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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 400, Typewriting Machines

( 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
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 14 13 16 18 17 78
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 18 9 17 20 11 75
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 19 8 14 4 3 48
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 10 4 9 29
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 2 3 5 4 21
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 4 3 3 3 20
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 5 6 5 2 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 3 6 3 4 19
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 2 5 6 2 19
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 1 2 4 2 16
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 6 2 4 4 16
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 3 3 1 2 13
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 3 3 2 3 12
SONY CORPORATION 2 5 2 0 1 10
XEROX CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 2 10
OKIDATA CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 2 9
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 3 2 0 9
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 4 8
ZIPHER LIMITED 0 0 4 1 3 8
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 2 1 2 1 1 7
TSC AUTO ID TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 5 7
ZIH CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 1 7
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 1 2 3 0 6
DYMO 0 1 1 1 3 6
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 1 6
NISCA CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 3 6
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 3 2 0 0 1 6
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 3 0 1 2 6
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5


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