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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 028, Textiles: Manufacturing

( 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 11 9 14 7 20 24 15 7 11 8 5 7 3 4 1 3 4 1 4 2 1 6 6 6 2 9 6 5 4 4 7 4 3 4 1 7 2 4 1 242
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 13 6 3 5 4 7 3 3 6 8 1 3 5 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 5 1 1 2 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 109
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 3 4 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 0 2 1 4 3 4 1 4 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 1 4 0 3 2 1 4 4 4 1 1 3 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
TEXTILMASCHINENFABRIK DR. ERNST FEHRER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 4 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 0 33
POLYMER GROUP, 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 5 7 7 1 4 3 29
BARMAG AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 28
TECHNISERVICE DIVISION TEXTURED YARN CO., INC. 7 8 6 1 1 0 0 3 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 28
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 5 3 2 6 4 0 0 4 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 0 0 25
AKZONA INCORPORATED 2 0 1 2 1 4 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 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 23
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK 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 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 1 2 22
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 5 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 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 20
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
OSKAR DILO MASCHINENFABRIK KG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 18
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 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 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 17
BENNINGER AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16
TEIJIN LIMITED 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
RIETER MACHINE WORKS LTD. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
TEXTURED YARN CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 15
ENTERPRISE MACHINE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 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 14
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
J. P. STEVENS + CO., INC. 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 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 14
JOSEPH BANCROFT + SONS COMPANY 2 2 4 3 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 0 0 0 0 14
SUZUKI WARPER, LTD. 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 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 14
ZELLWEGER USTER AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
FIBER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 1 2 1 5 2 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 13
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 1 1 0 1 5 3 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 0 0 0 13
SOCIETE RHODIACETA-D.A.P.I.D. 2 0 3 3 4 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 0 13
BASF CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
KARL MAYER TEXTILMASCHINENFABRIK GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
TEIJIN SEIKI CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
BARMAG BARMER MASCHINENFABRIK AG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
CHEVRON RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 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 0 11
DR. CARL HAHN GMBH 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 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 11
RHONE-POULENC-TEXTILE 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 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 11
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 11
NEUMUNSTERSCHE MASCHINEN UND APPARATEBAU GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 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 0 10
ZELLWEGER, LTD. 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 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 10
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 1 1 0 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 1 0 0 0 9
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 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 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CELANESE ACETATE LLC 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 1 0 0 6 1 9
HEBERLEIN MASCHINENFABRIK AG. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HERCULES INCORPORATED 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
JOHN HEATHCOAT & COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 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 9
KLINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 3 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
LINDAUER DORNIER GESELLSCHAFT MBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MESSIER-BUGATTI 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 5 1 0 0 1 2 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9
ASSELIN (SOCIETE ANONYME) 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 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
BARBER-COLMAN COMPANY 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 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 8
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, 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 1 3 1 0 0 2 8
VEPA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
W. SCHLAFHORST AG & CO. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
FLEISSNER GMBH 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7
HUNTER DOUGLAS, 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 0 0 0 1 1 5 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 7
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 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 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SAURER GMBH & CO. KG 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 0 0 1 0 2 4 7
SINGER COMPANY 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 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 0 7
ABBOTT MACHINE CO., INC. 1 2 0 0 1 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 0 0 6
AMERICAN LINC 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6
HEBERLEIN FIBERTECHNOLOGY, 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 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6
KAWAMOTO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MASCHINENFABRIK BENINGER AG 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 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 6
MCCOY-ELLISON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
RIETER PERFOJET 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 1 0 2 6
SNIA VISCOSA SOCIETA NAZIONALE INDUSTRIA APPLICAZIONI VISCOS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 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 6
TSUDAKOMA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 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
COURTAULDS LIMITED 3 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GUILFORD MILLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HERGETH HOLLINGSWORTH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
INDIAN HEAD INC. 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY SALES, INC. 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 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 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 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MORRISON BERKSHIRE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE PROPULSION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TNS MILLS, 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0