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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 40 27 37 41 35 180
SHIMANO INC. 5 3 12 14 20 54
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 8 6 10 9 20 53
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 2 6 10 9 8 35
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 2 2 13 8 26
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 9 4 6 4 2 25
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 3 4 7 4 22
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 6 2 2 3 5 18
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 5 1 2 6 3 17
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 3 2 4 3 15
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 3 0 4 6 2 15
INNOVIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLC 6 4 2 1 0 13
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 8 2 0 0 1 11
MURATA MACHINERY, LTD. 1 1 1 0 7 10
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 3 2 1 1 3 10
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 3 0 1 4 9
TAKATA CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 2 9
GREAT STUFF, INC. 1 2 1 2 2 8
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 2 2 3 7
STRATASYS, INC. 2 2 0 0 3 7
ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 1 6
B.T.S.R. INTERNATIONAL S.P.A. 1 0 1 0 4 6
CHAN LI MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 4 0 0 2 6
DOYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLC 1 2 3 0 0 6
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 1 1 1 2 1 6
WINDY CITY WIRE CABLE AND TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS, LLC 1 2 2 1 0 6
ADALIS CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
DISPENSING DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL 0 0 2 3 0 5
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE 2 2 1 0 0 5
GLOBERIDE, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 1 1 0 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
OERLIKON TEXTILE GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 1 0 1 5
VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5



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