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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 194, Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms

( 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 19 16 21 10 21 13 18 17 11 11 16 16 10 13 16 9 13 12 7 12 9 7 14 12 14 9 18 15 7 7 15 5 8 5 9 7 442
MARS INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 3 0 2 5 9 11 6 7 7 11 5 3 3 2 2 109
KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIPPON CONLUX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 3 3 3 2 4 1 1 3 7 3 7 4 50
COIN ACCEPTORS, INC. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 31
NIPPON COINCO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 3 5 0 3 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
UNIDYNAMICS CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
COINSTAR, 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 1 2 4 6 2 2 2 3 23
LAUREL BANK MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 22
ASAHI SEIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 21
CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION 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 1 1 2 1 3 5 2 4 0 20
NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19
COIN CONTROLS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 17
ROWE INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17
H. R. ELECTRONICS COMPANY 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
VENDO COMPANY 3 3 2 3 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 0 0 0 0 15
MONARCH TOOL AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS 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 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
KIDDE, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 2 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 13
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13
POM INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13
AZKOYEN INDUSTRIAL, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
SANDEN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12
AUTELCA AG 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
GLORY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11
KIENZLE APPARATE GMBH 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
KASPAR WIRE WORKS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
NATIONAL REJECTORS INC., GMBH 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
QONAAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 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 10
BALLY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9
GREENWALD INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
K JACK ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
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 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
OMRON TETEISI ELECTRONICS CO. 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 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 0 0 0 9
ARDAC, INC. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
ASAHI SEIKO CO., LTD. 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 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 8
EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS & DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
MACHINE-O-MATIC LIMITED 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 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 8
NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 0 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 8
DUNCAN INDUSTRIES PARKING CONTROL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
IDX, INC. 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 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
SMARTE CARTE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 7
WURLITZER COMPANY 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 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 7
AMERICAN LOCKER SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CAN & BOTTLE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
CASHCODE COMPANY 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 0 2 0 1 1 0 6
COIN MECHANISMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
FAWN ENGINEERING CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 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 0 6
IMONEX SERVICES 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 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
JAPAN CASH MACHINE 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 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES 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 3 3 0 0 0 0 6
MICROSYSTEM CONTROLS PTY 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 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
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 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PAN-NOVA, INC. 0 1 1 0 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 6
ROYAL VENDORS, 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 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
SCHULTE-SCHLAGBAUM AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SEEBURG CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 0 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 6
SEEBURG CORPORATION OF DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 3 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 6
AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGIES, 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 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CORNELIUS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 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 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5
GAMEMAX 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 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA UNIVERSAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
NOVA RESOLUTION INDUSTRIES, 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 2 2 1 0 0 0 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5


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