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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 442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.)

( 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
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 10 9 7 14 18 58
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 10 9 8 9 9 45
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 5 5 16 8 40
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 4 7 6 13 5 35
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 4 4 9 3 25
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 4 6 9 20
JOHNS MANVILLE 2 3 1 9 3 18
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 0 2 5 4 14
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 3 1 1 6 1 12
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 3 5 3 11
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 1 4 1 1 3 10
KURARAY CO., LTD. 0 1 0 4 4 9
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 0 2 3 1 2 8
ALBANY ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, INC. 0 1 0 3 3 7
GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM LLC 0 0 2 3 2 7
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 0 0 1 3 3 7
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 0 6
KANEKA CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC 0 2 2 0 2 6
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 2 3 6
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 2 1 1 1 5
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 0 0 0 2 3 5


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