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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 76 63 65 48 56 308
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 10 7 15 20 15 67
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 3 5 6 6 27
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 3 6 9 4 2 24
ENGEL MASCHINENBAU GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 5 3 7 3 5 23
KOBE STEEL LTD. 13 1 2 4 3 23
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 4 4 4 3 15
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 3 1 0 2 7 13
FANUC LTD. 2 1 2 4 3 12
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 1 3 3 3 12
JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD. 2 4 2 3 1 12
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 2 2 2 4 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 1 4 3 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 3 4 3 10
BOEING COMPANY 5 1 2 1 1 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 2 3 4 10
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 5 1 3 1 0 10
SEIKOH GIKEN CO., LTD. 7 1 2 0 0 10
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 1 2 0 3 3 9
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 2 0 0 4 3 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 2 1 0 2 9
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 0 0 0 6 3 9
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 0 3 3 2 9
RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 1 3 3 0 9
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 4 1 1 3 9
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 0 3 4 2 0 9
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 1 2 3 2 0 8
CINCINNATI MILACRON INC. 2 4 2 0 0 8
ELECTRA FORM, INC. 5 2 0 1 0 8
INCOE CORPORATION 1 2 0 3 2 8
KRAUSS-MAFFEI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 3 0 0 0 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 0 2 4 0 8
NORDSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 5 8
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 1 1 3 8
BROWN MACHINE LLC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 2 7
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 1 1 0 0 7
NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. 3 3 0 1 0 7
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 0 7
Q2100, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
REIFENHAUSER GMBH & CO. MASCHINENFABRIK 4 1 1 0 1 7
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 1 7
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
APIC YAMADA CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 3 1 0 0 6
MANNESMANN AG 3 1 0 2 0 6
MILACRON INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
NEC CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 1 6
NESTEC, S.A. 1 1 0 4 0 6
TCG INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
TRADESCO MOLD LIMITED 2 2 2 0 0 6
XEROX CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 1 6
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
AXXICON MOULDS EINDHOVEN B.V. 0 0 1 3 1 5
BARMAG AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
BATTENFELD GMBH 2 2 0 1 0 5
CACO PACIFIC CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 5
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 1 5
EXTRUSION DIES, INCORPORATED 2 1 0 1 1 5
ISAP OMV GROUP S.P.A. 0 1 2 0 2 5
OWENS-BROCKWAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 0 0 4 5
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 1 0 1 3 0 5
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 1 0 0 1 3 5
WHITAKER CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5


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