSGROHE AG
1
0
1
1
4
7
B&S PLASTICS, INC.
0
0
4
0
2
6
THETFORD CORPORATION, INC.
0
0
1
2
3
6
WATKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
0
3
1
0
2
6
AS IP HOLDCO, LLC
1
0
1
1
2
5
C. G. AIR SYSTEMES, INC
0
1
2
0
2
5
EUROPEAN TOUCH HOLDINGS, INC.
1
2
0
2
0
5
POOL COVER CORPORATION
0
0
3
1
1
5
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