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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 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 29 19 19 10 11 88
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 4 19 5 29 20 77
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 3 7 14 17 29 70
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 10 19 3 11 8 51
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 8 9 18 3 8 46
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 7 13 7 8 9 44
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 6 5 4 11 6 32
BLACK & DECKER INC. 4 6 8 6 5 29
DE POAN PNEUMATIC CORPORATION 0 3 6 6 7 22
ACCO BRANDS, INC. 6 9 4 0 2 21
WORKTOOLS, INC. 1 4 6 3 2 16
BASSO INDUSTRY CORP. 3 3 2 5 2 15
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 2 3 5 1 2 13
APACH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 4 1 3 1 9
APEX MFG. CO., LTD. 2 4 1 1 1 9
ISABERG RAPID AB 0 2 1 1 4 8
MAKITA CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 3 8
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P. 2 2 2 1 1 8
SOCIETE DE PROSPECTION ET D'INVENTIONS TECHNIQUES SPIT 1 4 0 1 1 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 0 0 1 2 6


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