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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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
~Individually Owned Patent 324 316 307 309 290 1546
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 8 17 60 57 33 175
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 22 33 37 45 35 172
ACUSHNET COMPANY 9 18 22 44 48 141
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 11 20 22 41 42 136
SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. 21 36 35 16 0 108
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 5 3 8 7 9 32
TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC. 8 4 3 9 7 31
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ENDO SEISAKUSHO 5 5 2 7 3 22
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 6 1 6 2 4 19
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 5 5 2 5 2 19
MIZUNO CORPORATION 0 0 7 5 4 16
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 2 4 5 3 14
DAIWA SEIKO INC 4 3 2 2 1 12
THE TOP FLITE GOLF COMPANY 0 0 0 10 2 12
JAMES D. EASTON, INC. 2 2 3 1 2 10
BRUNSWICK BOWLING AND BILLIARDS CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 2 7
WORTH, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
CARBITE, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
PORTER ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY 2 0 0 3 1 6
STX LLC 1 0 2 3 0 6
BARRIE ARCHERY, LLC 0 2 0 3 0 5
COBRA GOLF, INC. II 3 2 0 0 0 5
HUFFY CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
TELESYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
YONEX KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 0 1 1 5


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