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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 162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation

( 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
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 34 34 16 19 21 124
METSO PAPER, INC. 28 25 17 17 24 111
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 19 16 14 10 16 75
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 8 4 14 10 11 47
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 4 8 7 11 35
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 4 7 10 8 35
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 7 1 10 8 3 29
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 8 3 4 5 0 20
ICHIKAWA CO., LTD. 5 4 5 3 0 17
AKZO NOBEL NV 4 4 0 5 2 15
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 3 5 2 2 15
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 7 3 4 0 0 14
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 3 1 4 2 3 13
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 0 0 0 5 7 12
ANDRITZ INC. 1 2 2 4 2 11
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 2 4 2 3 0 11
METSO FIBER KARLSTAD AB 0 0 0 5 6 11
ANDRITZ AG 2 1 3 0 4 10
ANDRITZ OY 8 0 1 0 0 9
ASTENJOHNSON, INC. 1 1 7 0 0 9
HEIMBACH GMBH & CO. 0 3 1 3 1 8
METSO AUTOMATION OY 3 0 4 1 0 8
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 2 1 3 2 8
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 2 3 1 1 1 8
HERCULES INCORPORATED 2 0 0 5 0 7
NALCO COMPANY 0 0 2 2 3 7
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE 3 2 0 0 1 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
TAMFELT OYJ ABP 3 0 1 1 1 6
YAMAUCHI CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 3 6
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 0 1 0 5
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS WATER TREATMENTS LIMITED 2 0 0 0 3 5
FPINNOVATIONS 0 0 0 1 4 5
M-REAL OYJ 1 3 1 0 0 5
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS GMBH 2 1 0 1 1 5
VAAHTO OY 2 1 2 0 0 5


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