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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: 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 62 41 37 35 37 212
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 23 25 27 21 5 101
MOLD-MASTERS (2007) LIMITED 0 24 17 18 10 69
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 12 4 13 13 45
FANUC LTD. 15 10 4 9 3 41
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 0 3 5 12 16 36
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 1 11 5 15 33
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 5 8 5 6 4 28
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 26 0 0 0 0 26
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 3 12 4 22
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 4 4 2 6 4 20
FETTE GMBH 1 4 3 7 3 18
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 5 3 2 1 6 17
FORMAX, INC. 6 4 1 2 3 16
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 4 1 6 1 15
KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH 9 4 2 0 0 15
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 2 3 2 6 13
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 1 3 4 5 13
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 3 3 2 12
EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS 1 0 1 6 4 12
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 2 6 1 0 2 11
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 4 2 2 2 11
BOEING COMPANY 2 2 0 3 3 10
INJECTNOTECH INC. 4 4 0 1 1 10
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 2 2 1 3 10
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 1 3 0 1 4 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 2 0 5 1 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 1 3 2 0 9
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 2 1 1 2 3 9
S.I.P.A. SOCIETA' INDUSTRIALIZZAZIONE PROGETTAZIONE AUTOMAZIONE S.P.A. 2 3 1 2 1 9
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. 2 0 3 3 1 9
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 1 2 2 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 3 1 2 2 1 9
ICHIMARUGIKEN CO., LTD. 4 1 0 2 1 8
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 0 0 2 3 8
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 4 4 0 0 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 1 3 3 8
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 6 0 0 2 0 8
STRATASYS, INC. 0 1 2 1 4 8
D-M-E COMPANY 3 4 0 0 0 7
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 1 3 2 0 1 7
INCOE CORPORATION 1 6 0 0 0 7
JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD. 1 1 0 3 2 7
NESS INVENTIONS, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
OTTO MANNER INNOVATIONS GMBH 1 5 0 0 1 7
REXAM CLOSURE SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 5 0 1 7
SIDEL 4 3 0 0 0 7
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 0 1 3 7
TOYO MACHINERY & METAL CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 1 0 3 3 7
ACUSHNET COMPANY 2 2 1 1 0 6
ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 0 0 1 2 3 6
BOSCH REXROTH AG 1 1 0 4 0 6
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
GUNTHER HEISSKANALTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 0 3 3 6
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 1 1 1 3 6
KRONES AG 0 0 0 2 4 6
PLASTIC ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
PROGRESSIVE COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 5 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 2 6
TDK CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 2 1 0 0 3 6
ADVANCED PLASTICS TECHNOLOGIES LUXEMBOURG S.A. 2 1 1 1 0 5
DEMAG ERGOTECH GMBH 2 1 2 0 0 5
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 0 1 2 1 1 5
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 1 3 0 0 1 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
MHT MOLD & HOTRUNNER TECHNOLOGY AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
OBDUCAT AB 2 0 0 2 1 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 2 1 2 5
R & D TOOL AND ENGINEERING, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
REIFENHAUSER GMBH & CO. MASCHINENFABRIK 2 2 1 0 0 5
SAURER GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 0 1 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 2 0 0 3 0 5
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG 2 0 0 2 1 5


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