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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 030, Cutlery

( 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 70 71 118 99 94 118 100 88 104 98 66 107 97 94 70 93 97 130 127 107 146 150 154 117 103 109 98 124 97 136 137 128 116 146 124 127 93 87 74 4214
GILLETTE COMPANY 2 6 8 10 4 14 12 6 8 11 7 6 13 6 9 6 6 7 2 3 6 7 15 9 4 5 7 7 6 9 11 7 18 4 7 5 5 6 6 290
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 3 5 6 3 5 10 4 2 5 7 11 8 2 4 7 6 9 0 10 15 9 4 4 1 7 2 5 1 5 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 171
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 0 0 1 0 6 13 8 3 1 1 3 3 8 4 4 9 4 2 3 2 4 2 6 4 3 11 9 6 6 6 4 5 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 155
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 9 5 0 4 3 1 3 2 1 4 2 4 1 1 4 2 10 6 8 10 5 9 6 3 9 6 137
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 4 4 5 6 5 4 1 5 2 5 2 4 3 3 5 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 0 3 5 2 91
BRAUN A.G. 5 0 4 2 5 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 6 3 3 9 3 2 4 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
KIORITZ CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 10 3 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 5 6 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 73
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 8 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 1 3 56
ANDREAS STIHL MASCHINENFABRIK 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 6 4 2 5 4 0 5 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
STANLEY WORKS 1 2 1 2 5 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 1 47
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 4 4 2 10 8 4 0 2 43
MCCULLOCH CORPORATION 2 2 0 3 3 6 5 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, 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 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 16 9 38
IZUMI PRODUCTS 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 1 4 3 2 0 3 2 4 1 2 4 3 5 3 37
AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 0 0 36
BETTCHER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 36
WILKINSON SWORD LIMITED 3 3 1 1 0 5 3 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 3 2 4 1 33
BRAUN 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 0 7 6 6 1 4 5 2 31
MAKITA 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 1 1 7 3 1 1 4 1 3 3 2 2 2 31
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 6 0 1 3 1 2 3 30
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 7 2 4 4 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 30
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 4 1 2 2 5 28
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
BLOUNT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 26
FISKARS OY AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
SINGER COMPANY 0 4 2 5 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
SUNBEAM CORPORATION 3 0 3 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
WILKINSON SWORD GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 3 1 0 24
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 24
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 1 2 6 4 1 2 6 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 24
RIVAL MANUFACTURING CO. 0 3 1 6 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 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 24
TEXTRON INC. 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 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 3 5 6 4 0 3 21
ANDIS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 19
TORO COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 18
WEED EATER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 9 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 18
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 2 1 5 16
OMARK INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 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 16
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 3 2 3 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 16
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16
S-B POWER TOOL 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 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 15
BUCK KNIVES, 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 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14
FISKARS 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 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
KAI CUTLERY CENTER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
MARTOR-ARGENTAX E. H. BEERMANN KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14
AT&T CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 13
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 6 13
REMINGTON PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
SPYDERCO, 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 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 13
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12
EVERSHARP, INC. 5 4 3 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 0 12
GREAT NECK SAW MANUFACTURERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 12
IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12
MENTOR GROUP, L.L.C. 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 0 2 1 3 0 0 4 12
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 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 12
FISKARS CONSUMER OY AB 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 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 11
MCGRAW-EDISON COMPANY 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 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 11
PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
RYOBI NORTH AMERICA, 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 1 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SCHICK INCORPORATED 1 1 2 0 3 1 3 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
ALTERRA HOLDINGS 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 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 10
C. & E. FEIN GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 10
CAMILLUS CUTLERY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10
DIATOP 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 1 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
FEATHER SAFETY RAZOR CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
KUM LIMITED 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 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 10
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 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 10
WCI OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, 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 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
WOLF-GERATE GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10
ALLWAY TOOLS, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9
GREENLEE TEXTRON INC. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 9
KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHIDENKIKOSAKUSHO 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 9
LEE VALLEY TOOLS LTD. 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9
STANLEY TOOLS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 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 9
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
WISS, J., AND SONS CO. 2 0 1 3 2 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 9
ALLEGRETTI & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ALLIED GATOR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
DOLMAR 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 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 8
KYUSHU HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. 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 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SCINTILLA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 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 8
WALLACE MFG., CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
AMP INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CAPEWELL COMPONENTS COMPANY, LLC 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 1 1