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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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 65 48 56 47 48 264
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 15 20 15 15 5 70
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 6 6 10 4 31
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 9 4 2 4 8 27
ENGEL MASCHINENBAU GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 7 3 5 2 6 23
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 2 7 3 10 22
Q2100, INC. 0 4 3 3 12 22
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 4 4 3 5 6 22
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 3 5 3 16
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 4 3 0 5 15
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 0 2 3 2 7 14
KOBE STEEL LTD. 2 4 3 4 1 14
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 3 2 3 3 14
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 4 3 5 2 14
FANUC LTD. 2 4 3 3 1 13
NORDSON CORPORATION 0 3 5 1 3 12
SIDEL 2 0 1 0 9 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 3 4 0 2 11
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 2 4 2 1 11
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 0 6 3 1 1 11
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 3 2 4 11
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 3 1 4 10
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 0 4 3 1 1 9
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 3 3 0 0 9
JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD. 2 3 1 3 0 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 4 0 0 3 9
RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 3 3 0 1 2 9
YAZAKI CORP. 1 2 0 3 3 9
BROWN MACHINE LLC. 3 1 2 1 1 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 2 4 1 8
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 1 7
DENSO CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
INCOE CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 0 7
KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH 0 1 1 1 4 7
MARS INCORPORATED 0 2 1 2 2 7
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 3 1 1 2 0 7
MILACRON INC. 2 4 0 0 1 7
PECHINEY EMBALLAGE FLEXIBLE EUROPE 0 2 2 1 2 7
WILHELM FETTE GMBH 0 0 3 3 1 7
AXXICON MOULDS EINDHOVEN B.V. 1 3 1 1 0 6
BESSER COMPANY 0 1 2 2 1 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 1 3 2 0 6
FORMAX, INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 1 6
SONY CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 4 0 2 6
UNICOR GMBH RAHN PLASTMASCHINEN 2 2 0 2 0 6
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 4 2 0 0 0 6
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER GMBH 0 0 2 3 1 6
YUDO CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 1 6
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
APIC YAMADA CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
BARMAG AG 1 1 1 0 2 5
BOEING COMPANY 2 1 1 1 0 5
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
D-M-E COMPANY 2 0 1 0 2 5
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 0 5
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 3 2 5
GUILL TOOL & ENGINEERING CO., INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
GUNTHER HEISSKANALTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 1 1 1 5
IMATION CORP. 1 0 2 0 2 5
LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD COMPANY 1 0 0 4 0 5
MANNESMANN PLASTICS MACHINERY GMBH 0 0 0 0 5 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 2 5
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 4 5
NESTEC, S.A. 0 4 0 1 0 5
OWENS-BROCKWAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 0 0 0 3 2 5
SACMI-COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA-SOC. COOP. A R.L. 0 2 0 2 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 0 0 0 2 5
SIPA S.P.A. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 1 3 0 1 0 5
TREXEL, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 0 1 1 5
YKK CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5


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