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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 222, Dispensing (apparatus and process)

( 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 134 126 126 80 61 527
VALOIS S.A.S. 11 4 10 9 4 38
L'OREAL S.A. 6 8 8 5 4 31
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 3 11 2 8 2 26
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 3 8 7 1 21
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 5 2 5 5 3 20
VALOIS, SOCIETE ANONYME 10 4 2 2 0 18
RIEKE CORPORATION 0 2 3 4 8 17
BEVERAGE WORKS, INC. 0 4 4 2 5 15
ING. ERICH PFEIFFER GMBH & CO. KG 5 0 3 5 1 14
CONTINENTAL AFA DISPENSING COMPANY 2 3 3 4 0 12
HYGIENE-TECHNIK INC. 1 1 0 7 3 12
NESTEC, S.A. 4 3 3 1 1 12
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. 2 1 5 3 0 11
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 3 4 0 1 3 11
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 4 3 0 0 9
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 3 1 3 9
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 0 4 2 1 2 9
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 5 0 2 0 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 4 0 1 0 9
BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 1 8
MEADWESTVACO CALMAR, INC. 0 0 0 0 8 8
SEAQUIST CLOSURES FOREIGN, INC. 3 2 3 0 0 8
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 2 4 0 0 8
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 1 2 1 2 1 7
REXAM DISPENSING SYSTEMS S.A.S. 0 1 1 3 2 7
SAINT-GOBAIN CALMAR INC. 5 0 1 1 0 7
SCHOLLE CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 3 7
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
DISPENSING PATENTS INTERNATIONAL LLC 3 2 0 0 1 6
ECOLAB INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
FLUID MANAGEMENT, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
GILBARCO, INC. 2 3 0 0 1 6
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 1 6
PEPSICO, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
REXAM-DISPENSING SYSTEMS 3 3 0 0 0 6
SIG TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 1 6
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
STULL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 2 0 2 0 1 5
FOOD EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
GRACO INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
MASTERCHEM INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 2 3 0 5
MIXPAC SYSTEMS AG 3 2 0 0 0 5
SEAQUISTPERFECT DISPENSING FOREIGN, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
SULZER CHEMTECH AG 1 2 0 2 0 5
VESUVIUS CRUCIBLE COMPANY 4 0 0 1 0 5


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