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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 442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.)

( 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
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 18 7 6 2 3 36
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 9 8 8 4 4 33
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 4 3 3 2 20
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 9 2 1 2 6 20
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 5 7 1 2 18
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 5 5 1 4 0 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 0 5 1 3 13
JOHNS MANVILLE 3 4 2 1 1 11
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 6 2 0 0 10
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 1 3 4 1 1 10
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 2 1 4 10
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 3 1 0 2 3 9
ALBANY ENGINEERED COMPOSITES, INC. 3 0 1 3 1 8
KURARAY CO., LTD. 4 0 2 1 1 8
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 3 1 1 0 3 8
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 0 2 3 0 3 8
ASAHI KASEI FIBERS CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 1 7
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 1 3 2 1 0 7
BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 1 4 1 0 0 6
ELCOR CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 1 5
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CHEMICALS LLC 1 2 0 1 1 5
HEXCEL COMPOSITES, LTD. 0 2 0 0 3 5
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 0 2 5
OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC 2 2 1 0 0 5
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 3 0 0 0 2 5
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 1 0 2 2 0 5



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