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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 285, Pipe Joints or Couplings

( 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 51 30 43 33 30 187
VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE 2 3 4 5 5 19
EATON CORPORATION 3 6 5 3 1 18
VICTAULIC COMPANY OF AMERICA 2 3 6 3 4 18
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 2 9 1 4 17
SWAGELOK COMPANY 5 2 7 3 0 17
TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC 3 7 2 2 3 17
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 9 3 3 0 1 16
LEGRIS SA 5 0 7 2 1 15
NORMA GERMANY GMBH 4 3 3 5 0 15
DENSO CORPORATION 5 1 3 2 2 13
STAUBLI FAVERGES 0 3 3 2 5 13
A. RAYMOND ET CIE. 2 3 4 0 3 12
HYDRIL COMPANY L.P. 3 1 4 3 1 12
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 1 3 6 1 12
VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 3 1 2 3 3 12
UPONOR INNOVATION AB 1 0 5 0 4 10
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 4 3 2 1 0 10
GATES CORPORATION 3 2 1 2 1 9
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 6 2 0 8
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 1 2 4 8
BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 2 0 1 3 8
JOHN GUEST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3 0 3 2 0 8
BREEZE-TORCA PRODUCTS, LLC 3 3 1 0 0 7
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 1 0 3 2 7
HYDRIL LLC 0 5 2 0 0 7
NITTO KOHKI COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 2 1 2 7
VIEGA GMBH & CO., KG 1 1 1 3 1 7
KRAUSZ INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT LTD. 0 0 4 1 1 6
NATIONAL COUPLING COMPANY, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO. LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
PIOLAX, INC. 1 4 0 0 1 6
S & B TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
SANOH KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 0 2 0 6
TENARIS CONNECTIONS LIMITED 0 0 1 1 4 6
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 2 5
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
DAYCO FLUID TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A. 0 1 2 2 0 5
FUJIKIN INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC 0 0 1 4 0 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 0 1 2 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
GRANT PRIDECO, L.P. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 2 0 2 5
STINGER WELLHEAD PROTECTION, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5


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