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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 099, Foods and Beverages: 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 148 147 110 95 89 589
SEB S.A. 1 4 5 6 10 26
TSANN KUEN U.S.A., INC. 3 1 9 4 0 17
HAMILTON BEACH/PROCTOR-SILEX, INC. 5 4 2 1 2 14
FOOD EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, INC. 4 0 0 5 4 13
LUNDAR ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 0 1 4 3 12
NESTEC, S.A. 2 3 1 0 6 12
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 5 3 3 1 12
BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION 3 3 4 1 0 11
KEURIG, INC. 3 1 0 5 2 11
UNI-SPLENDOR CORP. 0 1 1 6 3 11
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 0 0 7 2 10
MOULINEX, SOCIETE ANONYME 4 4 1 1 0 10
PALOMA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 6 0 3 10
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5 4 1 0 0 10
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 1 2 2 9
GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS CO. 3 0 2 0 3 8
HENNY PENNY CORPORATION 7 0 1 0 0 8
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 3 2 0 0 3 8
SIMATELEX MANUFACTORY COMPANY LIMITED 1 2 4 0 1 8
EUGSTER/FRISMAG AG 1 0 1 2 3 7
FIANARA INTERNATIONAL B.V. 2 2 2 1 0 7
FRANZ HAAS WAFFELMASCHINEN-INDUSTRIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 0 1 1 7
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 3 4 0 7
MACHINE DESIGN INCORPORATED 0 2 0 2 2 6
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
CHIAPHUA INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
ESPIRE INCORPORATED 1 3 1 0 0 5
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
LYCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
PI-DESIGN AG 0 2 2 1 0 5
PITCO FRIALATOR, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
PRINCE CASTLE INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 0 5
RATIONAL AG 0 2 0 2 1 5
ROMAR LLC 0 0 2 3 0 5
SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5


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