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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 168 244 174 179 167 932
L'OREAL S.A. 12 18 19 16 16 81
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 3 11 7 18 11 50
VALOIS, SOCIETE ANONYME 4 5 5 13 17 44
ING. ERICH PFEIFFER GMBH & CO. KG 2 13 5 10 7 37
NORDSON CORPORATION 4 12 5 7 8 36
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 7 10 9 4 4 34
COCA-COLA COMPANY 7 10 3 9 4 33
APTARGROUP, INC. 9 11 10 1 0 31
SEAQUIST CLOSURES FOREIGN, INC. 0 0 1 11 11 23
CALMAR, INC. 9 0 3 5 0 17
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 3 0 5 5 3 16
SAINT-GOBAIN CALMAR INC. 0 0 0 8 8 16
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 4 4 1 3 3 15
OWENS-BROCKWAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 2 5 3 15
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 1 1 4 4 14
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 4 4 2 3 1 14
CONTINENTAL SPRAYERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 7 0 0 0 13
CHESEBROUGH-POND'S USA CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 7 1 0 0 12
ECOLAB INC. 3 4 4 1 0 12
REXAM SOFAB 0 0 0 5 7 12
AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS, INC. 0 3 2 4 2 11
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 1 2 2 1 5 11
VESUVIUS CRUCIBLE COMPANY 1 2 1 3 4 11
CONTICO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 10 0 0 0 0 10
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 1 4 3 2 0 10
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. 1 3 2 4 0 10
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 2 2 2 10
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 3 5 0 0 2 10
BESPAK PLC 0 3 4 2 0 9
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 4 9
NESTEC, S.A. 0 0 1 3 5 9
SHINAGAWA REFRACTORIES CO., LTD. 0 7 0 2 0 9
AKECHI CERAMICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 0 2 2 8
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 2 0 2 3 1 8
INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS AND EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 2 8
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 3 1 2 2 8
SOCIETE FRANCAISE D'AEROSOL ET DE BOUCHAGE 3 1 3 1 0 8
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 4 1 0 1 2 8
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 3 2 2 0 7
BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 1 7
HAYES PRODUCTS, LLC 2 2 1 1 1 7
IMI WILSHIRE INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 1 1 2 1 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 1 1 4 0 7
LIQUID CONTROLS CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
PRECISION VALVE CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 3 7
RIEKE CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 1 7
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 1 2 7
SUMMIT PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 3 3 0 1 7
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
COURTESY CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
FLUID RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 1 6
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. 0 0 0 1 5 6
LOCTITE CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 4 6
MANNESMANN AG 1 2 1 1 1 6
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 5 1 0 0 0 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 0 6
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 1 1 2 1 1 6
THE PLASTEK GROUP 0 4 1 1 0 6
WELLA AG 2 1 1 2 0 6
ALLURE HOME CREATION CO., INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ASEPT INTERNATIONAL AB 1 0 2 1 1 5
BOBRICK WASHROOM EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
CHAPIN MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
COSTER TECNOLOGIE SPECIALI S.P.A. 1 1 1 1 1 5
COURTAULDS PACKAGING INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 0 4 0 0 5
GRAND SOFT EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1 0 2 2 0 5
HENKEL-ECOLAB GMBH & CO. OHG 2 0 0 2 1 5
JOHNSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
KAUFMAN PRODUCTS INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
OSAKA SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
QUOIN INDUSTRIAL INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 2 0 2 5
SPRAYEX, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
SPRAYTEX, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
STOPINC AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 2 0 2 5
X-PERT PAINT MIXING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
ZELLER PLASTIK GMBH 0 2 1 2 0 5


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