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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 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 77 57 85 89 121 429
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 16 16 10 16 15 73
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 7 7 13 10 41
CATERPILLAR INC. 8 5 15 4 6 38
DENSO CORPORATION 6 5 11 6 5 33
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 2 7 3 10 8 30
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 4 4 3 11 6 28
NEOPERL GMBH 3 4 7 7 6 27
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 5 4 9 7 26
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 3 7 2 6 7 25
XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES CO LTD 0 2 6 2 10 20
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 8 2 3 2 4 19
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK 4 4 5 4 2 19
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 3 1 4 2 8 18
NORDSON CORPORATION 4 4 3 4 2 17
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 3 2 9 3 17
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 3 3 2 3 5 16
FINISHING BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. 0 0 1 11 3 15
GRACO INC. 3 1 2 2 7 15
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 1 5 2 15
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 6 9 0 0 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 6 0 2 4 15
DELAVAN INC. 2 4 3 3 1 13
LINDSAY CORPORATION 1 0 3 6 3 13
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 2 2 2 2 5 13
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 2 7 2 1 0 12
AIRCELLE 0 0 0 3 8 11
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 1 4 3 11
DEERE + COMPANY 1 1 2 5 1 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING S.ARL 6 1 3 0 0 10
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 1 2 4 3 10
TORO COMPANY 1 1 4 3 1 10
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 3 1 3 9
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 1 3 2 3 0 9
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 6 1 2 0 0 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 0 5 1 1 8
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 0 2 3 2 8
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 3 3 8
KOHLER CO. 2 0 2 2 2 8
NETAFIM, LTD. 1 2 2 2 1 8
SAMES TECHNOLOGIES 1 1 1 4 1 8
AMERICAN COVERS, INC. 0 1 1 1 4 7
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
EP SYSTEMS SA 3 1 2 1 0 7
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 0 2 2 7
OMS INVESTMENTS, INC. 0 1 1 5 0 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 4 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 2 3 1 7
TOTO, LTD. 0 0 1 1 5 7
YUAN MEI CORP. 0 2 2 1 2 7
APTAR FRANCE SAS 0 0 0 3 3 6
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 4 1 0 0 1 6
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 2 6
CONFLUENT SURGICAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
DURR SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 1 2 3 6
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 1 1 3 1 0 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 5 6
KEIHIN CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 3 6
KYOCERA CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 3 6
MEADWESTVACO CALMAR, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
REXAM DISPENSING SYSTEMS S.A.S. 2 0 3 1 0 6
STONEAGE, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
TEMPTU, INC 0 4 0 0 2 6
TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH 0 0 0 1 5 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
DL TECHNOLOGY LLC 1 0 1 2 1 5
ELKHART BRASS MFG. CO., INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
GROHE AG 0 0 0 1 4 5
MEYER PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 3 1 1 5
MICRO BASE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
SATA GMBH & CO. KG. 1 0 1 2 1 5
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
YUAN PIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5



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