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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 182 130 120 140 128 700
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 17 32 27 41 81 198
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 12 17 21 30 25 105
CATERPILLAR INC. 25 7 4 6 8 50
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 8 17 11 6 44
NORDSON CORPORATION 13 3 8 4 7 35
DENSO CORPORATION 5 1 4 11 8 29
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 1 2 9 2 11 25
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 4 5 2 4 7 22
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 8 1 3 7 21
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 4 16 1 0 0 21
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 3 3 5 16
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 1 2 6 2 4 15
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 3 5 2 14
HITACHI, LTD 2 2 6 0 4 14
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC. 11 1 0 1 1 14
L'OREAL S.A. 0 2 5 1 5 13
MANNESMANN VDO AG 2 5 3 1 2 13
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 3 3 1 12
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 3 0 2 4 12
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 9 2 0 0 1 12
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 3 2 0 2 11
MOEN INCORPORATED 1 6 1 2 1 11
VALOIS, SOCIETE ANONYME 1 0 2 5 3 11
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 4 2 2 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 0 1 4 2 10
GRACO INC. 3 0 2 2 3 10
AISAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 3 2 9
CASE CORPORATION 2 1 2 4 0 9
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 6 1 0 2 0 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 0 2 3 4 9
TORO COMPANY 4 2 0 2 1 9
ABB K.K. 2 2 1 1 2 8
SHIN TAI SPURT WATER OF THE GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 5 1 8
UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA 1 3 3 1 0 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 1 2 0 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
L. R. NELSON CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 2 7
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
DEERE + COMPANY 0 1 2 0 3 6
ELASIS SISTEMA RICERCA FIAT NEL MEZZOGIORNO SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 5 1 0 0 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 0 1 0 0 6
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
HANSGROHE AG 1 1 2 1 1 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 0 0 1 1 6
ING. ERICH PFEIFFER GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 2 2 1 6
ITW GEMA AG 0 0 1 3 2 6
SAINT-GOBAIN CALMAR INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK 1 1 1 2 1 6
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 0 2 4 0 0 6
AEROGEN, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 0 0 0 2 3 5
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 2 1 0 2 0 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 1 2 2 0 5
DAN MAMTIRIM, ISRAELI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3 1 1 0 0 5
ECOLAB INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
EFC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 4 0 0 0 1 5
LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANY 0 1 1 0 3 5
ORBIT IRRIGATION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SEALANT EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5


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