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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 290 255 298 262 198 1303
ACUSHNET COMPANY 48 48 56 53 46 251
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 33 48 65 50 53 249
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 36 24 41 47 42 190
SRI SPORTS LIMITED 0 6 50 46 36 138
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 42 31 4 0 1 78
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 3 13 5 12 15 48
TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC. 7 5 12 13 11 48
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 9 10 4 6 2 31
FU SHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 6 7 7 4 26
MIZUNO CORPORATION 4 7 6 5 2 24
STX LLC 0 8 5 3 5 21
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 2 3 6 6 2 19
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 4 4 6 2 2 18
NIKE, INC. 1 2 7 4 3 17
JAMES D. EASTON, INC. 2 3 8 1 1 15
NELSON PRECISION CASTING CO., LTD. 3 3 2 4 3 15
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 6 7 15
WARRIOR LACROSSE, INC. 1 4 3 5 1 14
EASTON SPORTS, INC. 0 0 0 5 7 12
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ENDO SEISAKUSHO 3 4 2 2 1 12
RUSSELL CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 3 8 11
RUSSELL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2 4 3 0 0 9
EF COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES, L.P. 2 2 4 0 0 8
CE COMPOSITES BASEBALL, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
DAIWA SEIKO INC 1 2 1 0 2 6
HEAD TECHNOLOGY GMBH 0 0 5 1 0 6
MACGREGOR GOLF CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
NEW ARCHERY PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
BRUNSWICK BOWLING AND BILLIARDS CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
J. DEBEER & SON, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SOP SERVICES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TAYLORMADE-ADIDAS GOLF COMPANY 0 0 0 5 0 5


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Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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