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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 227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus

( 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 13 25 38 19 24 24 20 25 15 20 11 21 18 19 16 22 23 22 25 22 36 18 18 18 15 14 15 17 24 22 22 26 23 32 27 27 29 805
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 0 3 3 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 5 6 9 4 5 6 6 6 6 4 15 29 23 17 18 15 5 4 2 3 2 2 220
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 5 9 3 2 3 8 6 2 6 2 3 0 0 3 1 3 4 2 1 5 2 1 3 1 0 0 3 4 2 5 9 3 6 6 16 10 143
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 10 2 3 3 4 5 11 11 2 0 12 17 7 95
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 3 3 7 7 5 5 3 3 14 9 8 79
ETHICON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 12 7 5 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 71
SENCO PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 5 3 2 2 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 62
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, 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 6 12 16 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 55
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 1 3 9 6 43
TEXTRON INC. 1 2 8 3 7 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 40
DUO FAST CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 2 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
XEROX CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 7 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 37
AVERY DENNISON 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 4 3 5 3 3 2 0 3 3 2 6 2 36
MONARCH MARKING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
OLIN CORPORATION 0 7 1 3 1 0 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
DENNISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
SWINGLINE INC. 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
YOSHIDA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 6 7 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
FASTENER CORPORATION 4 5 4 2 2 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 0 23
STANLEY-BOSTITCH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
BASSO INDUSTRY 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 4 0 6 0 3 22
SOCIETE DE PROSPECTION ET D'INVENTIONS TECHNIQUES SPIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 21
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P. 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 4 3 3 6 0 3 2 21
U.S.M. CORPORATION 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
ACCO BRANDS, 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 1 1 0 5 6 6 19
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 19
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 17
JAPAN BANOC'K CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
SIGNODE CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
MAKITA 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 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 15
SCI-MED LIFE 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 0 0 1 2 2 4 5 1 15
UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
SPOTNAILS, INC. 0 0 5 3 1 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
ARROW FASTENER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 12
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12
SENCORP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
WORKTOOLS, 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 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12
AMP INCORPORATED 0 2 1 1 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
EMHART INC. 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 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
HEARTPORT, 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 2 0 3 1 3 0 0 11
KARL M. REICH MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SENMED, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
ISABERG RAPID AB 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 1 4 3 0 10
JOH.FRIEDRICH BEHRENS AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
PARKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 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 10
TESTO INDUSTRY 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 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TRW INC. 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 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 10
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
NIPPON NOTION KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
OMARK INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 9
WILLIAM PRYM-WERKE KG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
EDWARD WECK COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, 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 2 3 1 8
PRECISION INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 1 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 0 0 0 0 8
APPLIED TOOL DEVELOPMENT 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 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 7
BESCO PNEUMATIC 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 7
ETONA, CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
INTERLAKE INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ISABERG AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MAX KABUSHIKI KAISHA (MAX CO., LTD). 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TECHNALYTICS INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TOSKA CO., LTD. 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 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
AUTOMATED BUILDING COMPONENTS, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 2 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 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DE POAN PNEUMATIC 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 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
GEMCOR ENGINEERING CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
GORO, SOCIETE ANONYME 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
NAILERMATE ENTERPRISE 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 1 0 1 1 2 6
PORTER-CABLE 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 4 0 0 0 0 2 6
SCHAEFFER-HOMBERG GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 6
ACCO USA, 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 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BOSTITCH DIVISION OF TEXTRON, INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5
FASCO S.P.A. 0 0 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 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
FLETCHER-TERRY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
IMPEX-ESSEN VERTRIEB VON WERKZEUGEN GMBH 0 1 0 0 3 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 0 0 0 5
MARUZEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PANREX INDUSTRIAL 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 1 0 1 5
RAMSET FASTENERS (AUST.) PTY. LIMITED 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 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
ROBBINS MANUFACTURING CO. 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 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 0 0 2 3 5


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