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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 239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing

( 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 64 66 56 90 77 353
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 18 12 12 8 16 66
DENSO CORPORATION 7 6 3 15 6 37
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 6 2 7 10 8 33
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 7 3 5 9 4 28
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 8 6 7 5 2 28
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 7 8 6 3 24
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 15 5 0 0 0 20
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 2 5 1 8 19
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 4 7 3 0 18
NORDSON CORPORATION 4 2 2 6 4 18
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 2 2 8 1 16
KEIHIN CORPORATION 1 3 4 6 1 15
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 4 0 5 3 3 15
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. 2 4 4 2 2 14
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 4 2 2 4 1 13
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 5 6 13
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 3 3 2 3 13
HITACHI, LTD 3 2 2 4 1 12
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 0 4 3 1 12
MEADWESTVACO CALMAR, INC. 0 5 2 4 0 11
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 0 7 3 10
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 3 1 2 10
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 2 1 2 4 0 9
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 3 3 1 9
GRACO INC. 3 0 0 2 3 8
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK 0 0 1 3 4 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING S.ARL 0 0 0 1 6 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 1 2 4 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 0 1 3 1 7
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 2 1 2 1 1 7
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 7 0 0 0 0 7
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 3 3 7
NEOPERL GMBH 0 0 0 4 3 7
REXAM DISPENSING SYSTEMS S.A.S. 1 1 0 3 2 7
TORO COMPANY 0 4 2 0 1 7
ABB K.K. 0 0 1 3 2 6
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 0 0 0 2 4 6
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 0 1 3 1 6
DIAL CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 0 6
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
ELKHART BRASS MFG. CO., INC. 3 0 0 1 2 6
HANSGROHE AG 2 0 0 1 3 6
KOHLER CO. 0 1 2 1 2 6
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 2 2 0 1 1 6
LECHLER GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 1 1 1 6
NETAFIM, LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
YUAN MEI CORP. 3 2 1 0 0 6
DEERE + COMPANY 1 0 1 2 1 5
DL TECHNOLOGY LLC 2 0 0 2 1 5
J. WAGNER GMBH 0 2 2 1 0 5
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 2 0 1 1 1 5
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 1 0 2 1 5
SATA GMBH & CO. KG. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SBR INVESTMENTS COMPANY LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 0 2 2 0 5
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5


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