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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 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

( 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 54 73 46 46 40 259
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 20 26 18 13 9 86
SHIMANO INC. 17 8 10 17 5 57
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 4 9 7 8 29
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 3 9 4 3 8 27
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 5 7 2 3 3 20
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 3 5 6 2 1 17
TAKATA CORPORATION 3 7 4 1 2 17
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 15 0 0 0 0 15
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 10 2 1 0 15
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 6 5 3 1 0 15
TDK CORPORATION 5 5 4 1 0 15
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 0 3 2 4 5 14
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 6 5 1 1 13
DAIWA SEIKO INC 4 3 2 3 0 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 4 1 1 2 12
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 2 1 0 3 6 12
METSO PAPER, INC. 2 3 2 4 1 12
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 7 0 1 1 1 10
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 3 1 3 3 10
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 1 2 2 1 3 9
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 0 3 2 2 2 9
IMATION CORP. 5 0 3 0 0 8
GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE 0 2 2 1 2 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
KOENIG + BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 0 3 1 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 0 2 1 0 6
INNOVIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 0 1 1 1 3 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 4 6
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 1 1 0 6
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC 0 4 0 2 0 6
DANIELI & CO. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA 0 1 3 1 0 5
GREAT STUFF, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
MURATA MACHINERY, LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
OKUMA FISHING TACKLE CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC 4 1 0 0 0 5
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
W. C. BRADLEY/ZEBCO HOLDINGS, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5


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