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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 131, Tobacco

( 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 44 59 35 50 42 41 39 22 40 25 39 52 44 22 12 25 26 33 29 22 31 25 24 26 7 15 22 23 22 41 27 29 13 19 17 24 1066
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 7 8 5 3 6 3 1 3 7 7 7 7 19 18 13 14 24 18 21 2 7 6 22 31 28 8 8 10 12 3 10 5 7 3 8 11 372
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 4 5 13 7 7 2 1 12 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 8 5 15 23 22 34 43 40 16 16 15 10 10 11 1 6 3 5 1 1 346
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 1 6 4 6 6 15 9 5 9 7 3 4 7 11 6 9 20 10 12 3 2 10 4 7 1 2 1 2 1 7 7 5 4 2 9 8 225
HAUNI-WERKE KORBER + CO. KG 5 8 5 4 7 6 9 12 12 6 4 14 20 4 9 17 10 20 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 6 7 10 6 8 7 7 5 3 4 6 8 6 4 6 3 6 1 2 1 4 119
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 7 1 1 2 7 6 8 9 3 9 1 10 5 5 6 7 100
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 6 1 7 5 7 12 10 3 12 5 4 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 3 2 3 4 5 1 4 14 9 4 6 3 4 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 88
KORBER AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 20 12 11 10 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
MOLINS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 7 6 8 1 6 4 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
MOLINS PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 5 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 56
AMF INCORPORATED 5 10 5 5 1 4 6 3 3 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG 0 0 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 5 3 2 1 5 7 10 9 45
B.A.T. CIGARETTEN-FABRIKEN GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 5 2 2 5 1 4 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
LIGGETT GROUP INC. 2 2 2 4 2 3 5 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
ROTHMANS OF PALL MALL CANADA LIMITED 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 4 0 0 2 2 1 2 4 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
SERVICE D'EXPLOITATION INDUSTRIELLE DES TABACS ET DES ALLU 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
AMERICAN FILTRONA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 2 6 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 25
ROTHMANS, BENSON & HEDGES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 4 25
FIRMENICH SA 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
FABRIQUES DE TABAC REUNIES S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP LIMITED 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 22
SUTTON RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 3 8 3 0 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 20
TAMAG/BASEL AG 0 1 2 2 0 2 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
AMERICAN BRANDS, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
FOCKE & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 18
JAPAN TOBACCO + SALT PUBLIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
GALLAHER LIMITED 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
MOLINS MACHINE COMPANY LIMITED 3 2 1 4 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 15
EFKA-WERKE FRITZ KIEHN GMBH 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14
SASIB S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT 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 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 2 3 14
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 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 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 13
OLIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
GBE INTERNATIONAL PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12
GIVAUDAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
P. H. GLATFELTER CO. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
REEMTSMA, H. F., + PH. F. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
H- -O FILTER CORPORATION 0 3 5 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 11
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 9
UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED 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 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9
GULF + WESTERN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 8
IMPERIAL GROUP LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
REGENT COURT TECHNOLOGIES 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 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 8
ARENCO AKTIEBOLAG 0 4 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 0 0 0 0 0 7
B.V. ARENCO P.M.B. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (GERMANY) GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 0 3 7
CULBRO CORPORATION 2 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
DAICEL LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 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 7
INDUSTRIAL NUCLEONICS CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 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 7
MONTCLAIR RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 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 7
ROTHMANS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES 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 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BAUMGARTNER PAPIERS S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
CIGARETTE COMPONENTS LIMITED 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 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
HERCULES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
JAPAN MONOPOLY CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 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 6
ADVANCED TOBACCO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 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 5
AKTIEBOLAGET LEO 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CONSOLIDATED CIGAR CORP. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 5
DECOUFLE S.A.R.L. 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 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
GIZEH-WERK G.M.B.H. 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
IMASCO LIMITED 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 5
LOEW'S THEATRES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
REYNOLDS LEASING CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 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 0 0 5
TOBACCO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5


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