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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 1969 - 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 177, Weighing Scales

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 19 23 16 20 27 22 12 18 24 17 10 14 15 17 25 14 15 18 28 23 27 20 11 16 20 12 11 2 12 19 13 10 15 13 19 14 6 617
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 6 10 3 2 0 1 2 5 2 3 0 4 14 4 7 6 8 6 1 3 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 5 1 111
METTLER INSTRUMENTE AG 3 1 0 4 2 7 4 4 4 6 9 4 4 7 3 10 7 3 3 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ISHADA KOKI SEISAKUSYO 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 41 14 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
YAMATO SCALE COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 5 8 2 11 6 7 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 72
SARTORIUS GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 5 3 3 3 6 6 1 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 15 3 3 5 4 2 9 1 51
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 3 7 3 12 34
METTLER TOLEDO AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 7 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
RELIANCE ELECTRIC CO. 4 2 5 2 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
ISHIDA SCALES MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 3 5 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
SARTORIUS AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 5 1 3 3 1 27
TOKYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
BIZERBA WERKE WILHELM KRAUT K.G. 1 4 1 0 0 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
SARTORIUS-WERKE GMBH UND VORMALS GOTTINGER 0 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
HI-SPEED CHECKWEIGHER CO., INC. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18
WIRTH, GALLO + CO. 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
HOWE RICHARDSON SCALE COMPANY 0 3 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
WEIGH-TRONIX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 16
HOBART CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
NATIONAL CONTROLS, INC. 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 14
CONTINENTAL SCALE CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
NCR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 14
TRIANGLE PACKAGE MACHINERY COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14
KUBOTA LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
PACKAGE MACHINERY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
ANRITSU CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 11
METTLER-TOLEDO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 11
SHIMADZU SEISAKUSHO LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
MANGOOD CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
YAZAKI CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 10
BREARLEY COMPANY 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
GENERAL ELECTRODYNAMICS CORP. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 9
OHAUS SCALE CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
TAKATA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 1 9
TANITA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 9
TERAOKA SEIKO CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
TOLEDO SCALE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CARDINAL SCALE MANUFACTURING CO. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
CIRCUITS & SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 8
GSE, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PFISTER GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
STRESS-TEK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 8
TRW INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 8
A. H. EMERY COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ADRIAN J. PAUL CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
AUGUST SAUTER GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 7
BLH ELECTRONICS INC. 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
FLINTAB AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
HOTTINGER BALDWIN MEASUREMENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOMATSU SEISAKUSHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MAATSCHAPPIJ VAN BERKEL'S PATENT N.V. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MASSTRON SCALE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
REVERE CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SETRA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
STRUCTURAL INSTRUMENTATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
WIRTH GALLO MESSTECHNIK AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
FAIRBANKS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
FMC CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL ROAD DYNAMICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
S.C.A.I.M.E. S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SUNBEAM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
TERRAILLON 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
TESTUT AEQUITAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
WOODMAN COMPANY, INC. 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
WRAY-TECH INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ASCOM HASLER MAILING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
ASEA AKTIEBOLAG 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
AUTOSYSTEMS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FRANCOTYP-POSTALIA AG & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 5
KLIKLOK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MALVERN SCALE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
PELOUZE SCALE CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEDEA-HUNTLEIGH INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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