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  PATENT REPORT YEARS 1969-2003 RANKINGS

Beloit Corporation ranks 1, 2 & 3 of 3 important papermaking associated categories of 800 patent classifications listed. 

Classification Listing - click the patent category name to view rankings

Something else that former Beloit Corporation employees can be proud of.

From a report  prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) database, profiles utility patents (i.e., patents for inventions) granted during the indicated years from 1969 to 2003.

Classes of Technology:

The class breakouts available in these drill down reports are major divisions of technology in the U.S. Patent Classification System (USPCS). It should be noted that each class is further divided into smaller divisions of technology called subclasses. The USPCS currently contains approximately 460 total classes and 150,000 total subclasses. Technology classes available in these reports are classes of technology as defined by the U.S. Patent Classification System as it existed on 31 December, 2003. 

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization
Count of 1969 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

Class of Patent 162 - Papermaking & Fibre Liberation http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tecasga/162_tor.htm
Rank Entity Number patents
1 Beloit Corporation 227
2 Proctor & Gamble 185
3 Kimberly Clark 165
4 Voith 154
5 International Paper 124
6 Valmet 117
15 Beloit Technologies 79

 

Class of Patent 492 - Rolls & Rollers http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tecasga/492_tor.htm
Rank Entity Number patents
1 Escher Wyss 39
2 Beloit Corporation 30
3 Kusters 25
4 Valmet 22
5 Xerox 22
6 Voith 21
17 Beloit technologies 8

 

Class of Patent 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tecasga/034_tor.htm
Rank Entity Number patents
1 Whirlpool  79
2 Voith 64
3 Beloit Corporation 60
4 Valmet 59
5 Voith Sullzer 57
6 General electric 56
9 Beloit technologies 39

 

 

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