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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 128 101 113 64 66 472
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 81 65 54 18 12 230
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 6 16 6 15 5 48
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 11 6 12 8 6 43
DENSO CORPORATION 8 5 9 7 6 35
CATERPILLAR INC. 8 8 8 3 2 29
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 7 9 3 6 2 27
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 25 0 1 0 0 26
NORDSON CORPORATION 7 8 4 4 2 25
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 7 3 9 2 4 25
HITACHI, LTD 4 8 6 3 2 23
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 3 10 4 0 22
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 3 3 4 4 20
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 3 4 1 7 3 18
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 4 0 7 4 0 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 3 3 2 3 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 3 4 3 2 14
TORO COMPANY 1 4 5 0 4 14
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 6 2 1 14
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 3 4 0 4 2 13
ECOLAB INC. 2 5 4 2 0 13
SHIN TAI SPURT WATER OF THE GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 1 4 4 1 3 13
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 2 0 7 0 3 12
AEROGEN, INC. 1 5 5 0 0 11
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 1 2 5 2 1 11
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 5 1 2 0 10
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 4 2 1 2 1 10
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 4 4 1 0 10
GRACO INC. 3 2 1 3 0 9
DEERE + COMPANY 3 3 1 1 0 8
KEIHIN CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 3 8
LECHLER GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 1 2 1 8
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 0 1 7 0 8
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
DL TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 3 2 2 0 7
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 6 1 0 7
HANSGROHE AG 1 4 0 2 0 7
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 3 0 1 7
ORBIT IRRIGATION PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
SIEMENS DIESEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 3 2 0 0 7
VALOIS S.A.S. 0 4 1 0 2 7
YUAN MEI CORP. 2 0 0 3 2 7
CONTINENTAL AFA DISPENSING COMPANY 2 2 2 0 0 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 1 2 1 0 6
L'OREAL S.A. 5 0 0 1 0 6
AISAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
AMFAG S.P.A. 2 0 1 0 2 5
ELKHART BRASS MFG. CO., INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 1 1 1 5
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 1 0 0 2 2 5
L. R. NELSON CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANY 3 2 0 0 0 5
MEADWESTVACO CALMAR, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
MICROFLOW ENGINEERING SA 3 0 1 0 1 5
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
SENNINGER IRRIGATION, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
SYNERJECT, LLC 1 0 2 2 0 5
UNISIA JECS CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 0 5


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