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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 162, Paper Making and Fiber Liberation

( 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
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 10 16 21 32 35 114
METSO PAPER, INC. 17 24 14 21 16 92
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 19 21 12 19 19 90
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 5 7 11 22 13 58
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 7 11 4 12 15 49
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 10 8 13 6 11 48
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 3 6 14 12 37
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 10 11 5 4 6 36
ANDRITZ INC. 4 2 3 9 6 24
METSO FIBER KARLSTAD AB 5 6 5 3 3 22
NALCO COMPANY 2 3 4 4 8 21
ICHIKAWA CO., LTD. 3 0 5 0 9 17
AKZO NOBEL NV 5 2 2 4 3 16
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 2 2 5 4 16
KEMIRA OYJ 0 0 1 6 8 15
HONEYWELL ASCA INC. 0 1 2 5 6 14
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 5 0 1 2 6 14
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 2 3 6 0 13
HERCULES INCORPORATED 5 0 3 1 3 12
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 8 3 0 0 0 11
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 2 0 8 0 10
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 2 5 9
FPINNOVATIONS 1 4 1 0 3 9
ASTENJOHNSON, INC. 0 0 4 1 3 8
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
JOHNS MANVILLE 1 1 1 3 2 8
WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY 0 0 5 2 1 8
ANDRITZ AG 0 4 2 1 0 7
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 0 7
YAMAUCHI CORPORATION 0 3 3 1 0 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
XYLECO, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
ANDRITZ OY 0 0 1 0 4 5
DAIO PAPER CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE 0 1 3 0 1 5
KEMIRA CHEMICALS, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
RAYONIER TRS HOLDINGS INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
STORA ENSO AB 1 2 1 0 1 5


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