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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 008, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers

( 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
L'OREAL S.A. 84 50 38 48 56 276
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 8 10 14 22 23 77
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 13 22 14 10 17 76
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 7 9 7 9 10 42
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 2 8 11 17 38
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 2 3 11 15 34
WELLA AG 6 12 11 4 0 33
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 10 4 8 7 0 29
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 9 3 2 2 7 23
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 3 7 3 4 17
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 5 1 3 6 17
KPSS - KAO PROFESSIONAL SALON SERVICES GMBH 3 3 2 5 3 16
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 4 1 5 0 14
DYSTAR TEXTILFARBEN GMBH & CO. DEUTSCHLAND KG 0 4 2 7 0 13
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 1 4 2 10
BASF SE 0 1 0 0 8 9
CIBA CORPORATION 0 0 1 8 0 9
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 3 3 0 0 9
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 1 0 2 2 3 8
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 1 1 0 6 0 8
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 1 4 1 1 7
EVERLIGHT USA, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 4 6
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 1 1 1 1 5
COMBE INCORPORATED 0 2 1 1 1 5
CONOPCO, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 4 0 0 1 0 5
ECOLAB INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5


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