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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 099, Foods and Beverages: Apparatus

( 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 27 48 33 65 48 221
NESTEC, S.A. 3 5 3 15 5 31
SEB S.A. 0 12 6 3 7 28
BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION 3 3 4 6 4 20
KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 7 5 3 2 2 19
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 4 6 5 16
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 2 0 1 0 10
UNI-SPLENDOR CORP. 2 0 1 3 4 10
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. 0 1 4 3 1 9
SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 3 4 1 9
DE'LONGHI S.P.A. 0 1 1 1 5 8
EUGSTER/FRISMAG AG 2 1 1 2 2 8
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 0 3 0 5 0 8
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS LIMITED 2 0 2 2 1 7
FOOD EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, INC. 1 0 3 1 2 7
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 2 1 1 2 0 6
KEURIG, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
MARS INCORPORATED 1 1 1 1 2 6
RONCO ACQUISITION CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 0 1 2 1 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 1 1 3 0 6
COMPAGNIE MEDITERRANEENNE DES CAFES S.A. 0 4 1 0 0 5
PRINCE CASTLE INCORPORATED 1 0 1 1 2 5
RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SAECO IPR LIMITED 2 2 1 0 0 5


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