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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 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 131, Tobacco

( 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 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 44 59 35 50 42 41 39 22 40 25 39 52 44 22 12 25 26 33 29 22 31 25 24 26 7 15 22 23 22 41 27 29 13 19 17 24 9 8 6 5 9 9 1112
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 4 5 13 7 7 2 1 12 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 8 5 15 23 22 34 43 40 16 16 15 10 10 11 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 6 13 10 5 15 398
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 7 8 5 3 6 3 1 3 7 7 7 7 19 18 13 14 24 18 21 2 7 6 22 31 28 8 8 10 12 3 10 5 7 3 8 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 375
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 1 6 4 6 6 15 9 5 9 7 3 4 7 11 6 9 20 10 12 3 2 10 4 7 1 2 1 2 1 7 7 5 4 2 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 225
HAUNI-WERKE KORBER + CO. KG 5 8 5 4 7 6 9 12 12 6 4 14 20 4 9 17 10 20 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 6 7 10 6 8 7 7 5 3 4 6 8 6 4 6 3 6 1 2 1 4 0 1 3 3 3 4 133
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 7 1 1 2 7 6 8 9 3 9 1 10 5 5 6 7 5 1 3 1 5 9 124
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 6 1 7 5 7 12 10 3 12 5 4 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 3 2 3 4 5 1 4 14 9 4 6 3 4 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
KORBER AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 20 12 11 10 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
PHILIP MORRIS USA 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 0 0 4 5 5 10 4 9 24 61
HAUNI MASCHINENBAU 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 1 2 5 3 2 1 5 7 10 9 6 2 4 0 0 0 57
MOLINS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 7 6 8 1 6 4 4 3 4 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 56
MOLINS PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 5 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
AMF INCORPORATED 5 10 5 5 1 4 6 3 3 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
B.A.T. CIGARETTEN-FABRIKEN GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 5 2 2 5 1 4 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
LIGGETT GROUP INC. 2 2 2 4 2 3 5 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 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 42
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
ROTHMANS OF PALL MALL CANADA LIMITED 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 4 0 0 2 2 1 2 4 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
ROTHMANS, BENSON & HEDGES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 28
SERVICE D'EXPLOITATION INDUSTRIELLE DES TABACS ET DES ALLU 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 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 27
AMERICAN FILTRONA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 2 6 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 25
FIRMENICH SA 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
FABRIQUES DE TABAC REUNIES S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
FOCKE & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 22
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP LIMITED 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
SUTTON RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 3 8 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
TAMAG/BASEL AG 0 1 2 2 0 2 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 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 20
AMERICAN BRANDS, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 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 19
JAPAN TOBACCO + SALT PUBLIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
GALLAHER LIMITED 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
MOLINS MACHINE COMPANY LIMITED 3 2 1 4 5 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 0 0 0 0 15
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14
EFKA-WERKE FRITZ KIEHN GMBH 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
SASIB S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, 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 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
OLIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 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 13
GBE INTERNATIONAL PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
GIVAUDAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
P. H. GLATFELTER CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
REEMTSMA, H. F., + PH. F. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) 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 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11
H- -O FILTER CORPORATION 0 3 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 11
UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (GERMANY) GMBH 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 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 10
BLUNT WRAP U.S.A., 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 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 9
GULF + WESTERN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 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 8
IMPERIAL GROUP LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 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 0 0 0 8
ARENCO AKTIEBOLAG 0 4 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
B.V. ARENCO P.M.B. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 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 7
CULBRO CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 7
DAICEL LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 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 0 7
INDUSTRIAL NUCLEONICS CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MONTCLAIR RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 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 7
REGENT COURT TECHNOLOGIES LLC 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 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ROTHMANS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES 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 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BAUMGARTNER PAPIERS S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CIGARETTE COMPONENTS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HERCULES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 6
JAPAN MONOPOLY CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 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 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 6
ADVANCED TOBACCO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
AKTIEBOLAGET LEO 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5
CONSOLIDATED CIGAR CORP. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DECOUFLE S.A.R.L. 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GIZEH-WERK G.M.B.H. 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 5
IMASCO LIMITED 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
LOEW'S THEATRES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 5
REYNOLDS LEASING CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 0 1 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 0 0 0 5
TOBACCO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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