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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 070, Locks

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 86 79 58 71 60 354
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 5 1 4 7 7 24
NEWFREY LLC 6 5 5 3 3 22
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 3 5 7 3 3 21
ACCO BRANDS, INC. 1 6 3 2 2 14
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 1 0 6 3 14
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. 1 6 1 3 0 11
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 2 3 2 2 2 11
SOUTHCO INC. 1 4 3 3 0 11
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION 4 3 0 2 1 10
I-TEK METAL MFG., CO., LTD. 0 2 4 2 1 9
SINOX COMPANY, LTD. 3 1 4 1 0 9
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 5 0 0 8
EASTERN COMPANY 1 1 1 4 1 8
HONDA LOCK MFG. CO., LTD. 2 0 2 2 2 8
JIN TAY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD 1 0 2 4 1 8
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
THE SUN LOCK COMPANY 1 1 2 2 1 7
MIZ ENGINEERING LTD. 0 0 5 1 0 6
ALPHA CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 2 2 1 0 5
KABA ILCO CORP. 0 1 2 2 0 5
PATH LINE (NG'S) HOLDING LIMITED 2 1 1 1 0 5
U-SHIN LTD. 3 1 0 0 1 5


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