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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 401, Coating Implements with Material Supply

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 59 57 37 41 37 231
L'OREAL S.A. 12 18 14 15 19 78
MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD. 2 1 1 8 5 17
TOKIWA CORPORATION 4 3 0 4 4 15
SANFORD, L.P. 1 4 4 4 1 14
PILOT INK CO., LTD. 1 3 4 0 2 10
ELC MANAGEMENT LLC 0 3 0 3 3 9
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 5 2 2 9
KOTOBUKI & CO., LTD. 4 0 0 2 3 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 1 1 0 2 9
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 4 0 2 3 9
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2 2 1 1 2 8
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 1 0 1 8
SCHWAN-STABILO COSMETICS GMBH & CO. 1 2 2 3 0 8
CHUEN CHERN CO. LTD. 3 1 0 1 2 7
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
SOCIETE BIC S.A. 0 2 0 1 4 7
GEKA BRUSH GMBH 1 1 3 0 1 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 0 3 1 5
MORRIS CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 0 5


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