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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 209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids

( 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 11 18 18 25 25 97
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 6 3 8 8 28
M-I L.L.C 4 3 3 4 8 22
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 2 6 6 19
SOLYSTIC 2 4 2 2 2 12
VARCO I/P, INC. 4 1 4 0 1 10
OUTOTEC OYJ 2 2 2 1 2 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 2 5 2 0 0 9
VESTA MEDICAL, LLC 6 1 0 0 0 7
BOWE BELL & HOWELL COMPANY 1 0 1 4 0 6
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 1 0 4 1 6
GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
AXIOM PROCESS LIMITED 1 0 1 1 2 5
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CLEARMEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
DERRICK CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
EMERGING ACQUISITIONS, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 1 1 0 1 2 5
GLORY LTD. 0 1 1 0 3 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 1 0 1 2 1 5


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