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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 442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.)

( 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
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 9 7 14 18 7 55
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 9 8 9 9 8 43
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 5 16 8 4 38
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 7 6 13 5 5 36
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 4 9 3 5 25
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 4 6 9 2 21
JOHNS MANVILLE 3 1 9 3 4 20
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 5 4 0 11
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 3 5 3 0 11
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 1 1 6 1 1 10
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 2 1 1 1 4 9
KURARAY CO., LTD. 1 0 4 4 0 9
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 4 1 1 3 0 9
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 3 1 2 1 9
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 0 2 6 8
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 0 1 3 3 1 8
OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC 2 2 0 2 2 8
ALBANY ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, INC. 1 0 3 3 0 7
GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM LLC 0 2 3 2 0 7
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
KANEKA CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 3 0 6
ASAHI KASEI FIBERS CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 0 0 1 1 3 5
FIBERWEB, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 4 0 0 5
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 0 0 2 3 0 5


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