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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 1969 - 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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 118 94 182 91 100 112 115 130 98 107 127 117 77 95 91 93 108 107 96 117 149 176 181 148 174 190 152 136 152 212 264 218 200 236 198 177 132 123 109 5502
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 8 5 17 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 8 7 4 5 3 0 5 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 96
KOHLER CO. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 12 2 3 3 5 7 3 3 5 7 6 1 3 4 91
TOTO, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 5 5 6 4 1 6 1 2 4 8 4 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 67
THETFORD CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 4 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 7 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 54
GEBERIT AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 4 3 2 2 41
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 36
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 26
FLUIDMASTER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 23
MOEN INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 1 2 2 1 0 20
EVAC INTERNATIONAL OY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 19
MONOGRAM INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
WATKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 19
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 0 1 0 19
KOEHLER-DAYTON, INC. 0 6 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
ACORN ENGINEERING CO. 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17
DRACKETT COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
OOHIRO SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. (OOHIRO WORKS LIMITED) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 0 0 0 0 16
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 5 1 2 0 16
INAX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 15
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
SEALAND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 15
SOFTUB, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 14
SARATOGA SPA & BATH COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 1 0 14
FRIEDRICH GROHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 13
KATOH ELECTRIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13
PARAMOUNT LEISURE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 13
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12
DIMENSION ONE SPAS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 11
FRANZ KALDEWEI GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 11
POLY-JOHN ENTERPRISES CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
OY WARTSILA AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SANITATION EQUIPMENT LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
B&S PLASTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
BEATRICE COMPANIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 9
LAWRENCE PESKA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
RESEARCH PRODUCTS/BLANKENSHIP CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SPEAKMAN COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 9
BORG-WARNER CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
BRADLEY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CARETAKER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
FOX POOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
FRIEDRICH GROHE ARMATURENFABRIK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MANSFIELD SANITARY INC. 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ALUMINUM PLUMBING FIXTURE CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ARICHELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 7
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CONAIR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 7
HANSGROHE AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 7
HOMEDICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 7
SCHMIDT & LENHARDT GMBH & CO. OHG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TRAYCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ASSOCIATED MILLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BAKER HYDRO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BAUER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CAROMA INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
CHUNG CHENG FAUCET CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
EMHART INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
EVAC AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
FORT WAYNE POOLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6
GENERAL FOAM PLASTICS CORP. 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
JOSAM MANUFACTURING CO. 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KAISER AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MOON WATER SAVER, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
NIROPLAN AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
SILCHOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
THE FIRST YEARS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 6
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AMERICAN BRASS + ALUMINUM FOUNDRY CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
AMERICAN HOSPITAL SUPPLY CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CONTROL FLUIDICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
E. L. MUSTEE SONS, INC. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ENCON SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
GUARDIAN PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HANSA METALLWERKE AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
HYDRABATHS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
IDEAL STANDARD GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
IFO SANITAR AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL WATER SAVING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
NICCOLE FAMILY TRUST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
NIKKI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
POOL COVER SPECIALISTS NATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 5
SANI-SEAT, INCORPORATED 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
SATELLITE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0