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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 227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus
( 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.
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
17
29
44
86
112
288
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
29
20
46
22
28
145
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
3
8
16
16
10
53
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
10
11
12
14
6
53
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
8
9
8
11
9
45
BLACK & DECKER INC.
6
5
9
12
7
39
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
11
8
5
11
4
39
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED
11
6
7
5
7
36
DE POAN PNEUMATIC CORPORATION
6
7
4
3
3
23
CARDICA, INC.
0
1
1
8
8
18
COVIDIEN LP
0
0
0
0
16
16
BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
5
2
2
5
1
15
MAKITA CORPORATION
2
3
1
2
5
13
WORKTOOLS, INC.
3
2
4
2
2
13
APEX MFG. CO., LTD.
1
1
3
3
3
11
ISABERG RAPID AB
1
4
1
3
1
10
BAROSENSE, INC.
0
0
2
7
0
9
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC
0
0
4
3
2
9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
0
0
1
4
3
8
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P.
1
1
2
3
1
8
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
1
2
0
3
1
7
ARROW FASTENER COMPANY, LLC.
0
2
2
0
2
6
ACCO BRANDS, INC.
0
2
2
1
0
5
CHERVON LIMITED
0
0
1
3
1
5
MAX KABUSHIKI KAISHA (MAX CO., LTD).
2
1
1
1
0
5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
0
0
1
4
0
5
SOCIETE DE PROSPECTION ET D'INVENTIONS TECHNIQUES SPIT
1
1
1
2
0
5
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