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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Design Patenting In Design Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2015 Design Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Design Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 3 or More Design Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class D18, Printing and Office Machinery

( design 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 the design patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated design patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 9 18 33 31 101 80 31 22 8 32 18 39 16 24 466
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 16 24 20 12 11 43 27 27 39 10 18 3 15 6 9 280
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 22 17 15 12 6 35 14 26 30 15 15 27 24 7 5 270
XEROX CORPORATION 9 4 27 3 13 23 19 10 6 43 60 12 5 2 2 238
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 48 37 24 26 5 12 11 9 10 12 11 4 8 2 1 220
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 21 16 7 32 41 17 8 4 9 11 7 10 9 192
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 15 18 17 20 5 15 13 38 165
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 9 4 4 7 2 6 16 12 30 12 7 6 10 13 16 154
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 6 0 3 7 1 36 5 5 2 0 0 0 8 9 3 85
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 11 5 1 0 2 4 3 5 1 0 13 6 0 10 0 61
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 0 4 3 2 8 8 8 5 9 0 0 0 1 0 56
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 22 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 10 12 3 3 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 47
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 13 6 4 5 3 1 0 0 46
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 5 3 1 3 5 1 10 5 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 42
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 1 3 4 3 0 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 5 1 5 34
FELLOWES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 6 2 1 10 0 1 31
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 0 1 7 4 6 4 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 31
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 3 4 0 2 31
KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 6 6 1 0 0 28
SHACHIHATA INDUSTRIAL CO., INC. 4 1 0 1 9 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 25
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 3 2 2 3 4 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 21
OKIDATA CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 3 20
COLOP STEMPELERZEUGUNG SKOPEK GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 0 0 3 2 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 3 2 0 0 18
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 18
FRANCOTYP-POSTALIA GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 17
PROVO CRAFT & NOVELTY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 17
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 4 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
STATIC CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 13
DYMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 3 0 1 12
M&R MARKING SYSTEMS, INC. 4 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 11
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 0 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 10
ROYAL CONSUMER INFORMATION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TRODAT GMBH 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 10
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
LINOTYPE GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
POWERFUL WAY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ZIH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 9
C.C. & L COMPANY LIMITED 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
FISKARS BRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
LANDA CORPORATION LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 8
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SUN COAST MERCHANDISE CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
DOMINO PRINTING SCIENCES PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7
HI-TOUCH IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
INTERNATIONAL IMAGING MATERIALS, INC. 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
JIANGSU NEW UNITED OFFICE EQUIPMENTS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 7
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 7
MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7
NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 7
POINT PAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7
STAPLES THE OFFICE SUPERSTORE, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DIEBOLD INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
FRANCOTYP-POSTALIA AG & CO. KG 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HYPERCOM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KONICA CORPORATION 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KYOCERA CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
M.A.N. ROLAND DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
MAG-NIF, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MEI, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 6
MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MONOTYPE IMAGING GERMANY GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PANDUIT CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
PARADIGM SERVICES LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6
SOP SERVICES, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SUN SAME ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 6
TONIC STUDIOS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
VIVOTECH, INC. 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BANCTEC, INCORPORATED 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SATO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
KATUM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 5
MAPING KY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
POLLYFLAME INTERNATIONAL B.V. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SILITEK CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5
VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5
ACME UNITED CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
CALIBRE INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
CARL JIMUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
DATACARD CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
DIEBOLD ELECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
DRESSER WAYNE AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
GLORY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
GRAPHTEC CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
KONICA MINOLTA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
LIMAX ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MARS INCORPORATED 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MEDIA SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
SCAN COIN INDUSTRIES AB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SWEDA COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
ABLE SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
ACCO UK LIMITED 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
AETAS TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
APEX LEADER LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BANKSYS S.A. 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BLUEBIRD INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
CALCULATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CARL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ELIA LIFE TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ELLISON EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
FAF GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FUJIFILM DIMATIX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
GENERAL PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
GLORY LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
LAUREL PRECISION MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MONITEK ELECTRONICS LIMITED 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NOBLE MARKETING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
OPEN DATA S.R.L. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
OPEX CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PI-DESIGN AG 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
POSBANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
RIBOSE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
ROLAND DG CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
ROYAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
SANFORD, L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
SEIKO I INFOTECH INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
ULTRA PROIZVODNJA ELEKTRONSKIH NAPRAV D.O.O 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VERI-FONE, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
VISUAL DESIGN LABORATORY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3


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