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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 175 136 111 103 122 647
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 30 32 18 9 7 96
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 13 15 4 12 51
THE HOOVER COMPANY 11 6 4 7 18 46
ROYAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 9 7 9 11 5 41
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2 2 9 13 9 35
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 6 5 7 7 9 34
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA 0 0 4 6 18 28
TENNANT COMPANY 5 5 7 8 3 28
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 4 8 7 2 25
BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. 6 2 6 4 6 24
BLACK & DECKER INC. 7 1 5 0 4 17
VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 5 2 2 8 17
ASMO CO., LTD. 7 3 2 1 3 16
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 7 1 5 2 1 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 3 2 2 3 14
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 11 13
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 0 2 2 5 3 12
BRAUN GMBH 2 1 2 4 3 12
QUICKIE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 1 3 2 4 12
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE 2 4 1 1 2 10
DYSON LIMITED 5 0 0 3 1 9
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 3 1 0 1 4 9
TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 1 9
ALTO U. S. INC. 2 2 1 1 2 8
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 1 1 1 3 2 8
HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 3 8
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 4 3 0 0 8
MITSUBA CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 1 8
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 4 0 1 1 2 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 4 1 0 1 8
TRISA HOLDING, AG 0 3 0 1 4 8
ALFRED KARCHER GMBH & CO. 2 0 0 1 4 7
CARL FREUDENBERG 3 2 1 1 0 7
EBARA CORPORATION 4 1 2 0 0 7
FREUDENBERG HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS, LP 0 2 2 0 3 7
LIBMAN COMPANY 1 0 4 0 2 7
SHOP-VAC CORPORATION 4 0 2 0 1 7
THE SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 3 2 1 1 0 7
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 3 2 0 5
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
DUPRO AG 2 1 0 0 2 5
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 3 2 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 0 0 0 3 5
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. 0 1 0 1 3 5
GILLETTE CANADA COMPANY 3 2 0 0 0 5
HOMEDICS, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 0 1 2 0 5
JIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 0 0 5
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
KAMINSTEIN IMPORTS, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 0 2 0 3 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORP. OF AMERICA 0 4 1 0 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED RESOURCES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5


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