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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 433, Dentistry

( 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 93 68 30 71 66 328
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 14 6 11 19 60
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 10 8 5 12 9 44
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 16 3 2 5 7 33
ORAMETRIX, INC. 6 5 2 7 3 23
ORMCO CORPORATION 3 5 3 2 3 16
NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG 1 0 3 5 6 15
CADENT LTD. 5 2 3 0 4 14
BIOMET 3I, INC. 0 3 2 2 5 12
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 1 7 11
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG 2 1 1 3 3 10
MICRO MEGA INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURES, S.A. 3 1 0 3 2 9
PENTRON CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 5 1 1 1 1 9
CUROZONE IRELAND LIMITED 4 2 1 1 0 8
W & H DENTALWERK BURMOOS GMBH 0 1 3 2 2 8
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 0 0 3 7
GC CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 2 7
INNERLITE, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH 1 3 0 2 1 7
ASTRA-TECH AKTIEBOLAG 1 0 1 0 4 6
CENTRIX, INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
DISCUS DENTAL, LLC 1 0 3 1 1 6
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 1 0 1 2 2 6
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH & CO. KG 5 1 0 0 0 6
ZIMMER DENTAL INC. 3 0 0 1 2 6
GEODIGM CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 0 5


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