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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 162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation

( 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
METSO PAPER, INC. 17 17 24 14 21 93
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 14 10 16 21 32 93
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 16 19 21 12 19 87
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 0 5 7 11 22 45
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 14 10 11 5 4 44
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 7 10 8 13 6 44
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 8 7 11 4 12 42
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 4 2 3 6 14 29
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 10 8 3 0 0 21
ANDRITZ INC. 2 4 2 3 9 20
METSO FIBER KARLSTAD AB 0 5 6 5 3 19
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 5 2 2 3 6 18
NALCO COMPANY 2 2 3 4 4 15
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 5 2 2 4 13
ICHIKAWA CO., LTD. 5 3 0 5 0 13
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 3 2 2 5 13
ASTENJOHNSON, INC. 7 0 0 4 1 12
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 4 5 0 1 2 12
ANDRITZ AG 3 0 4 2 1 10
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 2 0 8 10
HERCULES INCORPORATED 0 5 0 3 1 9
YAMAUCHI CORPORATION 2 0 3 3 1 9
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 3 8
HONEYWELL ASCA INC. 0 0 1 2 5 8
KEMIRA OYJ 0 0 0 1 6 7
METSO AUTOMATION OY 4 1 0 1 1 7
WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY 0 0 0 5 2 7
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
FPINNOVATIONS 0 1 4 1 0 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
JOHNS MANVILLE 0 1 1 1 3 6
HEIMBACH GMBH & CO. 1 3 1 0 0 5
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 2 3 0 0 0 5
RAYONIER TRS HOLDINGS INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
STORA ENSO AB 1 1 2 1 0 5
VAAHTO OY 2 0 0 3 0 5


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