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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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 131 120 166 190 195 226 183 148 223 167 141 189 178 145 109 153 167 126 142 132 208 218 220 209 188 245 247 214 222 252 223 195 210 223 194 135 6634
MARVIN GLASS & ASSOCIATES 18 4 27 25 18 20 22 22 16 9 12 14 9 9 4 4 8 4 3 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259
WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3 8 5 12 6 9 5 4 7 12 1 0 0 0 79
TOMY COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 3 9 10 5 2 7 2 1 2 1 5 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 3 5 8 6 9 9 7 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 47
BALLY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 8 3 2 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
MATTEL INC. 2 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 6 39
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 3 0 3 2 4 8 4 34
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ACE DENKEN 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 5 3 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 26
KABUSHIKI KAISHA UNIVERSAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 2 4 5 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
IDEAL TOY CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 4 3 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
KONAMI 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 0 0 1 3 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 22
LAWRENCE PESKA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 3 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 21
MIKOHN GAMING 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 1 0 0 0 3 5 4 5 2 20
PRIME TABLE GAMES LLC 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 6 8 3 1 19
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 5 18
WICO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
DATA EAST PINBALL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
ARACHNID, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15
HASBRO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 14
GORDON BARLOW DESIGN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
PROGRESSIVE GAMES, 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 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 13
RLT ACQUISITION, 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 4 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 13
BET TECHNOLOGY INC. 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 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 12
CAPCOM COIN-OP, 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 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
D. GOTTLIEB CO. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
DIGIDEAL 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 1 1 2 3 3 0 10
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 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 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 10
ARUZE 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 2 4 2 1 0 9
ASAHI CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
BOB'S SPACE RACERS, INC. 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 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 9
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 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 0 0 0 9
COLECO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
KOHNER BROS, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 3 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
NAMCO LIMITED 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 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
CASWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 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 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 8
LOUIS MARX CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
NSM AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 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 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY 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 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 8
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 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 1 3 2 8
AUSTRALASIAN TRAINING AIDS PROPRIETARY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
EPOCH COMPANY LTD. 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
PREMIER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7
WMS GAMING, 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 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 7
AURORA PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 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 0 0 0 6
BRESLOW, MORRISON, TERZIAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, THE GOVERNMENT OF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PTT, LLC 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 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6
SEGA PINBALL, 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 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. 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 0 0 1 0 1 2 5
BELL-FRUIT MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
C. J. ASSOCIATES, LTD. 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CBS INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
D&D GAMING PATENTS, 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 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DETROIT BULLET TRAP CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 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 5
INVICTA PLASTICS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 5
LAZER-TRON 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 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MIDWAY MFG. CO. 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY 2 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
OR-DA INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WICKS NEMER, P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 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 5


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