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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 056, Harvesters

( 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	43	48	57	42	22	212
DEERE + COMPANY	38	31	29	24	27	149
CNH AMERICA LLC	0	4	18	12	16	50
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.)	3	9	5	6	8	31
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC.	14	11	1	0	0	26
KUBOTA CORPORATION	4	4	7	2	5	22
MASCHINENFABRIK KEMPER GMBH & CO., KG	2	4	1	10	4	21
TORO COMPANY	3	4	2	7	3	19
TEXTRON INC.	3	5	3	5	2	18
MASCHINENFABRIK BERNARD KRONE GMBH	8	0	2	2	3	15
CASE CORPORATION	12	2	0	0	0	14
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC.	5	2	5	0	1	13
VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.	1	3	5	1	2	12
MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD.	3	2	3	1	2	11
CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBH	1	4	1	1	3	10
KUHN S.A.	2	2	1	4	1	10
MTD PRODUCTS INC.	2	3	4	0	1	10
ARIENS COMPANY	1	2	2	3	0	8
SCAG POWER EQUIPMENT, INC.	0	1	1	2	2	6
AGCO CORPORATION	1	1	0	3	0	5
EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED	3	1	1	0	0	5
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	0	0	4	1	0	5
SNAPPER, INC.	2	2	1	0	0	5

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