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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 65 45 65 102 94 371
~Individually Owned Patent 56 53 36 49 52 246
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 20 18 27 31 20 116
M.A.N. ROLAND DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 26 15 24 26 23 114
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 18 25 27 31 107
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 6 5 19 19 24 73
KOMORI CORPORATION 3 5 19 26 10 63
TOKYO KIKAI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 8 10 13 15 13 59
TOHOKU RICOH CO., LTD. 11 10 9 11 8 49
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 2 8 10 6 12 38
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 2 6 7 9 29
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 4 2 3 3 16 28
PRESSTEK, INC. 7 5 8 3 3 26
AGFA CORPORATION 2 4 3 3 12 24
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 6 3 4 5 5 23
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 4 5 4 4 20
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 8 7 2 20
RYOBI, LTD. 3 2 6 4 5 20
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG 2 1 2 3 7 15
MINAMI CO. LTD. 1 3 5 2 2 13
NEXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC 0 0 0 10 3 13
FISCHER & KRECKE GMBH & CO. 1 2 0 3 6 12
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 2 2 4 11
XEROX CORPORATION 1 1 2 4 3 11
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 3 2 0 10
DE LA RUE GIORI S.A. 6 2 2 0 0 10
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 2 1 2 4 1 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 0 6 2 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 2 2 2 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 4 1 3 1 0 9
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 2 9
BOBST, S.A. 1 0 1 5 1 8
BALDWIN-JAPAN LTD. 5 1 0 0 1 7
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY 2 4 0 1 0 7
REEFDALE PTY. LTD. 1 2 0 2 2 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 1 1 1 1 7
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER GMBH 2 1 1 2 1 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 0 1 6
CREOSCITEX CORPORATION LTD. 1 2 3 0 0 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 2 4 6
M & R PRINTING EQUIPMENT, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
MONARCH MARKING SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
QUAD/TECH, INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
WERNER KAMMANN MASCHINENFABRIK 2 1 0 2 1 6
ACKLEY MACHINE CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 1 5
ACUSHNET COMPANY 0 1 1 1 2 5
CREO IL. LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
GOSS GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
KONICA CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
OCE PRINTING SYSTEMS GMBH 2 1 0 2 0 5
RICOH MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES MACHINES DUBUIT 1 2 1 1 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
STORK BRABANT B.V. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 0 0 3 5
WARD HOLDING COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5


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