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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 036, Boots, Shoes, and Leggings

( 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 62 38 65 56 80 77 46 52 58 54 39 73 68 64 49 63 52 70 81 71 75 81 61 47 69 73 64 65 86 125 106 96 83 75 76 81 2481
SALOMON S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 13 9 9 25 13 10 11 11 9 8 8 11 31 16 11 13 5 5 232
NORDICA S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 14 10 13 8 8 15 9 8 4 3 10 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 124
NIKE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 5 7 8 0 6 8 6 7 3 11 5 8 91
LANGE INTERNATIONAL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 5 5 3 6 5 2 1 4 1 5 2 3 0 4 2 3 5 2 68
PUMA AG RUDOLF DASSLER SPORT 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 1 4 4 3 3 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 48
ASICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 6 1 3 0 0 2 3 3 3 41
MIZUNO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 9 4 5 6 33
CONVERSE INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 32
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 30
SHIMANO 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 2 0 2 0 2 7 7 5 0 1 1 2 29
REEBOK INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 26
HANSON INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
ANATOMIC RESEARCH, 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 3 2 6 8 22
ADIDAS INTERNATIONAL, BV 0 0 0 0 0 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 7 0 6 21
RAICHLE SPORTSCHUH AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
BRS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 3 4 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 17
TRETORN AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
NORTHWEST PODIATRIC LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 16
SKIS ROSSIGNOL 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 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 16
AUTRY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
ETABLISSEMENTS FRANCOIS SALOMON ET FILS, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
DAIWA SEIKO INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
FAMOLARE, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
KANGAROOS U.S.A., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
ADIDAS SPORTSCHUHFABRIKEN ADI DASSLER KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
CALZATURIFICIO TECNICA SPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
MACNEILL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 13
TECNICA SPA 0 0 0 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 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 13
DOLOMITE FRANCHI S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
ENERGAIRE CORPORATION 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 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 12
HYDE ATHLETIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
KAEPA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
L.A. GEAR, 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 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
ARTEMIS INNOVATIONS 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 4 3 1 0 0 11
NEW BALANCE ATHLETIC SHOE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11
AKEVA, L.L.C. 0 0 0 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 2 1 2 0 2 0 10
COLUMBIA INSURANCE 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 3 1 0 0 3 3 10
COMFORT PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
E.S. ORIGINALS 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 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 10
LAWRENCE PESKA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 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
SCHOLL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SKISCHUHFABRIK DYNAFIT GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TRISPORT 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 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 10
K-SWISS 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 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 9
KOFLACH SPORT GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H & CO. K.G. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SHELL OIL COMPANY 3 3 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 9
U.S.M. CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 9
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
WRIGHT, E. T. + CO., INC. 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
ADIDAS AG 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 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8
ATLAS SNOW-SHOE 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 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 8
BAUER NIKE HOCKEY 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 1 1 1 3 2 8
CARL FREUDENBERG 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
GENESCO, INC. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KOFLACH SPORTGERATE GES. M.B.H. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE 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 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 8
SOFTSPIKES, 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 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 8
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 0 0 0 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 3 2 0 0 0 0 7
AMERICAN SPORTING GOODS CORP. 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 2 7
AVIA GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BROWN GROUP, INC. 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 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
BURTON CORPORATION USA 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 1 1 1 0 7
NINE WEST GROUP, 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 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7
NIPPON RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
R. G. BARRY 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 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 7
RO-SEARCH, INC. 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 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 0 7
SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE, 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 2 2 0 0 7
TANEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ACUSHNET 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 2 0 0 2 0 2 6
BALLET MAKERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6
BATA SHOE COMPANY, INC. 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 6
BREEZE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP 0 0 0 0 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 2 2 0 0 0 6
GNAN-JANG PLASTICS 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 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6
HOPE CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 2 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 6
K-2 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 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
ONITSUKA CO., LTD. 0 1 1 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 6
SEMPERIT OSTERREICHISCH-AMERIKANISCHE GUMMIWERKE AKTIENGESEL 0 0 4 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 0 6
ADIDAS FABRIQUE DE CHAUSSURES DE SPORT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 0 0 0 0 3 0 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 5
BUSH UNIVERSAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 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
DARCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 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 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
GARCIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 5
HTM SPORT- UND FREIZEITGERAETE 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 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ICARO OLIVIERI & C. S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
LA CROSSE FOOTWEAR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MACPOD ENTERPRISES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
MOUNTAIN SAFETY RESEARCH (MSR) 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 5
NOTTINGTON HOLDING B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 1 0 5
RED WING SHOE COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
RIEKER, DR., JUSTUS, + CO. + CO. 0 0 1 2 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 5
ROCKPORT COMPANY, 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 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
ROYCE MEDICAL COMPANY 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
SPORTS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 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 0 0 0 5
TUBBS SNOWSHOE COMPANY 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 1 0 2 2 0 0 5
UNIROYAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 5
UNITED STATES SHOE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
VANS, 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 1 1 0 0 0 5
WARRINGTON INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WILLIAM H. KAUFMAN INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5


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