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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 52 57 54 54 73 290
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 48 57 51 15 0 171
SHIMANO INC. 8 23 30 17 8 86
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 20 26 46
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 19 7 5 5 7 43
TAKATA CORPORATION 9 3 4 3 7 26
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 6 5 1 2 10 24
METSO PAPER, INC. 6 7 6 2 3 24
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 4 5 3 6 5 23
IMATION CORP. 5 6 2 5 0 18
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 2 2 4 4 18
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 5 4 2 7 0 18
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 6 5 4 1 17
TDK CORPORATION 1 1 5 5 5 17
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 3 1 0 3 9 16
DAIWA SEIKO INC 4 3 1 4 3 15
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 4 3 2 1 4 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 5 4 2 13
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 4 6 3 0 0 13
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 4 3 0 12
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 4 1 2 3 0 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 5 1 3 0 10
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 1 1 0 3 5 10
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 4 0 6 10
AXIS USA, INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 0 0 0 0 8
OKUMA FISHING TACKLE CO., LTD. 1 2 1 3 1 8
PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO. 2 2 3 0 1 8
TESA AG 1 0 3 4 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 1 2 3 1 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 3 1 2 1 7
NEC CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 1 7
SAURER GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 2 2 0 7
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC 1 1 0 4 1 7
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 1 7
SUNCAST CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 2 7
TAKATA-PETRI (ULM) GMBH 2 1 3 1 0 7
ATOP S.P.A. 0 1 2 2 1 6
GLOBE MOTORS, INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 3 1 6
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 3 0 3 6
W. C. BRADLEY/ZEBCO HOLDINGS, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
BAY WEST PAPER CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
IROPA AG 2 0 2 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA MORIC 5 0 0 0 0 5
MEMMINGER IRO GMBH 1 1 0 3 0 5
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
SAVIO MACCHINE TESSILI S.R.L. 1 1 2 1 0 5
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 2 1 1 1 0 5


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