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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 401, Coating Implements with Material Supply

( 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 36 110 98 124 90 458
L'OREAL S.A. 7 14 16 26 12 75
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 15 5 7 16 50
KOTOBUKI & CO., LTD. 9 13 6 10 7 45
GILLETTE COMPANY 2 7 7 7 2 25
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 4 1 8 1 15
BIC CORPORATION 0 5 1 2 6 14
ZEBRA CO., LTD. 2 5 1 2 1 11
KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT 2 3 1 2 2 10
PILOT INK CO., LTD. 0 3 3 2 2 10
REXAM COSMETIC PACKAGING INC. 3 4 2 0 1 10
SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 4 9
SUZUNO KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 4 3 8
THE PLASTEK GROUP 1 2 2 1 2 8
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 3 1 0 3 7
EVERSHARP PEN COMPANY 1 1 3 2 0 7
GEORG KARL GEKA-BRUSH GMBH 2 1 1 1 2 7
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 1 3 2 0 1 7
PENTEL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 2 1 1 7
SCHWAN-STABILO COSMETICS GMBH & CO. 1 2 0 3 1 7
COLOR ACCESS, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
HENLOPEN MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 1 6
BEROL CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
SEB S.A. 3 1 1 0 0 5


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