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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 160 140 107 117 146 184 127 100 95 116 142 146 109 115 122 130 155 157 167 115 138 182 176 170 112 117 167 121 96 132 111 142 147 133 149 163 168 120 140 5334
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 2 3 1 7 7 20 11 3 6 0 5 3 3 1 2 2 6 6 5 1 7 4 7 9 10 8 9 8 170
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 6 2 5 2 0 3 5 9 7 11 14 8 4 11 9 104
RENISHAW PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 3 7 7 3 2 3 1 6 3 1 2 2 6 3 5 4 9 5 81
MITUTOYO MFG., CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 2 4 2 11 10 18 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 6 6 9 4 1 1 2 1 4 5 7 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 68
FINIKE ITALIANA MARPOSS, S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 2 2 3 2 10 10 5 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
STANLEY WORKS 1 2 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 1 5 2 0 2 56
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 55
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 8 3 50
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 4 1 5 0 4 50
MARPOSS SOCIETA' PER AZIONI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 3 4 1 4 4 4 45
TESA S.A. 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 4 39
UNISYS CORPORATION 2 2 3 3 0 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
FARO 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 3 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 8 8 2 33
BENDIX CORPORATION (NOW ALLIED-SIGNAL INC.) 2 2 1 4 5 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 1 4 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 0 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 3 2 4 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 0 28
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 27
BLACK & DECKER 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 1 3 3 10 9 26
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 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 5 2 23
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 4 6 23
MAUSER-WERKE OBERNDORF GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 3 4 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 3 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 21
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18
MAAG GEAR-WHEEL & MACHINE COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, 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 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 18
APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
BROWN + SHARPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
WARNER + SWASEY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
LAITRAM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16
USX CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 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 16
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 14
MUTOH INDUSTRY LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
NIKON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
RENISHAW METROLOGY 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 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. 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 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 13
FRANZ PLASSER BAHNBAUMASCHINEN-INDUSTRIE GMBH 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13
GTE VALERON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 7 13
SNAP-ON 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 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 13
THE BRUNTON COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 13
ASAHI SEIMITU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
BYRON JACKSON INC. 8 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 0 0 0 0 12
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 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 12
FMC CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
KAPRO INDUSTRIES 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 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 12
TOKYO KEIKI COMPANY LIMITED 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 12
TOXONICS MANUFACTURING, 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 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 11
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
DANA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
DONNELLY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 11
GREAT NECK SAW MANUFACTURERS, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 11
RSF ELEKTRONIK GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 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 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 11
ZIRCON 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 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 11
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 10
AT&T CORP. 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
FEDERAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
HEIN-WERNER CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
NSK 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 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 10
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 4 1 10
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 10
ASM AUTOMATION, SENSORIK, MESSTECHNIK 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 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 9
D.E.A. DIGITAL ELECTRONIC AUTOMATION S.P.A. 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ERNST LEITZ WETZLAR GMBH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 9
FRANZ KUHLMANN PRAEZISIONSMECHANIK UND MASCHINENBAU GMBH & C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9
GTE VALENITE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 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 2 2 0 3 2 0 9
INDEX MEASURING TAPE COMPANY 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 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 9
JOHNSON GAGE COMPANY 0 2 2 1 0 2 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 9
KEUFFEL + ESSER COMPANY 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0