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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 433, Dentistry
( 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.
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
140
93
68
30
71
402
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
14
10
14
6
11
55
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
12
10
8
5
12
47
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.
21
16
3
2
5
47
ORAMETRIX, INC.
3
6
5
2
7
23
ORMCO CORPORATION
2
3
5
3
2
15
CADENT LTD.
4
5
2
3
0
14
CAO GROUP, INC.
8
0
0
1
1
10
PENTRON CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
2
5
1
1
1
10
CUROZONE IRELAND LIMITED
1
4
2
1
1
9
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG
5
1
0
1
2
9
NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG
0
1
0
3
5
9
ZIMMER DENTAL INC.
5
3
0
0
1
9
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.
4
1
1
1
1
8
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH
2
1
3
0
2
8
BIOMET 3I, INC.
0
0
3
2
2
7
MICRO MEGA INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURES, S.A.
0
3
1
0
3
7
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG
0
2
1
1
3
7
CENTRIX, INC.
2
3
1
0
0
6
GC CORPORATION
1
1
3
0
1
6
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH & CO. KG
0
5
1
0
0
6
NOBEL BIOCARE AB
2
2
1
0
1
6
W & H DENTALWERK BURMOOS GMBH
0
0
1
3
2
6
3M ESPE AG
3
1
0
0
1
5
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1
2
2
0
0
5
DISCUS DENTAL, LLC
0
1
0
3
1
5
GEODIGM CORPORATION
0
0
2
0
3
5
HERAEUS KULZER GMBH & CO. KG
3
0
1
1
0
5
JJL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
2
1
0
0
2
5
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