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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 146 116 129 122 129 122 106 141 126 79 94 125 107 78 68 83 72 58 89 100 145 112 111 78 94 113 99 92 98 124 135 153 140 147 180 131 101 96 100 4339
LICINVEST AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 2 1 2 10 6 4 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
MARKETING/DISPLAYS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 0 3 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 2 1 41
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
FAST INDUSTRIES, LTD. 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 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 4 2 4 21
ALVERN NORWAY A/S 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 2 0 1 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 4 4 0 2 0 0 18
TRION 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 0 2 4 2 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 18
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
PRECISION DYNAMICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 14
SOUTHERN IMPERIAL, INC. 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 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 2 14
EVERBRITE, LLC 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 2 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA 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 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 12
ESSELTE PENDAFLEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
NCR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 12
EVERBRITE ELECTRIC SIGNS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
MARK IV INDUSTRIES 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 2 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
MEAD CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES 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 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 10
APCO GRAPHICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 10
AVERY DENNISON 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 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 10
BEDFORD 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 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
DAKTRONICS, INC. 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 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 10
HOPP PRESS, INC. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 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 10
RAPID MOUNTING AND FINISHING COMPANY 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SHAW + SLAVSKY, INC. 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 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 10
THOMAS A. SCHULTZ COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
DISPLAY CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL 0 0 1 0 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 9
MASSILLON-CLEVELAND-AKRON SIGN COMPANY 0 3 3 0 0 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 9
NEI CANADA LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
STOUT INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
TEXTRON INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CARL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 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 0 8
CONTEMPORARY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8
CORMARK, 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 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 8
HALLMARK CARDS INCORPORATED 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8
NATIONAL ADVERTISING COMPANY 2 0 0 0 1 1 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 8
PICO-GLASS S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 8
TRANS-WORLD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
DENNISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
DICKE TOOL COMPANY 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 7
FEMC 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 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
FERRANTI-PACKARD LIMITED 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 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 7
HOLSON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 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 7
MILWAUKEE SIGN CO., L.L.C. 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 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MR. CHRISTMAS, 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 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7
POLAROID CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 7
ROSE DISPLAYS, 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 7
SMARTLIGHT 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 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
COMPAK SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 6
DCI MARKETING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DINACO, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KANE GRAPHICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
LASER BAND, 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 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 6
SIGNTECH INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SLIDEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
STRUCTURAL GRAPHICS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Y-TEX CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 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 5
CRAFT, 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 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 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 5
FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, 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 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
FEARING MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FOTO-CUBE INC. 0 0 2 0 2 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 0 0 0 5
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GENERAL INDICATOR CORPORATION 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 0 0 0 0 0 5
GOODREN PRODUCTS CORP. 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 5
HANYANG FRAME 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
I.D.L. CO., INC. 1 0 0 1 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 2 0 0 0 0 5
INTERCRAFT 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 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
INTERCRAFT INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 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 0 5
JANCHY ENTERPRISE 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
JOHN HENRY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
MARLER HALEY EXPO SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MICROSEAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 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
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
MONARCH MARKING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 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 0 0 5
PIONEER PHOTO ALBUMS, INC. 0 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
SCS PROMOTION COMPANY LIMITED 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 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SIGNSTRUT, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SPOTLESS PLASTICS PTY. 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 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TAKARA CO, LTD. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5


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