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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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 132 122 126 131 96 607
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 11 13 9 9 5 47
BALLY GAMING, INC. 1 3 7 5 12 28
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 4 1 3 7 4 19
ACTION TARGET, INC. 7 2 2 2 3 16
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 3 4 3 13
HASBRO, INC. 2 2 1 2 5 12
MATTEL INC. 5 1 3 2 1 12
NEW VISION GAMING AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 5 3 1 0 11
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA. 0 0 1 5 2 8
SEGA CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 1 8
DMI SPORTS, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
OLYMPIAN GAMING LLC 0 3 0 3 1 7
PRIME TABLE GAMES LLC 2 0 4 1 0 7
ARUZE CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 0 6
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
CFPH, L.L.C. 0 0 0 2 3 5
GAMELOT, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
OBERTHUR GAMING TECHNOLOGIES INC 0 0 3 1 1 5
SHUFFLE MASTER GMBH & CO KG 0 0 2 1 2 5
TAIWAN FULGENT ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
WMS GAMING, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5


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