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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 081, Tools

( 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 129 59 92 83 98 461
PROXENE TOOLS CO., LTD. 2 5 3 1 2 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 3 4 0 3 10
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 0 1 4 3 9
EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC. 4 0 2 3 0 9
LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. 3 2 1 2 1 9
BRADSHAW MEDICAL INC. 2 0 2 1 3 8
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 2 2 3 1 8
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 3 1 1 3 0 8
GAUTHIER BIOMEDICAL INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
HSIN YING ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 4 2 0 1 0 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 2 1 3 7
WAGIC, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 2 1 3 6
CHANNELLOCK, INC. 2 0 0 3 1 6
STANLEY WORKS 1 2 3 0 0 6
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
COMBINED PRODUCTS CO. #1, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
INFAR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
MOBILETRON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
NEW WAY TOOLS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
WEIDMULLER INTERFACE GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 4 0 5


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