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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 015, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

( 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 126 104 152 122 148 652
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 15 10 17 20 16 78
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 16 15 16 24 73
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 12 15 21 14 8 70
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13 13 13 14 0 53
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 9 14 10 9 47
BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. 2 6 17 10 11 46
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 4 7 3 11 15 40
BRAUN GMBH 4 3 11 8 9 35
BLACK & DECKER INC. 6 3 6 10 7 32
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA 9 6 11 4 2 32
ASMO CO., LTD. 2 4 7 7 6 26
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 3 5 12 5 1 26
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 4 9 8 23
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 4 2 6 4 4 20
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 0 3 2 3 10 18
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 2 1 5 8 17
TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 6 8 3 17
EURO-PRO OPERATING, LLC 1 3 3 4 5 16
TRISA HOLDING, AG 1 2 3 6 4 16
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG 3 2 7 2 1 15
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE 3 2 5 0 5 15
ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 2 4 6 14
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 7 4 3 0 14
ROYAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 1 5 2 5 1 14
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 2 1 0 4 6 13
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 4 3 3 13
TENNANT COMPANY 2 1 3 4 3 13
TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 0 5 3 3 13
ALFRED KAERCHER GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 0 5 5 12
SHOP-VAC CORPORATION 2 3 2 2 3 12
MITSUBA CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 4 11
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 2 1 2 1 5 11
THE SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 1 3 5 1 1 11
DIVERSEY, INC. 0 0 3 3 4 10
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. 1 2 1 1 5 10
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 3 4 1 1 9
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 0 0 0 4 5 9
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 2 1 4 1 9
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 1 3 3 1 9
G.B.D. CORP. 0 0 0 2 7 9
GILLETTE COMPANY 1 1 1 3 3 9
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 4 0 1 3 9
LIBMAN COMPANY 1 2 2 3 1 9
IROBOT CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 3 8
NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC. 3 0 1 1 3 8
THE HOOVER COMPANY 6 1 0 1 0 8
ADM 21 CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 5 7
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
BELANGER INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
HEALTHY GAIN INVESTMENTS LTD 4 3 0 0 0 7
L'OREAL S.A. 2 1 0 4 0 7
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 0 3 0 1 7
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 0 4 0 0 7
TACONY CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 0 7
WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED RESOURCES, INC. 2 4 0 1 0 7
BUTLER HOME PRODUCTS LLC 0 1 1 1 3 6
CUBE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 0 0 3 2 1 6
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 2 6
DULEVO INTERNATIONAL S.P.A. 1 1 2 1 1 6
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 1 0 5 0 6
FU GANG CO., LTD. 4 0 0 2 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 2 0 3 6
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
ALBEREE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
CONTEC, INC. OF SPARTANBURG 1 1 0 3 0 5
CRA LABS, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
FIRST QUALITY RETAIL SERVICES LLC 0 0 4 1 0 5
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 1 0 0 2 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 1 1 0 0 5
THE CLOROX COMPANY 2 2 0 0 1 5


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