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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 101, Printing

( 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
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 86 59 65 45 65 320
~Individually Owned Patent 67 50 56 53 36 262
M.A.N. ROLAND DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 36 26 26 15 24 127
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 18 20 20 18 27 103
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 6 18 25 49
TOHOKU RICOH CO., LTD. 8 11 11 10 9 49
TOKYO KIKAI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 7 7 8 10 13 45
KOMORI CORPORATION 8 8 3 5 19 43
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 1 6 5 19 33
KOENIG & BAUER-ALBERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 19 10 3 0 0 32
PRESSTEK, INC. 6 6 7 5 8 32
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 10 8 3 4 5 30
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 2 2 2 8 10 24
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 6 3 2 3 20
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 5 2 6 17
RYOBI, LTD. 1 4 3 2 6 16
GOSS GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, INC. 6 6 0 1 1 14
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 0 1 6 3 4 14
DE LA RUE GIORI S.A. 1 2 6 2 2 13
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 5 2 3 1 13
AGFA CORPORATION 0 3 2 4 3 12
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 3 4 1 3 12
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 7 4 1 0 0 12
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG 3 3 2 1 2 11
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 8 11
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 0 4 2 3 10
M & R PRINTING EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 4 4 1 1 10
MINAMI CO. LTD. 0 1 1 3 5 10
MONARCH MARKING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 5 2 2 1 10
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER GMBH 4 2 2 1 1 10
QUAD/TECH, INC. 3 2 3 1 0 9
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 3 1 1 9
AUTOROLL MACHINE COMPANY, LLC 5 3 0 0 0 8
BALDWIN-JAPAN LTD. 1 1 5 1 0 8
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES MACHINES DUBUIT 4 0 1 2 1 8
STRETCH DEVICES, INC. 4 2 1 1 0 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 3 7
COLOP STEMPELERZEUGUNG SKOPEK GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 1 0 1 7
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 0 3 2 7
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 0 2 2 1 2 7
HURLETRON, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY 1 0 2 4 0 7
SCI TEX CORPORATION LTD. 1 2 2 2 0 7
ACKLEY MACHINE CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 2 6
BALDWIN GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 2 1 6
CREOSCITEX CORPORATION LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. 2 1 1 2 0 6
HEIDELBERG HARRIS INC. 3 1 0 1 1 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
NCR CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
RICOH MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 2 0 2 0 6
CREO PRODUCTS INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
SCHABLONENTECHNIK KUFSTEIN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 1 0 5
STORK BRABANT B.V. 0 0 1 2 2 5
T. D. WRIGHT, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
VARN PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
WERNER KAMMANN MASCHINENFABRIK 1 1 2 1 0 5
XEROX CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5


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