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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 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven

( 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 69 60 66 56 50 301
RAPISTAN SYSTEMS ADVERTISING CORP. 1 1 11 16 7 36
LAITRAM CORPORATION 3 4 9 10 4 30
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 6 10 5 4 4 29
INVENTIO AG 5 3 4 11 4 27
FERAG AG 0 6 9 2 5 22
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 1 3 6 6 3 19
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 6 3 4 3 19
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 4 2 6 3 17
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 8 1 5 1 17
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 3 4 4 1 3 15
MARTIN ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 1 8 4 2 15
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO. 4 7 1 3 0 15
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 1 5 6 1 14
HABASIT AG 0 2 3 2 5 12
MANTISSA CORPORATION 5 2 3 0 2 12
SPAN TECH LLC 3 4 3 2 0 12
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 2 6 1 2 1 12
CRISPLANT A/S 1 1 1 6 2 11
ITOH ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED 1 0 3 2 5 11
JERVIS B. WEBB COMPANY 5 3 2 1 0 11
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 2 4 2 2 11
FMC CORPORATION 6 2 2 0 0 10
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 6 1 10
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 3 2 5 0 0 10
OUELLETTE MACHINERY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 5 1 10
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. 3 0 2 2 3 10
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 7 9
HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH 3 3 1 1 1 9
KONE CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 4 9
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 3 3 9
SIG PACK SYSTEMS AG 1 3 1 3 1 9
TOYO JIDOKI CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 3 9
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 2 1 8
HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG 2 1 3 0 2 8
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 0 1 1 4 2 8
LAITRAM, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 8 8
REXNORD MARBETT SPA 3 3 0 1 1 8
SCHULER PRESSEN GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 4 2 0 8
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 4 3 1 0 0 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 3 1 1 1 8
VALU ENGINEERING, INC. 2 1 0 4 1 8
WF LOGISTIK GMBH 2 0 3 1 2 8
ASGCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. 1 1 3 1 1 7
DORNER MFG. CORP. 1 3 1 1 1 7
GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 3 7
GRAPHA HOLDING AG 3 1 0 3 0 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 1 2 3 7
IPT WEINFELDEN AG 1 2 2 2 0 7
M.C.C. NEDERLAND B.V. 1 4 1 1 0 7
MANNESMANN AG 3 3 0 1 0 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 2 1 1 0 7
PROGRESSIVE TOOL & INDUSTRIES CO. 0 0 1 2 4 7
REXNORD CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 2 1 2 7
UNI-CHAINS A/S 1 2 2 1 1 7
FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY 1 2 2 0 1 6
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 1 2 1 2 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
JOY MM DELAWARE, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
MANNESMANN DEMATIC RAPISTAN CORP. 5 1 0 0 0 6
MOLINS PLC 2 3 0 0 1 6
SHINKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 3 1 0 6
SOLYSTIC 0 0 0 4 2 6
SYSTEM PLAST S.P.A. 0 0 1 4 1 6
TOPACK VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH 1 3 0 2 0 6
UNOVA IP CORP. 2 1 2 1 0 6
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. 1 2 0 1 2 6
YAMAKYU CHAIN CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 5 6
BAYER CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
CARRIER VIBRATING EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
DBT GMBH 0 0 0 3 2 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
ECOLAB INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ENOMOTO INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
HIRATA CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
JOH. WINKLHOFER & SOHNE GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 0 2 1 5
KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
KNAPP LOGISTIK AUTOMATION GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 0 1 0 4 0 5
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 5 0 0 0 5
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 1 0 4 5
REGINA SUD S.P.A. 2 0 1 0 2 5
VALIANT CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
YOUNG INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5


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