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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 1969 - 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 401, Coating Implements with Material Supply

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 55 41 63 40 48 49 41 45 37 32 29 27 26 21 23 22 28 32 31 38 41 56 78 45 37 59 46 33 23 36 110 98 124 90 77 89 1770
L'OREAL S.A. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 5 6 5 3 6 3 4 5 2 7 14 16 26 12 7 12 143
KOTOBUKI & CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 3 0 3 8 7 3 5 3 2 4 4 9 13 6 10 7 4 6 107
GILLETTE COMPANY 0 0 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 2 1 3 0 4 6 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 7 7 7 2 1 0 75
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 15 5 7 16 9 3 66
PENTEL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 2 1 6 5 2 0 5 3 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 58
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 1 8 1 13 6 51
BIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 5 1 2 6 1 6 31
MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 8 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 31
KOH-I-NOOR RAPIDOGRAPH INC. 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
RISDON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 26
PILOT INK CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 25
ANCOS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21
A. W. FABER-CASTELL GMBH & CO. 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
ZEBRA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 18
MONTBLANC-SIMPLO GMBH 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17
SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 2 1 17
SCHWAN-STABILO SCHWANHAUSSER GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17
BRIDGEPORT METAL GOODS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15
PARKER PEN COMPANY 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 14
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SAKURAKUREPASU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
GEORG KARL GEKA-BRUSH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 12
J. S. STAEDTLER GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12
KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 12
REXAM COSMETIC PACKAGING INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 2 0 1 1 0 12
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 11
DAINIHON BUNGU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
EYELET SPECIALTY CO., INC. 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
J.S. STAEDTLER K.G. 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
PILOT MAN-NEN-HITSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SAILOR PEN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
SUZUNO KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 2 1 11
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 10
HENLOPEN MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 10
REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 10
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
BINNEY & SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 9
EJECTORET S.A. 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
EVERSHARP PEN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 9
DIKE, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
LVMH RECHERCHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8
PILOT PRECISION KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8
THE PLASTEK GROUP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 7
BEROL CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 7
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
LAURA LUPTON, INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PELIKAN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SCHWAN-STABILO COSMETICS GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 7
SPATZ CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 6
BRAUN, W., COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
COLOR ACCESS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 6
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 6
GRAPHIC CONTROLS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PENN CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
RAPIDOGRAPH, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SCRIPTO INC. 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SEB S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
TEIBOW COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
A.W. FABER-CASTELL UNTERNEHMENSVERWALTUNG GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5
CHARTPAK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5
CONTE S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5
DENNISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DRI MARK PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5
HIDAN CO., LTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
KENDALL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KOH-I-NOOR, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
L.I.R. FRANCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
MEDI-FLEX HOSPITAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
MENNEN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MERZ & KRELL GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5
PENTECH INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
PIONEER INDUSTRIAL CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
PLOUGH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRO ETON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 5
REVLON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
SANFORD RESEARCH COMPANY 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SANFORD, L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 5


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