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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 94 106 86 90 106 482
DAIWA SEIKO INC 29 26 20 12 4 91
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 17 15 11 9 17 69
SHIMANO INC. 6 11 7 11 23 58
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 11 9 18 17 55
W. SCHLAFHORST AG & CO. 15 8 7 7 12 49
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 15 7 2 7 10 41
BARMAG AG 4 2 17 7 3 33
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 13 4 11 2 2 32
SONY CORPORATION 15 8 3 3 3 32
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 0 1 4 18 8 31
IMATION CORP. 5 3 2 11 7 28
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 3 2 9 9 3 26
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH 12 8 3 0 1 24
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 3 9 4 6 23
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 2 4 4 4 7 21
VALMET CORP. 10 6 2 1 2 21
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 16 4 0 0 0 20
SMS SCHLOEMANN-SIEMAG AG 0 7 6 5 2 20
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 6 3 5 2 2 18
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD. 12 4 2 0 0 18
ZEBCO DIVISION OF BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 8 7 3 0 0 18
TAKATA CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 9 16
TDK CORPORATION 2 4 0 5 4 15
AXIS USA, INC. 1 0 5 2 6 14
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 2 2 3 4 3 14
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 3 4 3 14
IRO AB 1 3 6 3 0 13
NSK LIMITED 5 4 3 0 1 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 3 4 3 1 1 12
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 3 3 1 2 12
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 2 3 2 12
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 2 4 3 1 11
TAKATA (EUROPE) VEHICLE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GMBH 3 0 2 4 2 11
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 4 1 1 2 3 11
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 9 0 1 0 0 10
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY 2 2 3 1 2 10
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 1 3 5 0 1 10
VALMET-KARLSTAD AB 2 2 5 1 0 10
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 5 0 0 9
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 3 1 3 0 2 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 3 1 0 0 9
VOITH SULZER FINISHING GMBH 0 3 6 0 0 9
DANIELI & CO. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA 3 0 1 3 1 8
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 4 1 2 0 1 8
GLOBE PRODUCTS INC. 2 4 0 1 1 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 4 1 2 1 8
MEMMINGER IRO GMBH 2 0 5 0 1 8
NEUMAG-NEUMUNSTERSCHE MASCHINEN-UND ANLAGENBAU GMBH 1 3 2 1 1 8
VERBATIM CORPORATION 1 1 4 0 2 8
GEORG SAHM GMBH & CO. KG 4 1 1 0 1 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 0 1 0 3 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 3 2 2 0 7
JAGENBERG PAPIERTECHNIK GMBH 1 2 2 2 0 7
PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO. 1 0 3 1 2 7
RYOBI, LTD. 1 3 2 1 0 7
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 0 1 3 1 2 7
ALWIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 0 4 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 2 2 1 1 6
EMTEC MAGNETICS GMBH 1 3 2 0 0 6
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 4 1 1 6
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 2 1 3 0 0 6
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 1 1 6
MORGAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2 0 2 1 1 6
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 0 3 6
PERRIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 2 0 2 0 6
SAVIO MACCHINE TESSILI S.R.L. 1 2 2 1 0 6
SHIN A SPORTS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 1 6
TANDBERG DATA A/S 0 4 0 1 1 6
TOKYO KIKAI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 1 0 2 3 0 6
WINDINGS INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
ZINSER TEXTILMASCHINEN GMBH 0 2 3 1 0 6
ALERT STAMPING AND MFG. CO., INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
ALEXANDER MACHINERY, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
BENCHMARK STORAGE INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 0 1 5
CHARLES C. WORTH CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 0 5
DEUTSCHE THOMSON-BRANDT GMBH 2 2 1 0 0 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 2 0 2 5
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 0 0 1 4 5
JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
NEC CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
SANDAR INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
SUCKER-MULLER-HACOBA GMBH & CO. 3 0 1 1 0 5
TOYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5


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