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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 366, Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials)

( 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 37 46 33 27 26 169
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 1 8 2 7 2 20
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. 7 3 1 2 2 15
VITA-MIX CORPORATION 0 3 4 6 0 13
SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH 0 4 1 2 3 10
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 1 2 1 2 3 9
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2 1 1 2 1 7
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 2 4 0 1 7
NESTEC, S.A. 1 2 1 1 1 6
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 1 4 0 1 0 6
STRYKER CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
AIR LIQUIDE ELECTRONICS U.S. LP 1 2 1 1 0 5
BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH 0 0 1 3 1 5
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
CARGILL, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
HERAEUS MEDICAL GMBH 0 0 0 2 3 5
INVENT UMWELT - UND VERFAHRENSTECHNIK AG 0 1 2 1 1 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 0 1 4 5
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
RED DEVIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1 2 1 1 0 5
SULZER CHEMTECH AG 1 1 1 2 0 5
SULZER MIXPAC AG 1 1 0 3 0 5
TEREX USA, LLC 0 3 2 0 0 5
THE MAITLAND COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
VERIFI, LLC 0 1 0 3 1 5



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