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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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.
First-Named Assignee 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
COVIDIEN LP 0 16 112 79 94 301
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 22 28 63 70 63 246
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 86 112 1 0 0 199
MAX CO., LTD. 17 10 16 3 6 52
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 14 6 8 15 6 49
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 11 9 6 13 5 44
CARDICA, INC. 8 8 11 8 8 43
BLACK & DECKER INC. 12 7 10 4 5 38
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 11 4 7 3 3 28
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 5 7 6 6 3 27
BASSO INDUSTRY CORP. 5 1 7 3 2 18
MAKITA CORPORATION 2 5 5 2 1 15
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P. 3 1 2 3 2 11
CHERVON LIMITED 3 1 6 0 0 10
DE POAN PNEUMATIC CORPORATION 3 3 1 2 1 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 3 0 3 0 10
APEX MFG. CO., LTD. 3 3 0 1 2 9
WORKTOOLS, INC. 2 2 3 1 1 9
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 3 8
BAROSENSE, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 1 2 1 0 7
CHERVON (HK) LIMITED 0 0 2 3 1 6
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 3 2 1 0 0 6
ISABERG RAPID AB 3 1 2 0 0 6
SOCIETE DE PROSPECTION ET D'INVENTIONS TECHNIQUES SPIT 2 0 1 2 1 6
TRICORD SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
ARROW FASTENER COMPANY, LLC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
SENCO BRANDS, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5



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