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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 056, Harvesters

( 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 116 149 132 136 103 79 75 72 68 45 44 81 94 57 38 58 65 40 61 52 63 91 87 77 78 71 87 73 38 65 80 71 47 64 43 48 57 42 22 2769
DEERE + COMPANY 21 4 12 14 17 18 6 8 10 4 8 10 19 9 3 19 7 10 14 13 22 17 22 4 15 14 16 12 12 27 16 23 24 32 38 31 29 24 27 631
UNISYS CORPORATION 7 18 19 12 6 7 9 10 12 10 14 24 22 7 18 17 19 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 240
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 30 30 16 21 10 12 7 13 2 7 8 9 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 174
KUHN S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 6 2 0 4 1 3 6 9 6 12 8 7 3 4 3 5 3 7 11 5 5 8 2 2 1 4 1 139
TORO COMPANY 1 0 3 2 4 0 2 2 3 2 4 5 4 8 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 5 2 2 6 3 1 3 6 4 1 7 0 8 3 4 2 7 3 117
NEW HOLLAND NORTH 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 0 6 1 7 14 16 19 13 9 14 11 1 0 0 111
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 4 5 2 3 0 7 8 8 5 2 7 2 1 1 13 2 8 4 12 2 0 0 0 105
HESSTON CORPORATION 1 3 2 3 7 7 5 6 8 5 3 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 4 2 4 4 2 0 5 7 6 4 0 4 9 7 3 2 3 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 6 5 2 0 0 0 4 6 1 1 3 9 5 6 8 74
FMC CORPORATION 5 6 5 5 3 2 5 2 2 0 3 2 6 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73
FORD NEW HOLLAND, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 23 5 10 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 1 5 6 4 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 60
KUBOTA CORPORATION 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 6 4 4 0 3 2 5 1 4 4 4 7 2 5 60
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 7 8 5 8 5 2 3 4 0 1 59
TEXTRON INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 5 3 6 3 5 3 5 2 53
CNH AMERICA 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 12 16 50
ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION 3 4 2 3 0 2 0 1 2 5 4 5 0 4 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
JACOBSEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 7 7 5 2 5 4 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
KUBOTA LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 2 6 5 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 35
WRIGHT 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 0 1 1 2 1 5 6 6 5 2 5 0 1 35
HAY & FORAGE INDUSTRIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
CLAAS OHG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 3 2 1 3 5 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
MASCHINENFABRIK KEMPER GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 10 4 28
MULTINORM B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
C. VAN DER LELY N. V. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 3 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
MASCHINENFABRIK FAHR AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 6 3 5 3 0 1 3 1 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 27
GEHL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 26
VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 1 2 25
CLAAS KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
NEW HOLLAND, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
CHISHOLM-RYDER COMPANY INC. 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 3 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 23
MASSEY-FERGUSON SERVICES N.V. 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 5 3 1 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 23
NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN 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 4 3 4 1 4 1 1 3 21
CLAAS SAULGAU GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 19
J. J. BAKER COMPANY LIMITED 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
KIORITZ CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
KLOCKNER-HUMBOLDT-DEUTZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
MASCHINENFABRIK BERNARD KRONE 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 0 1 8 0 2 2 3 16
RANSOMES SIMS + JEFFERIES LIMITED 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
BRIGGS + STRATTON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15
ROPER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
UP-RIGHT, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 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 15
EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED 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 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 14
FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 14
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 1 1 4 2 1 2 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 14
RANSOMES AMERICA 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 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14
SCAG POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 14
DAYCO CORPORATION 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 13
HARRINGTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 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 13
TONUTTI S.P.A. 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 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 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 13
VEB KOMBINAT FORTSCHRITT LANDMASCHINEN NEUSTADT IN SACHSEN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
BUCHER-GUYER AG MASCHINENFABRIK 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
AGCO 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 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 11
ARIENS COMPANY 0 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 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 11
EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11
J. E. LOVE CO. 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 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 0 0 11
MASSEY-FERGUSON INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 2 2 2 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SIMPLICITY MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC. 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SNAPPER, 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 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 11
AVCO CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 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 10
BELRECOLT S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
H & S MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 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 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 10
HOFFCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 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 0 10
MURRAY, 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 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
OMARK INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 10
OWATONNA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ALLIED PRODUCTS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KARL MENGELE & SOHNE GMBH & CO. KG. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KLOCKNER-HUMBOLDT-DEUTZ AG ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG FAHR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KORVAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
MCDONOUGH POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 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 8
PERFECTION MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 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 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 2 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SUNBEAM CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 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 8
TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TRIM-A-LAWN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
WOLF-GERATE GMBH 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
BLUEBERRY EQUIPMENT, INC. 2 0 4 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 0 7
CAMECO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
EZRA C. LUNDAHL INC.. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
FUSO KEIGOKIN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
KOMATSU ZENOAH CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MASCHINENFABRIKEN BERNARD KRONE GMBH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0