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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 149 163 168 120 140 740
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 14 8 4 11 9 46
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 9 10 8 9 8 44
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 3 3 10 9 26
RENISHAW PLC 3 5 4 9 5 26
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 1 4 8 4 6 23
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 8 8 2 21
BOEING COMPANY 0 6 2 8 3 19
MARPOSS SOCIETA' PER AZIONI 4 1 4 4 4 17
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 1 5 0 4 14
TESA S.A. 0 4 4 2 4 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 2 3 5 2 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 7 11
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 0 1 0 5 5 11
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 0 3 2 4 1 10
STANLEY WORKS 1 5 2 0 2 10
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 1 4 3 1 0 9
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 3 0 4 0 8
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH 0 1 1 0 5 7
HEXAGON METROLOGY AB 0 1 2 2 2 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 3 2 0 7
PRUFTECHNIK DIETER BUSCH AG 3 2 1 1 0 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 1 2 2 7
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 4 7
ALTERRA HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. 0 0 2 3 1 6
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 0 1 1 6
KAPRO INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 1 0 2 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 3 0 6
QUARTON, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
TROPHY RIDGE, LLC 0 0 1 3 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 2 1 0 0 6
BROWN & SHARPE TESA S.A. 2 3 0 0 0 5
COOPER BRANDS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
CORGHI S.P.A. 0 3 0 1 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 0 2 1 1 5
KLINGELNBERG SOHNE GMBH 0 0 0 4 1 5
SWAGELOK COMPANY 2 1 1 0 1 5
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5

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