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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)
Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization
Count of 1998 - 2002 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 463, Amusement Devices: Games
( 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
~Individually Owned Patent |
64 |
52 |
62 |
63 |
52 |
293 |
KONAMI CO., LTD. |
8 |
11 |
26 |
23 |
35 |
103 |
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. |
13 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
19 |
76 |
NINTENDO CO., LTD. |
2 |
5 |
9 |
28 |
22 |
66 |
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC |
0 |
0 |
13 |
30 |
14 |
57 |
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY |
7 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
39 |
NAMCO LIMITED |
6 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
38 |
SQUARE CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
19 |
32 |
WMS GAMING, INC. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
21 |
ARUZE CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
20 |
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
20 |
ACRES GAMING, INC. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
IGT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
CASINO DATA SYSTEMS |
4 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
MIKOHN GAMING CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ACE DENKEN |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
TIGER ELECTRONICS, INC. |
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD. |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
SONY CORPORATION |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
ANCHOR GAMING |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
WALKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
SIGMA GAME, INC. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
SILICON GAMING, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
EAGLE CO., LTD. |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT OSAKA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
PROGRESSIVE GAMES, INC. |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
RLT ACQUISITION, INC. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
TOYMAX INC. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
BANDAI INDUSTRY CO., LTD. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
PTT, LLC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
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