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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 131, Tobacco

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 29 23 39 35 33 159
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 17 20 28 26 32 123
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 10 4 10 12 26 62
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 3 3 10 10 14 40
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 8 4 10 7 4 33
BLUNT WRAP U.S.A., INC. 3 3 6 3 6 21
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 4 0 3 6 0 13
HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH 0 0 0 0 10 10
CELANESE ACETATE LLC 0 1 1 0 6 8
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (GERMANY) GMBH 2 0 1 1 3 7
MYA SARAY LLC 1 0 4 1 1 7
NJOY, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 4 0 7
INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO MACHINERY SP. ZO.O. 2 0 1 3 0 6
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. 0 0 1 0 5 6
RUYAN INVESTMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 0 1 5 0 0 6
FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V. 0 0 0 5 0 5


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