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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.
First-Named Assignee 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~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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