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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 270, Sheet-Material Associating

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 16 25 21 20 90
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 3 17 58 78
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 12 5 7 13 7 44
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 8 5 7 14 38
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 3 6 12 8 35
MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG 1 4 3 4 13 25
GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, INC. 0 0 7 5 12 24
XEROX CORPORATION 1 6 3 8 4 22
NISCA CORPORATION 1 1 4 5 10 21
CANON FINETECH INC. 3 3 3 6 4 19
FERAG AG 0 2 4 6 6 18
KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION 0 2 5 3 6 16
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 2 5 2 4 13
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 2 2 3 2 4 13
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 1 2 0 5 5 13
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 1 5 3 2 12
LEHIGH PRESS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 2 1 5
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 1 1 1 2 0 5


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