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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 1969 - 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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 44 42 36 45 37 45 42 31 35 56 25 37 25 20 33 15 18 18 47 42 85 39 54 37 40 63 55 69 66 92 76 70 62 97 78 67 57 50 38 1888
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 5 4 0 5 3 5 2 6 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 5 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 0 76
KARL LAUTENSCHLAGER KG MOBELBESCHLAGFABRIK 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 1 8 1 5 4 4 2 1 3 4 6 3 4 4 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 4 5 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 47
ARTURO SALICE S.P.A. 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 1 2 2 46
ED. SCHARWACHTER GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 9 3 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 40
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 34
KATOH ELECTRIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 2 4 2 0 1 8 1 33
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 5 31
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 5 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 1 1 1 0 6 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 29
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 29
STANLEY WORKS 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 28
MEPLA-WERKE LAUTENSCHLAGER GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 25
SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 8 2 25
CHAW KHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 6 1 0 3 1 0 24
LAWRENCE BROTHERS INC. 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
GRASS AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 22
NIFCO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 2 22
WEBER-KNAPP COMPANY 1 0 1 2 7 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 8 19
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 18
GRASS AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
SOUTHCO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 18
STEWART-WARNER CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
SUGATSUNE KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 4 1 3 3 18
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 17
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17
GRIGOLEIT COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 17
AMEROCK CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
CALDWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15
RICHARD HEINZE CO. 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 14
PHILADELPHIA HANDLE COMPANY INC. 8 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
DORMA-BAUBESCHLAG GMBH + CO., KG 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
KEYSTONE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING, CO. 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12
NEC CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12
PRAMETA PRAZISIONSMETALL UND KUNSTSTOFFERZEUGNISSE G. BAUMAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
SUGATSUNE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
TENTE ROLLEN G.M.B.H. 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12
GEZE GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 1 11
RIXON, INCORPORATED 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
YOSHIDA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
GRASS GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 10
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 10
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SHEPHERD PRODUCTS U.S. INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 10
TRUTH HARDWARE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10
DORKEN + MANKEL KG, FIRMA 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
INTERLOCK INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
JAYBEE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
KIRSCH COMPANY 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MCKINNEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
OBE-WERK OHNMACHT & BAUMGARTNER GMBH & CO. K.G. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9
RIKENKAKI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 9
ACME GENERAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ALBERT SCHULTE SOHNE GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CEMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 8
EDSCHA AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 8
FERCO INTERNATIONAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 8
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 8
MANSFIELD ASSEMBLIES CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 8
MULTIMATIC INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 8
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 8
PRINCE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
YAZAKI CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 8
ATWOOD VACUUM MACHINE COMPANY 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 7
CRAFT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7
EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
HARTWELL CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
JEBRON LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
LEAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
RYOBI, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SAMSONITE CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SECURISTYLE LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TRUTH INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0