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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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 118 94 182 91 100 112 115 130 98 107 127 117 77 95 91 93 108 107 96 117 149 176 181 148 174 190 152 136 152 212 264 218 200 236 198 177 132 123 109 84 5586
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 8 5 17 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 8 7 4 5 3 0 5 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 96
KOHLER CO. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 12 2 3 3 5 7 3 3 5 7 6 1 3 4 3 94
TOTO, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 5 5 6 4 1 6 1 2 4 8 4 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 69
THETFORD CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 4 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 7 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 54
GEBERIT AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 4 3 2 2 1 42
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 36
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 27
FLUIDMASTER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 23
MOEN INCORPORATED 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 1 1 5 6 1 2 2 1 0 1 21
WCM INDUSTRIES, 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 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 20
EVAC INTERNATIONAL OY 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 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 19
MONOGRAM INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
WATKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 19
KOEHLER-DAYTON, INC. 0 6 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 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 0 0 0 0 18
ACORN ENGINEERING CO. 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17
DRACKETT COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
INAX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 16
OOHIRO SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. (OOHIRO WORKS 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 16
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 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 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 5 1 2 0 0 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 4 2 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 15
SARATOGA SPA & BATH COMPANY 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 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 15
SEALAND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 15
SOFTUB, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 14
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 13
FRIEDRICH GROHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 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 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
KATOH ELECTRIC MACHINERY 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 0 0 0 3 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
PARAMOUNT LEISURE INDUSTRIES, 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 13
DIMENSION ONE SPAS, 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 11
FRANZ KALDEWEI GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11
POLY-JOHN ENTERPRISES CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL 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 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 10
OY WARTSILA AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SANITATION EQUIPMENT LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
B&S PLASTICS, 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 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
BEATRICE COMPANIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 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 9
LAWRENCE PESKA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 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 0 0 0 0 0 9
RESEARCH PRODUCTS/BLANKENSHIP CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SPEAKMAN COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 9
ARICHELL 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
BORG-WARNER CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
BRADLEY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CARETAKER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
FOX POOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
FRIEDRICH GROHE ARMATURENFABRIK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
HANSGROHE AG 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 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 8
MANSFIELD SANITARY INC. 0 1 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ALUMINUM PLUMBING FIXTURE CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 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 7
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CONAIR, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 7
HOMEDICS, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 7
SCHMIDT & LENHARDT GMBH & CO. OHG 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 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TRAYCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ASSOCIATED MILLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BAKER HYDRO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BAUER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CAROMA INDUSTRIES, LTD. 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
CHUNG CHENG FAUCET 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 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
EMHART 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
EVAC AB 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 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
FORT WAYNE POOLS, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
GENERAL FOAM PLASTICS CORP. 0 0 0 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
JOSAM MANUFACTURING CO. 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 6
KAISER AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MOON WATER SAVER, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 6
NIROPLAN AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
SILCHOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
THE FIRST YEARS 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 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 0 6
AMERICAN BRASS + ALUMINUM FOUNDRY CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
AMERICAN HOSPITAL SUPPLY CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 5
AQUA GLASS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
CONTROL FLUIDICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
E. L. MUSTEE SONS, INC. 1 0 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ENCON SAFETY PRODUCTS, 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
GUARDIAN PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HANSA METALLWERKE AG 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 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
HYDRABATHS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
IDEAL STANDARD GMBH 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 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
IFO SANITAR AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL WATER SAVING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 0 0 5
NICCOLE FAMILY TRUST 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 1 1 0 0 0 5
NIKKI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
OATEY CO. 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 1 1 1 0 0 1 5
POOL COVER SPECIALISTS NATIONAL, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 5
SANI-SEAT, INCORPORATED 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 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 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
SATELLITE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ZURN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5



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