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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 173, Tool Driving or Impacting

( 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
BLACK & DECKER INC. 6 16 9 24 17 72
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 19 18 12 9 6 64
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 13 9 6 12 47
MAKITA CORPORATION 3 10 6 9 7 35
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 8 5 2 4 28
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 4 6 4 5 3 22
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 5 2 0 4 0 11
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 1 4 2 2 0 9
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 2 1 1 3 0 7
SANDVIK TAMROCK OY 2 3 2 0 0 7
WACKER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AG 4 2 0 0 1 7
ATLAS COPCO ROCK DRILL AB 1 0 0 2 3 6
EARTH TOOL COMPANY, L.L.C. 3 3 0 0 0 6
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 2 0 2 0 2 6
MOBILETRON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY 0 0 2 2 1 5


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