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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 037, Excavating

( 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 83 32 41 25 41 44 37 33 38 37 29 31 37 40 29 30 26 32 31 28 43 36 36 43 38 23 31 47 29 35 43 49 40 48 31 34 30 1360
CATERPILLAR INC. 13 4 9 9 11 11 12 18 19 16 5 7 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 1 3 4 0 12 6 3 6 9 5 6 8 4 2 5 224
ESCO CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 5 1 2 6 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 56
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 8 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 35
FRANZ PLASSER BAHNBAUMASCHINEN-INDUSTRIE GMBH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 1 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 31
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 27
GH HENSLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 1 3 1 27
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 7 4 3 27
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 9 1 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 0 0 0 25
DEERE + COMPANY 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 24
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 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 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 4 24
KOMATSU 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 4 1 1 3 2 4 5 3 24
HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 6 1 3 4 0 0 2 3 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 20
VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 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 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 6 2 20
DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 17
UNIT RIG + EQUIPMENT CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 4 3 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 17
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOMATSU SEISAKUSHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 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 16
LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 15
ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 13
IHC HOLLAND-LE TOURNEAU MARINE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
ROCKLAND, 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 1 2 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 13
TORO COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 13
DEEPSEA VENTURES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 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 12
KOBE STEEL LTD. 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 2 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 12
N.V. INDUSTRIEELE HANDELSCOMBINATIE HOLLAND 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 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 12
SNO-WAY 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 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 2 12
BALLAST-NEDAM GROEP N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 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 11
CURTIS 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 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 11
MEYER PRODUCTS INC. 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SHIN CATERPILLAR MITSUBISHI 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 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 11
H & L TOOTH COMPANY 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 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10
ABEX CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
BLIZZARD 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 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 9
ELLICOTT MACHINE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
O & K ORENSTEIN & KOPPEL AG 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
BECOR WESTERN, INC. 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
HARNISCHFEGER TECHNOLOGIES, 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 2 3 2 0 0 1 8
INGENIEURSBUREAU VOOR SYSTEMEM EN OCTROOIEN "SPANSTAAL" 0 0 5 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 0 0 0 8
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 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 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 8
ING. ALFRED SCHMIDT GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
KUBOTA 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 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 7
LOGAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MONROE TRUCK EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7
O & K ORENSTEIN & KOPPEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT WERK LUBECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, 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 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SOCIETE ANONYME POCLAIN LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE OISE 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 7
TRN BUSINESS TRUST 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 3 2 2 0 7
CANRON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 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 6
CHARLES MACHINE WORKS, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
CIVES CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
EAGLE-PICHER 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
GILSON BROTHERS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 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 6
JRB COMPANY, 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 2 1 2 1 6
METALOGENIA, S.A. 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 1 0 0 2 2 6
PENGO CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BARBER-GREENE CO. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CMI CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 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
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 5
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FRINK AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FRINK SNO-PLOWS, INC. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 5
J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
KARL KASSBOHRER FAHREZEUGWERKE GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KERSHAW MANUFACTURING COMPANY, IND. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5
M. J. ELECTRIC, 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 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5
R. A. HANSON COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
TENCO MACHINERY LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WAIN-ROY HOLDING, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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