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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.
~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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