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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 168 120 140 112 133 673
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 8 9 8 12 8 45
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 4 11 9 6 6 36
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 10 9 4 8 34
RENISHAW PLC 4 9 5 7 8 33
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 8 4 6 7 5 30
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 5 2 9 1 20
BOEING COMPANY 2 8 3 2 4 19
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8 8 2 0 0 18
MARPOSS SOCIETA' PER AZIONI 4 4 4 4 1 17
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 0 5 5 0 5 15
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 7 4 1 14
STANLEY WORKS 2 0 2 4 6 14
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 0 4 4 0 13
TESA S.A. 4 2 4 3 0 13
HEXAGON METROLOGY AB 2 2 2 0 6 12
CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH 1 0 5 2 3 11
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 2 4 1 2 2 11
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 2 2 3 2 0 9
COOPER BRANDS, INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 7 8
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 1 1 4 0 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 2 3 0 8
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 8 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 2 0 1 1 7
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 4 0 3 0 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 3 1 0 2 1 7
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 1 1 4 1 0 7
BEAR ARCHERY INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. 2 3 1 0 0 6
KAPRO INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 2 2 2 0 6
KESON INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 0 0 2 2 2 6
STABILA MESSGERATE GUSTAV ULLRICH GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 0 1 2 6
TROPHY RIDGE, LLC 1 3 2 0 0 6
TTX COMPANY 1 3 0 2 0 6
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
EASTWAY FAIR COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 4 1 0 5
FISCO TOOLS LIMITED 1 1 0 1 2 5
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 1 2 5
INDEX MEASURING TAPE COMPANY LTD. 1 2 0 0 2 5
KLINGELNBERG SOHNE GMBH 0 4 1 0 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 0 1 2 1 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5


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