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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 113 64 66 56 90 389
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 54 18 12 12 8 104
DENSO CORPORATION 9 7 6 3 15 40
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 12 8 6 7 5 38
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 6 2 7 10 28
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 6 15 5 0 0 26
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 1 7 3 5 9 25
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 0 7 8 6 21
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 4 7 3 21
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 10 4 0 4 3 21
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 9 2 4 4 2 21
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 3 2 2 8 19
CATERPILLAR INC. 8 3 2 5 1 19
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 7 4 0 5 3 19
NORDSON CORPORATION 4 4 2 2 6 18
HITACHI, LTD 6 3 2 2 4 17
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 5 2 1 2 4 14
KEIHIN CORPORATION 0 1 3 4 6 14
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 2 3 3 2 13
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 0 4 2 2 4 12
MEADWESTVACO CALMAR, INC. 0 0 5 2 4 11
TORO COMPANY 5 0 4 2 0 11
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 6 1 0 0 3 10
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 7 0 3 0 0 10
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 2 1 0 1 10
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 0 3 3 9
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 1 0 2 2 9
ECOLAB INC. 4 2 0 2 0 8
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 1 3 1 8
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 1 7 0 0 0 8
SHIN TAI SPURT WATER OF THE GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 4 1 3 0 0 8
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 0 0 7 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 0 1 3 7
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 1 2 1 2 1 7
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 0 3 7
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 2 5 7
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 1 0 1 3 6
DIAL CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 3 6
DL TECHNOLOGY LLC 2 2 0 0 2 6
GRACO INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
LECHLER GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 1 1 1 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK 2 0 0 1 3 6
YUAN MEI CORP. 0 3 2 1 0 6
ABB K.K. 1 0 0 1 3 5
AEROGEN, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
DEERE + COMPANY 1 1 0 1 2 5
ELKHART BRASS MFG. CO., INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
J. WAGNER GMBH 0 0 2 2 1 5
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0 2 2 0 1 5
MOEN INCORPORATED 1 0 1 0 3 5
NETAFIM, LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
REXAM DISPENSING SYSTEMS S.A.S. 0 1 1 0 3 5
SENNINGER IRRIGATION, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
TOTO, LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5


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