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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 271, Sheet Feeding or Delivering

( 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
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 20 14 27 25 44 130
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 26 12 13 14 14 79
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 13 19 15 13 12 72
XEROX CORPORATION 10 10 11 9 20 60
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 3 11 6 30 54
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 11 12 7 14 46
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 6 8 8 8 11 41
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 18 6 6 1 7 38
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 8 5 6 7 11 37
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 6 4 11 11 36
NISCA CORPORATION 4 9 7 4 9 33
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 2 5 4 13 27
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 6 4 5 3 22
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 4 8 3 3 2 20
FERAG AG 6 5 2 2 4 19
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 7 8 1 2 18
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 3 3 2 8 18
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 4 1 5 4 16
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 5 4 2 3 0 14
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 0 2 3 2 14
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 5 1 2 2 13
BOWE BELL & HOWELL COMPANY 0 3 2 3 2 10
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 5 3 10
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 8 10
KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 4 10
DIEBOLD SELF SERVICE SYSTEMS, A DIVISION OF DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED 0 0 3 4 2 9
MARS INCORPORATED 4 2 3 0 0 9
ASAHI SEIKO CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 2 8
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 1 0 3 1 3 8
GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, INC. 0 3 1 3 1 8
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 1 2 2 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 0 8
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 3 7
OKIDATA CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 3 7
UNISYS CORPORATION 2 0 1 4 0 7
BEN Q CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
BOBST, S.A. 3 2 0 0 1 6
HITACHI, LTD 2 2 1 0 1 6
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 0 0 2 0 4 6
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 0 2 1 0 2 5
GRAPHA HOLDING AG 2 0 2 1 0 5
KONICA CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
LG N-SYS INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
OMRON CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 1 0 1 3 5


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