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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 400, Typewriting Machines
( 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.
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
24
18
9
17
20
88
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
26
14
13
16
18
87
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD
25
19
8
14
4
70
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
9
3
3
10
4
29
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
9
4
2
5
6
26
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
6
7
4
3
3
23
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
8
7
1
2
4
22
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
5
3
3
6
3
20
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
3
7
2
3
5
20
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
1
2
5
6
5
19
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
6
4
3
3
1
17
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
4
0
6
2
4
16
XEROX CORPORATION
3
1
3
2
2
11
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
1
1
3
3
2
10
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
7
1
2
0
0
10
RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
1
2
2
3
2
10
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
3
2
1
2
1
9
SONY CORPORATION
0
2
5
2
0
9
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD.
2
0
1
2
3
8
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
3
2
1
0
2
8
OKIDATA CORPORATION
1
2
0
2
3
8
PITNEY-BOWES, INC.
4
0
3
0
1
8
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
4
0
0
1
2
7
ZIH CORPORATION
1
1
1
1
3
7
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2
2
2
0
0
6
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V.
1
3
2
0
0
6
PAXAR AMERICAS, INC.
2
4
0
0
0
6
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
1
1
1
1
1
5
SANFORD, L.P.
2
0
1
1
1
5
ZIPHER LIMITED
0
0
0
4
1
5
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