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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 164, Metal Founding

( 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 6 20 30 23 12 91
SMS SCHLOEMANN-SIEMAG AG 8 15 10 5 1 39
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION 5 7 8 9 5 34
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 4 12 6 0 24
MANNESMANN AG 8 6 3 4 1 22
ALCOA INC. 3 3 2 6 7 21
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 11 7 2 0 1 21
SINTOKOGIO LTD. 3 4 3 3 8 21
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 3 9 9 21
HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 4 6 3 16
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 3 3 0 12
TAKATA CORPORATION 2 3 1 3 3 12
VOEST-ALPINE INDUSTRIEANLAGENBAU GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 2 2 3 4 1 12
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3 2 1 2 3 11
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 5 2 2 11
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 4 2 10
PCC AIRFOILS, INC. 2 0 3 1 4 10
UNION SIDERURGIGUE DU NORD ET DE L'EST DE LA FRANCE 2 0 5 2 1 10
WATER GREMLIN COMPANY 1 1 2 4 2 10
CASTRIP, LLC 0 0 1 5 3 9
DANIELI & CO. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA 0 3 2 3 1 9
DISA INDUSTRIES A/S 0 0 2 3 4 9
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 0 9
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 2 0 6 0 8
GEORG FISCHER DISA A/S 1 2 4 1 0 8
HUNTER AUTOMATED MACHINERY CORPORATION 2 1 0 3 2 8
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 4 8
OSKAR FRECH GMBH & CO. 0 1 2 2 3 8
ACCIAI SPECIALI TERNI S.P.A. 0 0 3 4 0 7
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 0 2 4 1 0 7
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 4 0 3 0 0 7
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 7 7
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
ASHLAND INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 0 0 2 4 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 2 1 0 6
SANTOKU AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 2 2 6
YKK CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
ALD VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 1 2 1 1 5
AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 0 1 2 2 0 5
HEINRICH WAGNER SINTO MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH 0 2 3 0 0 5
KM-EUROPA METAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 2 0 2 5
NUCOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
S.A. LORAMENDI 1 0 1 3 0 5
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 0 1 0 0 5


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