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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 128 96 86 79 58 447
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 7 8 2 3 2 22
NEWFREY LLC 3 1 6 5 5 20
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 2 2 3 5 7 19
ACCO BRANDS, INC. 5 2 1 6 3 17
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION 6 4 4 3 0 17
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 4 4 1 0 16
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 12 0 1 1 1 15
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 2 2 5 1 4 14
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 2 1 5 10
SINOX COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 3 1 4 10
TAKIGEN MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 5 3 2 0 0 10
SOUTHCO INC. 1 0 1 4 3 9
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. 0 0 1 6 1 8
S.P.E.P. ACQUISITION CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 1 8
EASTERN COMPANY 4 0 1 1 1 7
THE SUN LOCK COMPANY 0 3 1 1 2 7
U-SHIN LTD. 0 3 3 1 0 7
EZ TREND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 3 1 1 0 6
I-TEK METAL MFG., CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
SARGENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
ABLOY OY 0 2 2 0 1 5
ASSA AB 1 4 0 0 0 5
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 1 3 0 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 0 2 2 5
KNOX COMPANY 1 2 1 1 0 5
MIZ ENGINEERING LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 3 0 0 1 5
VIDEX, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
VULCAN SPORTS CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5


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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
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