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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 068, Textiles: Fluid Treating 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 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 17 22 25 26 21 9 22 16 7 23 16 9 9 6 6 8 14 3 5 13 6 6 9 10 9 9 12 11 7 15 15 10 8 15 14 2 435
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 4 6 5 6 5 6 4 5 3 6 8 2 4 3 7 6 2 2 5 7 8 5 5 4 6 4 4 2 2 5 3 1 4 2 3 2 156
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 7 9 3 4 3 1 10 3 2 3 5 6 8 2 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 13 7 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 127
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 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 4 3 6 7 11 16 26 5 5 1 1 1 86
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 5 2 2 5 2 4 2 1 4 5 6 1 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 6 0 70
SANDO IRON WORKS, CO. LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 4 8 2 8 3 3 3 7 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 9 3 3 3 2 2 55
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, 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 2 0 1 8 19 14 6 2 1 0 0 53
VEPA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 9 4 7 6 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
LG ELECTRONICS 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 7 3 2 2 1 8 4 4 31
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 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 0 1 3 1 6 4 0 5 3 5 30
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 2 7 2 5 4 1 0 5 1 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 30
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 26
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 3 8 4 3 3 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 24
GASTON COUNTY DYEING MACHINE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
MCGRAW-EDISON COMPANY 1 3 3 3 6 2 1 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 0 0 0 0 22
GOLDSTAR COMPANY, LTD. 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 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
EDUARD KUSTERS MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 18
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 18
BRUCKNER APPARATEBAU GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
ELLIS CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 14
FISHER + PAYKEL LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 14
BORG-WARNER CORPORATION 3 4 5 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 13
KLEINEWEFERS INDUSTRIE COMPANIE GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
PELLERIN MILNOR CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 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 0 11
YOSHIDA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
RIGGS + LOMBARD INC. 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 10
ZANUSSI ELETTRODOMESTICI S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 2 3 0 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
KAMYR AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 9
UNITED MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 9
ELETROLUX ZANUSSI ELETTRODOMESTICI S.P.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 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 1 4 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 0 8
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 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 8
INDUSTRIE ZANUSSI S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KLEINEWEFERS, JOH. SOHNE MASCHINENFABRIK 4 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 8
BLACKSTONE CORPORATION 0 3 3 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 7
G. A. BRAUN INC. 0 1 4 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
KUSTERS, EDUARD, MASCHINENFABRIK 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 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 7
MICELL 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 0 3 0 3 1 0 7
SPEED QUEEN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ARGELICH, TERMES Y CIA., S.A. 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 6
ARTOS DR.-ING. MEIER-WINDHORST KG (GMBH & CO.) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 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 6
BARRIQUAND SOCIETE ANONYME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 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 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 0 6
H. KRANTZ GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HUNT, RODNEY COMPANY 1 0 1 2 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 6
KANEBO LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 1 2 2 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 6
COTTON INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 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 5
GERBER + CO., G.M.B.H. 1 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 0 0 0 5
HEBERLEIN + CO. AG 0 0 1 3 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 5
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 5
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 5
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
SENKINGWERK GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SPEROTTO RIMAR S.P.A. 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 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
THE HOOVER COMPANY 0 0 2 1 0 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 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSAL TOWEL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 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
VALD. HENRIKSEN A/S 0 0 0 2 0 1 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 5
WEST POINT-PEPPERELL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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