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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 141, Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

( 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 47 38 46 51 52 234
KHS GMBH 0 3 5 14 22 44
KRONES AG 0 4 8 11 2 25
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 4 6 1 5 20
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 0 4 5 5 4 18
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 2 3 5 5 18
MEDICAL INSTILL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 4 5 3 0 17
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 5 4 2 3 16
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 0 4 3 2 2 11
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 2 3 2 3 1 11
TEK GLOBAL S.R.L. 0 3 1 4 3 11
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 2 2 3 1 2 10
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 1 4 4 1 0 10
FUEL TRANSFER TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 6 0 2 10
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 1 2 7 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 1 1 2 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 2 4 1 8
METTLER TOLEDO AG 1 5 1 1 0 8
TDK CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 1 2 3 2 8
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 1 1 2 3 7
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 3 0 7
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 0 0 4 0 2 6
NESTEC, S.A. 1 0 3 2 0 6
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 0 6
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
BEVCORP LLC 2 0 1 0 2 5
CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP. 1 0 0 3 1 5
EATON CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
HAVER & BOECKER OHG 2 2 0 1 0 5
HEALTH ROBOTICS S.R.L. 0 1 1 3 0 5
MANNKIND CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 1 1 1 5
VALIDFILL LLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
VALSPAR SOURCING, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5



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