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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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 48 29 47 62 41 227
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 8 12 19 26 24 89
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 5 7 12 23 25 72
FANUC LTD. 1 2 10 15 10 38
KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH 4 6 10 9 4 33
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 6 1 5 5 8 25
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 3 6 3 4 21
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 10 6 3 1 1 21
Q2100, INC. 12 5 3 0 0 20
SIDEL 9 0 3 4 3 19
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 4 8 3 0 18
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 3 0 6 5 3 17
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 1 4 3 2 6 16
DEMAG ERGOTECH GMBH 2 4 7 2 1 16
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 9 3 1 16
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 12 15
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 7 1 2 0 2 12
FORMAX, INC. 1 0 1 6 4 12
REIFENHAUSER GMBH & CO. MASCHINENFABRIK 0 3 5 2 2 12
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 2 3 2 1 12
BOEING COMPANY 0 2 5 2 2 11
D-M-E COMPANY 2 1 1 3 4 11
FETTE GMBH 0 1 5 1 4 11
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 2 2 3 1 3 11
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 0 2 5 1 3 11
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 0 0 3 4 4 11
S.I.P.A. SOCIETA' INDUSTRIALIZZAZIONE PROGETTAZIONE AUTOMAZIONE S.P.A. 3 0 3 2 3 11
INJECTNOTECH INC. 1 1 0 4 4 10
MANNESMANN PLASTICS MACHINERY GMBH 5 3 2 0 0 10
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 5 2 2 9
DENSO CORPORATION 4 1 3 1 0 9
ENGEL MASCHINENBAU GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 6 2 1 0 0 9
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 0 4 2 2 9
LEAR CORPORATION 1 1 4 3 0 9
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 0 5 0 0 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 1 1 2 2 9
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 0 0 1 4 4 9
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 3 6 0 9
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 1 2 2 8
ICHIMARUGIKEN CO., LTD. 1 1 1 4 1 8
INCOE CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 6 8
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 1 0 3 0 8
A.K. TECHNICAL LABORATORY, INC. 0 1 5 0 1 7
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
KOBE STEEL LTD. 1 0 2 1 3 7
OTTO MANNER INNOVATIONS GMBH 0 0 1 1 5 7
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 2 2 0 7
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 1 0 2 2 6
BOSCH REXROTH AG 1 2 1 1 1 6
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 1 1 2 1 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 0 0 1 6
PLASTIC ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
R & D TOOL AND ENGINEERING, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
SAURER GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 1 3 1 6
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 0 3 5
FRONTIER INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 1 2 1 1 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 1 0 1 5
HOSOKAWA BEPEX GMBH 3 1 0 1 0 5
KOMAG, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
NORDSON CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
STRATASYS, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 4 1 0 0 0 5
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
TOYO MACHINERY & METAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
UNICOR GMBH RAHN PLASTMASCHINEN 0 0 2 3 0 5
UNILOY MILACRON USA INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 0 0 3 1 5
YAZAKI CORP. 3 1 0 1 0 5


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