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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 147 133 149 163 168 760
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 7 11 14 8 4 44
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 4 7 9 10 8 38
RENISHAW PLC 2 6 3 5 4 20
STANLEY WORKS 5 5 1 5 2 18
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 0 1 2 8 14
MARPOSS SOCIETA' PER AZIONI 2 3 4 1 4 14
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 4 1 5 13
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 0 1 4 8 13
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 2 3 1 4 3 13
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 6 2 8
BROWN & SHARPE TESA S.A. 3 0 2 3 0 8
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG 2 2 2 0 2 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 0 2 3 8
PRUFTECHNIK DIETER BUSCH AG 0 2 3 2 1 8
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 6 0 0 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 3 0 3 1 8
TESA S.A. 0 0 0 4 4 8
ALTERRA HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 2 7
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 2 0 3 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 2 1 1 1 7
ASM AUTOMATION, SENSORIK, MESSTECHNIK GMBH 0 4 1 1 0 6
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 1 1 3 0 6
KAPRO INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 3 1 1 0 6
QUARTON, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 3 2 1 6
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 3 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 1 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 2 5
SWAGELOK COMPANY 1 0 2 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 3 1 0 1 5


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