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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 015, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

( 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 122 126 104 152 122 626
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 9 15 10 17 20 71
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 9 12 15 21 14 71
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 12 13 13 13 14 65
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 2 16 15 16 56
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA 18 9 6 11 4 48
BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. 6 2 6 17 10 41
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 5 9 14 10 40
BLACK & DECKER INC. 4 6 3 6 10 29
BRAUN GMBH 3 4 3 11 8 29
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2 4 7 3 11 27
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 2 3 5 12 5 27
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 11 4 2 6 4 27
THE HOOVER COMPANY 18 6 1 0 1 26
ASMO CO., LTD. 3 2 4 7 7 23
ROYAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 5 1 5 2 5 18
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 1 4 9 16
TRISA HOLDING, AG 4 1 2 3 6 16
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. 0 3 2 7 2 14
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 7 4 3 14
TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 6 8 14
TENNANT COMPANY 3 2 1 3 4 13
EURO-PRO OPERATING, LLC 1 1 3 3 4 12
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE 2 3 2 5 0 12
ALFRED KARCHER GMBH & CO. 4 0 2 0 5 11
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 3 1 2 1 4 11
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 3 1 1 3 3 11
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 3 4 3 11
TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 2 0 5 3 11
LIBMAN COMPANY 2 1 2 2 3 10
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 4 2 1 2 1 10
SHOP-VAC CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 2 10
THE SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 0 1 3 5 1 10
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 2 2 1 0 4 9
ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 0 2 4 9
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 2 1 5 9
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 1 0 3 2 3 9
WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED RESOURCES, INC. 2 2 4 0 1 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 3 4 1 8
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. 3 1 2 1 1 8
MITSUBA CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 3 8
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 0 4 0 8
TACONY CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 8 0 0 0 0 8
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 3 0 0 0 4 7
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
HEALTHY GAIN INVESTMENTS LTD 0 4 3 0 0 7
L'OREAL S.A. 0 2 1 0 4 7
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 3 0 3 0 7
QUICKIE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 4 0 2 1 0 7
BELANGER INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
DIVERSEY, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
DULEVO INTERNATIONAL S.P.A. 1 1 1 2 1 6
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
FU GANG CO., LTD. 0 4 0 0 2 6
GILLETTE COMPANY 0 1 1 1 3 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 4 0 1 6
NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC. 1 3 0 1 1 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 3 1 1 0 6
CONTEC, INC. OF SPARTANBURG 0 1 1 0 3 5
CRA LABS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
CUBE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 0 0 0 3 2 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
FIRST QUALITY RETAIL SERVICES LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
FREUDENBERG HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS, LP 3 0 1 0 1 5
HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
THE CLOROX COMPANY 1 2 2 0 0 5
THE EVERCARE COMPANY 1 0 2 2 0 5
VALEO WISCHERSYSTEME GMBH 1 0 0 1 3 5


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