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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)
Patenting In Technology Classes, Breakout By Organization
Count of 2003 - 2007 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 227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus
( 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.
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
27
27
29
19
19
121
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
14
9
8
9
18
58
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
12
17
7
13
7
56
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
6
16
10
19
3
54
ACCO BRANDS, INC.
5
6
6
9
4
30
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
0
1
4
19
5
29
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED
3
9
6
5
4
27
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
0
2
3
7
14
26
BLACK & DECKER INC.
2
3
4
6
8
23
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION
3
2
2
3
5
15
BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
6
0
3
3
2
14
WORKTOOLS, INC.
0
0
1
4
6
11
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
2
6
2
0
0
10
ISABERG RAPID AB
4
3
0
2
1
10
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
4
5
1
0
0
10
DE POAN PNEUMATIC CORPORATION
0
0
0
3
6
9
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P.
0
3
2
2
2
9
POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, INC.
2
3
1
2
0
8
APEX MFG. CO., LTD.
0
0
2
4
1
7
SENCO PRODUCTS, INC.
2
2
1
0
1
6
SOCIETE DE PROSPECTION ET D'INVENTIONS TECHNIQUES SPIT
0
1
1
4
0
6
APACH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
0
0
0
4
1
5
CETRAM PTY LIMITED
2
0
1
2
0
5
NAILERMATE ENTERPRISE CORPORATION
1
1
2
0
1
5
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