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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 433, Dentistry

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 66 101 121 79 85 452
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 19 9 15 17 17 77
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 9 7 11 10 13 50
BIOMET 3I, INC. 5 5 3 11 11 35
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 4 3 10 5 29
NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG 6 8 4 9 1 28
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG 3 5 5 7 6 26
ZIMMER DENTAL INC. 2 1 8 5 6 22
ORMCO CORPORATION 3 4 6 4 4 21
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 7 3 3 2 1 16
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 2 3 3 1 6 15
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHOFU 3 3 2 4 2 14
ORAMETRIX, INC. 3 6 3 0 2 14
W & H DENTALWERK BURMOOS GMBH 2 3 1 3 4 13
CADENT LTD. 4 0 2 3 2 11
RMO, INC. 1 1 4 2 3 11
RODO MEDICAL, INC. 1 3 2 3 1 10
GC CORPORATION 2 1 3 2 1 9
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH 1 1 1 2 4 9
MAXILLENT LTD. 2 0 3 4 0 9
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 2 3 1 2 1 9
ANGSTROM MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 1 3 3 1 8
INNERLITE, INC. 3 1 1 1 2 8
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 1 5 2 8
CENTRIX, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 0 3 2 2 7
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY 0 0 4 0 3 7
THE KERR CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 1 7
VOCO GMBH 0 0 0 4 3 7
WORLD CLASS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
ASTRA-TECH AKTIEBOLAG 4 2 0 0 0 6
J. MORITA MANUFACTURING CORP. 1 0 2 2 1 6
NAKANISHI, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ORTHOACCEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
DENTSPLY CANADA LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
GEBRUDER BRASSELER GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 2 1 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5



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