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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 294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements

( 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 71 64 102 77 92 98 96 66 97 92 72 102 90 60 50 88 80 70 90 90 89 78 74 81 101 97 106 117 109 150 130 124 81 119 77 45 47 3272
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 5 2 6 4 2 5 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 50
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 4 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 23
APPLIED MATERIALS, 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 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 3 4 4 2 0 20
PHD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 6 0 1 19
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 16
MEAD CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16
AT&T CORP. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 5 2 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 14
DEERE + COMPANY 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 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 2 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12
BYRON JACKSON INC. 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 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 11
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 10
MANNESMANN AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 10
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
AMERICAN CHAIN + CABLE COMPANY, INC. 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 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 9
BTM 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 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 9
OTIS ENGINEERING CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 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 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 9
SPANSET INTER AG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 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 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ESCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 1 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 8
HARVEY HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
J. SCHMALZ 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 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 8
LIFT-ALL COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8
MOTOROLA, 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 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
OWENS-ILLINOIS INC. 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CRANSTON MACHINERY COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CROSBY GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7
FRIED. KRUPP HUTTENWERKE AG 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 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 7
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
MIRAE 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 2 0 3 2 0 0 7
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
ABB FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION 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 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CASCADE CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 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 6
CBC INDUSTRIES, 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 0 2 0 0 0 1 6
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 6
J.C. RENFROE & SONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MIDLAND-ROSS CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
OREGON PRECISION INDUSTRIES, 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6
SUPERIOR CONCRETE ACCESSORIES, INC. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 6
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
USX CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AEROQUIP CORPORATION, LINAIR DIVISION 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 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 5
AMERICAN HOIST + DERRICK COMPANY 0 0 1 2 1 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 0 0 0 0 5
AMOCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ASEA AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 1 2 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 5
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC. 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 1 0 0 1 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 5
E. D. BULLARD COMPANY 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FRUEHAUF CORPORATION 0 2 1 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 0 5
HUGHES TOOL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 5
JERGENS, 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 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
RPC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
SUNCAST 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 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, 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 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 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 5


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