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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 030, Cutlery

( 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 48 51 68 72 60 299
GILLETTE COMPANY 5 8 15 15 23 66
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 5 5 6 15 34
BLACK & DECKER INC. 6 6 7 7 6 32
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 6 5 8 2 4 25
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 2 4 6 12 24
IZUMI PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 6 6 0 4 21
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 1 0 5 7 3 16
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 2 3 0 4 5 14
KAI U.S.A., LTD. 4 2 3 2 1 12
BRAUN GMBH 1 2 1 3 4 11
KAI R&D CENTER CO., LTD. 1 1 1 5 3 11
MAKITA CORPORATION 4 2 1 3 1 11
BIC VIOLEX S.A. 0 0 2 6 2 10
HO CHENG GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 4 9
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG 1 1 1 3 2 8
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 2 0 2 2 2 8
LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. 1 3 2 0 2 8
MENTOR GROUP, L.L.C. 1 3 1 2 1 8
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 2 8
CRAIN CUTTER COMPANY, INC. 1 0 3 2 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 5 1 0 0 0 6
PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 0 1 5
GB II CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
HELEN OF TROY LIMITED 2 1 0 1 1 5
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 2 1 5
MARTOR KG 0 3 2 0 0 5
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
PROULX MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
SPEED FRANCE 1 3 0 1 0 5


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