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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 1969 - 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 503, Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 24 20 28 25 33 28 27 11 21 20 25 28 15 11 5 3 4 9 11 7 0 361
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 5 6 5 2 6 9 7 4 6 5 6 7 3 6 15 5 10 11 31 38 12 18 9 13 4 6 3 3 4 3 4 3 6 7 21 13 7 5 0 329
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 13 11 7 3 5 13 6 11 9 15 10 12 15 12 19 9 10 6 7 8 2 5 1 10 230
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 9 14 11 17 21 11 13 9 2 7 5 3 4 2 145
MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 6 7 4 8 5 5 8 6 15 12 3 3 5 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 122
DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 16 11 16 21 19 15 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115
KANZAKI PAPER MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 3 4 10 5 7 8 5 10 9 12 10 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 6 14 13 14 4 5 3 2 7 2 2 5 0 2 3 1 96
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 7 10 8 7 5 4 9 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 76
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 6 3 2 5 7 7 8 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 4 3 1 2 4 0 4 2 4 4 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 3 3 71
NCR CORPORATION 4 7 4 6 13 1 3 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 64
APPLETON PAPERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 0 49
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 2 5 4 4 2 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
OJI PAPER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 9 5 1 0 0 2 6 2 0 2 0 3 4 0 1 1 46
JUJO PAPER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 6 1 4 10 3 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 7 5 5 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 43
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 3 1 7 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 7 0 2 4 4 4 1 0 1 2 4 38
MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 4 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
KONICA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 27
MEAD CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 27
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 5 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
WIGGINS TEAPE LIMITED 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
POLAROID CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17
HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
NEW OJI PAPER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
AGFA-GEVAERT, AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
STERLING DRUG INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 12
THE WIGGINS TEAPE GROUP LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
NASHUA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
HILTON-DAVIS CHEMICAL CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MITSUBISHI KASEI CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
NIPPON PETROCHEMICALS COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SHIN NISSO KAKO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KUREHA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TOMOEGAWA PAPER CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
DAINIPPON INK + CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 6
MITSUBISHI HITECH PAPER FLENSBURG GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
NIPPON SODA COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
OJI YUKA GOSEISHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA AND SANYO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PILOT INK CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DAINICHISEIKA COLOUR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5
FELDMUHLE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FRYE COPYSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MITA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PENTAX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 5
SANYO KOKUSAKU PULP CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5



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