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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 122 147 177 167 176 789
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 11 15 39 35 30 130
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 20 16 19 19 18 92
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 16 24 21 9 15 85
G.B.D. CORP. 2 7 20 30 20 79
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 8 22 24 9 72
BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. 10 11 15 19 16 71
BRAUN GMBH 8 9 17 25 12 71
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 14 8 12 18 16 68
TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 8 3 13 21 8 53
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 10 9 5 8 11 43
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 7 16 17 40
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 4 5 11 12 6 38
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 3 12 13 10 38
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. 1 5 14 7 7 34
ASMO CO., LTD. 7 6 4 4 11 32
BLACK & DECKER INC. 10 7 9 3 0 29
ALFRED KAERCHER GMBH & CO. KG 5 5 7 8 3 28
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 3 10 9 1 3 26
ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, INC. 4 6 4 5 5 24
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE 0 5 4 5 10 24
TRISA HOLDING, AG 6 4 6 2 4 22
ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE SAS 2 0 16 2 2 22
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 4 6 5 4 2 21
EURO-PRO OPERATING, LLC 4 5 2 5 5 21
SHOP-VAC CORPORATION 2 3 5 4 7 21
TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 3 6 5 4 21
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 4 4 3 4 6 21
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA 4 2 5 7 2 20
DIVERSEY, INC. 3 4 4 5 3 19
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 8 4 0 0 17
TENNANT COMPANY 4 3 6 2 2 17
GILLETTE COMPANY 3 3 5 1 3 15
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 3 1 2 5 3 14
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 14 0 0 0 0 14
MITSUBA CORPORATION 3 4 1 3 2 13
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. 1 1 4 5 2 13
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 5 1 2 3 2 13
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 5 2 3 12
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG 3 3 2 1 2 11
KARCHER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 4 1 4 11
ADM 21 CO., LTD. 2 5 3 0 0 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 3 2 3 2 0 10
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 0 2 2 4 2 10
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 2 5 1 1 10
RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS LLC 1 0 3 2 4 10
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2 3 2 1 1 9
BUTLER HOME PRODUCTS LLC 1 3 3 0 2 9
CAP CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 6 9
OMACHRON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC. 0 0 0 0 9 9
WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED RESOURCES, INC. 1 0 0 4 4 9
ALBEREE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 1 0 4 8
DONGGUAN HONGYI WIPER CO., LTD. 0 1 3 2 2 8
DONGYANG MECHATRONICS CORPORATION 0 2 0 4 2 8
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS 0 2 4 1 1 8
LIBMAN COMPANY 3 1 1 3 0 8
MAKITA CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 5 8
AGRI-FAB INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 0 0 3 2 2 7
AQUA PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
BELANGER INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
DR. FRESH, LLC 0 0 3 1 3 7
FUJIKURA LTD. 1 2 3 0 1 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 3 2 1 0 7
MAYTRONICS LTD. 0 0 2 1 4 7
CUBE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2 1 1 1 1 6
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 4 6
L'OREAL S.A. 4 0 2 0 0 6
NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 1 5 0 0 0 6
ROYAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
TELEBRANDS CORP. 0 0 3 1 2 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
TUO SHEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED 0 4 2 0 0 6
UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBH 3 2 0 0 1 6
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 4 1 0 0 0 5
CHILDREN ORAL CARE, LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
CONTEC, INC. OF SPARTANBURG 3 0 1 0 1 5
EGENPOWER INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
HOOVER LIMITED 1 0 0 4 0 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 2 0 2 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 1 3 0 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
NILFISK ADVANCE A/S 2 0 2 0 1 5
TDW DELAWARE, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
TIETEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
WOOSTER BRUSH COMPANY 0 1 3 1 0 5



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