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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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 41 37 35 37 40 190
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 25 27 21 5 7 85
MOLD-MASTERS (2007) LIMITED 24 17 18 10 12 81
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 12 4 13 13 18 60
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 3 5 12 16 12 48
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 11 5 15 6 38
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 8 5 6 4 5 28
FANUC LTD. 10 4 9 3 1 27
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 12 4 3 25
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 4 2 6 4 6 22
FETTE GMBH 4 3 7 3 4 21
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 3 2 1 6 8 20
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 2 2 2 8 18
KRONES AG 0 0 2 4 9 15
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 1 2 3 8 15
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 3 2 6 1 14
EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS 0 1 6 4 3 14
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 1 3 4 5 0 13
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 1 6 1 0 12
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 3 3 4 12
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 3 2 1 11
FORMAX, INC. 4 1 2 3 1 11
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 6 11
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 2 1 3 3 11
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 6 1 0 2 1 10
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 3 2 0 1 4 10
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 0 1 4 1 9
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 3 0 0 1 5 9
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 0 0 0 4 5 9
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 3 3 1 2 9
GUNTHER HEISSKANALTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 3 3 2 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 0 5 1 0 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 1 1 4 8
INJECTNOTECH INC. 4 0 1 1 2 8
NESS INVENTIONS, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
S.I.P.A. SOCIETA' INDUSTRIALIZZAZIONE PROGETTAZIONE AUTOMAZIONE S.P.A. 3 1 2 1 1 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 3 3 1 8
STRATASYS, INC. 1 2 1 4 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1 0 3 3 1 8
ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 0 1 2 3 1 7
JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD. 1 0 3 2 1 7
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 1 1 1 3 1 7
OERLIKON TEXTILE GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 3 0 4 7
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 2 1 2 2 7
REXAM CLOSURE SYSTEMS INC. 1 5 0 1 0 7
SONY CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 3 7
TOYO MACHINERY & METAL CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 1 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 2 2 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 2 2 1 1 7
INCOE CORPORATION 6 0 0 0 0 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 2 0 0 6
KHS CORPOPLAST GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 3 2 6
KIKUSUI SEISAKUSHO LTD. 1 2 1 0 2 6
KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH 4 2 0 0 0 6
MHT MOLD & HOTRUNNER TECHNOLOGY AG 0 1 1 2 2 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 1 1 3 6
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 1 6
OTTO MANNER INNOVATIONS GMBH 5 0 0 1 0 6
PROGRESSIVE COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
BOSCH REXROTH AG 1 0 4 0 0 5
DME COMPANY LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 1 2 1 1 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
PLASTIC ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 1 3 0 5
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 1 0 0 3 1 5


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