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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 71 60 46 48 48 273
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 3 3 7 12 8 33
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 7 7 2 6 3 25
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 3 3 7 2 21
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 2 5 1 5 5 18
NEWFREY LLC 3 3 1 4 6 17
WINLOC AG 1 2 3 3 5 14
ACCO BRANDS, INC. 2 2 3 4 1 12
ALPHA CORPORATION 2 1 2 4 3 12
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 2 2 2 2 3 11
ABUS AUGUST BREMICKER SOHNE KG 0 1 2 1 5 9
I-TEK METAL MFG., CO., LTD. 2 1 3 1 2 9
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 0 1 3 3 2 9
VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE 0 1 2 4 2 9
EASTERN COMPANY 4 1 2 0 1 8
ABA UFO INTERNATIONAL CORP. 3 1 1 1 1 7
MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
STANTON CONCEPTS INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
THE SUN LOCK COMPANY 2 1 2 0 2 7
TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 4 7
HONDA LOCK MFG. CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 1 6
JIN TAY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD 4 1 1 0 0 6
SINOX COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 0 1 4 6
SOUTHCO INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
JANAKA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 1 2 2 5


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