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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 66 56 90 77 57 346
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 12 12 8 16 16 64
DENSO CORPORATION 6 3 15 6 5 35
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 7 10 8 2 29
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 6 7 5 2 7 27
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 7 8 6 3 2 26
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 3 5 9 4 4 25
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 5 1 8 5 21
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 2 6 4 4 18
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 7 3 7 17
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 3 2 3 6 17
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 7 3 0 2 16
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 2 4 7 14
KEIHIN CORPORATION 3 4 6 1 0 14
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 0 2 5 6 1 14
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 4 4 2 2 2 14
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 2 8 1 0 13
MEADWESTVACO CALMAR, INC. 5 2 4 0 2 13
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 3 1 5 12
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 0 5 3 3 1 12
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK 0 1 3 4 4 12
HITACHI, LTD 2 2 4 1 2 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 3 3 4 11
NEOPERL GMBH 0 0 4 3 4 11
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 7 10
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 1 2 4 0 2 9
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 2 2 4 1 0 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING S.ARL 0 0 1 6 1 8
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 5 2 0 8
SBR INVESTMENTS COMPANY LLC 0 1 3 1 3 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 4 3 1 0 8
TORO COMPANY 4 2 0 1 1 8
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 3 8
ABB K.K. 0 1 3 2 1 7
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 0 0 2 4 1 7
DELAVAN INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
NETAFIM, LTD. 1 1 2 1 2 7
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 6 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 2 2 0 3 7
DIAL CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 1 6
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
GRACO INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
KOHLER CO. 1 2 1 2 0 6
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 0 1 1 1 3 6
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 0 2 1 2 6
REXAM DISPENSING SYSTEMS S.A.S. 1 0 3 2 0 6
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 1 3 1 0 5
CNH AMERICA LLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
DEERE + COMPANY 0 1 2 1 1 5
EP SYSTEMS SA 0 0 1 3 1 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 3 1 0 5
J. WAGNER GMBH 2 2 1 0 0 5
K-RAIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 1 2 1 1 0 5
SAMES TECHNOLOGIES 1 0 2 1 1 5
SATA GMBH & CO. KG. 0 1 3 1 0 5
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
YUAN MEI CORP. 2 1 0 0 2 5


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