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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 112 133 145 134 102 626
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 12 8 9 1 4 34
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 6 6 3 10 9 34
RENISHAW PLC 7 8 6 10 3 34
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 7 14 6 5 33
HEXAGON METROLOGY AB 0 6 7 4 7 24
BOEING COMPANY 2 4 4 6 4 20
BLACK & DECKER INC. 4 8 3 0 3 18
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 0 7 5 2 18
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 7 5 2 1 0 15
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 2 1 5 5 2 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 9 1 1 1 1 13
CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH 2 3 5 1 1 12
HEXAGON METROLOGY, INC. 0 2 3 3 4 12
STANLEY WORKS 4 6 2 0 0 12
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 6 10
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 2 2 4 1 1 10
MARPOSS SOCIETA' PER AZIONI 4 1 2 2 1 10
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 2 2 3 2 1 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 0 1 4 1 9
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 1 5 1 9
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 0 5 0 2 2 9
EIDOSMED LLC 1 2 3 2 0 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 0 4 2 8
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 3 0 2 2 1 8
STABILA-MESSGERATE GUSTAV ULLRICH GMBH 1 2 3 1 1 8
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 0 8 0 0 0 8
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. 0 0 3 2 2 7
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
FISCO TOOLS LIMITED 1 2 1 2 0 6
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 0 3 0 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 1 0 1 0 6
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 1 2 1 0 1 5
FIELD LOGIC, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
HEXAGON METROLOGY S.P.A 0 0 1 1 3 5
INDEX MEASURING TAPE COMPANY LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
TESA S.A. 3 0 0 0 2 5


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