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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.)

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 7 10 9 7 14 47
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 10 9 8 9 41
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 6 5 5 16 36
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 4 4 7 6 13 34
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 5 4 4 9 25
JOHNS MANVILLE 0 2 3 1 9 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 3 0 2 5 14
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 6 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 0 4 6 11
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 4 1 4 1 1 11
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 0 2 3 1 8
KURARAY CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 4 7
AIR PRODUCTS POLYMERS, L.P. 2 3 1 0 0 6
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 2 0 2 1 1 6
SAINT-GOBAIN TECHNICAL FABRICS CANADA, LTD. 2 1 2 1 0 6
GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
KANEKA CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 1 1 0 0 3 5


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