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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 141, Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

( 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 68 88 80 60 80 376
GILBARCO, INC. 4 0 4 2 4 14
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 6 4 0 2 14
XEROX CORPORATION 5 3 3 2 1 14
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. 3 5 5 0 0 13
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 1 2 6 2 11
KHS MASCHINEN-UND ANALAGENBAU AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 5 0 1 10
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 3 1 4 1 10
SIDEL 0 1 2 1 6 10
MOTORVAC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 4 2 0 9
STANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 2 3 2 1 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 4 2 1 8
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 0 3 2 3 0 8
CROWN SIMPLIMATIC INCORPORATED 5 2 0 0 0 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 1 1 3 2 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 0 5 1 7
MANNESMANN VDO AG 2 3 2 0 0 7
SERAC GROUP 1 2 2 0 2 7
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 0 0 1 2 7
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 4 1 0 0 2 7
TOYO JIDOKI CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 3 7
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
ECOLAB INC. 3 0 0 1 2 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
HEALY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A. 0 1 2 1 2 6
L'OREAL S.A. 0 3 1 1 1 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 2 2 1 6
TATSUNO CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
UVIEW ULTRAVIOLET SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
ADVANCED DELIVERY & CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. 1 0 0 2 2 5
DISPENSING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
NORCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SHIKOKU KAKOOKI CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
TESMA MOTOREN-UND GETRIEBETECHNIK GMBH 0 0 3 2 0 5
TOKHEIM CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 1 5


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