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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 162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation

( 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
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 16 21 32 35 27 131
METSO PAPER, INC. 24 14 21 16 19 94
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 21 12 19 19 9 80
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 7 11 22 13 18 71
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 11 4 12 15 14 56
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 8 13 6 11 12 50
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 3 6 14 12 8 43
NALCO COMPANY 3 4 4 8 14 33
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 11 5 4 6 5 31
ANDRITZ INC. 2 3 9 6 7 27
ICHIKAWA CO., LTD. 0 5 0 9 13 27
AKZO NOBEL NV 2 2 4 3 8 19
HONEYWELL ASCA INC. 1 2 5 6 3 17
METSO FIBER KARLSTAD AB 6 5 3 3 0 17
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 2 5 4 4 17
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 0 8 0 6 16
KEMIRA OYJ 0 1 6 8 1 16
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 3 6 0 2 13
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 0 1 2 6 3 12
ANDRITZ OY 0 1 0 4 5 10
ASTENJOHNSON, INC. 0 4 1 3 2 10
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 5 2 10
HERCULES INCORPORATED 0 3 1 3 3 10
JOHNS MANVILLE 1 1 3 2 3 10
BASF SE 0 0 0 1 8 9
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 1 4 2 1 9
FPINNOVATIONS 4 1 0 3 1 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 1 1 3 9
WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY 0 5 2 1 1 9
XYLECO, INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
YAMAUCHI CORPORATION 3 3 1 0 2 9
ANDRITZ AG 4 2 1 0 0 7
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE 1 3 0 1 2 7
KEMIRA CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
METSO PAPER SWEDEN AB 0 0 0 3 4 7
DAIO PAPER CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
CARGILL, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 2 1 0 1 1 5


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