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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 072, Metal Deforming

( 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 119 109 143 134 124 172 136 95 115 94 60 91 99 83 55 56 81 75 73 60 87 73 70 42 60 52 40 57 63 84 83 69 52 46 41 37 42 71 54 3097
SMS SCHLOEMANN-SIEMAG AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8 2 8 11 8 8 9 9 14 15 10 13 6 5 7 5 14 17 26 29 17 3 0 1 0 1 0 254
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 0 4 5 6 9 5 8 4 5 3 4 2 6 4 7 10 3 7 4 3 3 5 2 3 1 3 7 3 3 6 3 5 4 3 5 1 0 158
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 2 7 5 6 6 4 4 5 6 4 2 4 1 0 3 2 3 2 4 6 3 4 1 5 5 4 3 5 4 2 2 4 3 3 4 1 3 6 142
MANNESMANN AG 2 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 3 3 4 2 0 3 6 3 3 2 2 6 4 4 6 9 2 7 7 7 7 7 9 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 126
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 4 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 7 2 3 2 3 1 3 4 6 3 8 10 11 9 10 118
ALCOA INC. 2 2 5 3 7 6 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 6 2 5 2 0 2 8 5 9 2 13 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 110
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 0 2 4 2 1 6 10 5 7 7 1 1 5 6 4 2 5 2 2 4 3 3 0 3 4 1 2 0 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 110
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 0 11 10 6 8 17 4 3 2 3 3 1 2 0 2 4 1 8 4 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 4 2 4 5 0 5 1 6 3 0 7 8 5 4 2 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 87
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 2 4 2 6 3 5 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 5 8 84
AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 10 7 4 4 1 1 1 3 7 3 5 0 1 6 5 5 2 83
ASEA AKTIEBOLAG 1 7 7 5 12 4 8 7 6 6 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
MORGAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 5 3 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 8 0 3 0 2 4 4 78
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 2 0 1 2 5 3 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 3 1 3 0 3 0 3 2 1 4 3 2 0 5 3 2 2 75
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 3 3 12 6 6 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 75
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY 5 5 6 7 9 7 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71
DANIELI & CO. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 5 3 4 2 2 1 4 3 6 9 4 6 4 2 0 1 4 0 70
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 7 6 4 3 4 6 3 69
KOBE STEEL LTD. 4 2 3 0 1 5 2 3 3 2 1 0 2 3 3 8 2 3 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 69
AT&T CORP. 7 5 4 8 14 2 5 4 5 5 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 68
USX CORPORATION 5 8 8 4 5 6 3 1 2 2 4 1 5 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 64
WEAN UNITED, INC. 0 0 4 5 11 16 4 2 3 2 5 0 4 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
SCHLOEMANN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 9 8 10 6 4 8 2 3 4 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 62
CONTINENTAL GROUP, INC. 4 7 8 3 5 11 1 4 3 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
DAVY-LOEWY LIMITED 13 11 9 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 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 53
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5 10 3 3 10 17 53
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 4 2 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 4 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 52
NIPPON KOKAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 7 3 9 1 8 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
AMP INCORPORATED 5 1 3 3 1 6 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
NATIONAL MACHINERY COMPANY 3 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
L. SCHULER GMBH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 5 3 4 2 5 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 2 4 0 6 0 0 3 1 0 3 44
KOCKS TECHNIK GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 3 5 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 43
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOMATSU SEISAKUSHO 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 2 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 4 1 41
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 4 5 5 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40
WHITAKER 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 5 7 5 4 5 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
AIDA ENGINEERING LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 38
ANDERSON COOK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 6 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
BALL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 38
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 37
UNITED ENGINEERING AND FOUNDRY COMPANY 10 11 7 5 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 35
MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
DANA CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 33
FRIEDRICH KOCKS GMBH 1 5 4 0 5 0 2 4 3 2 0 3 1 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 33
BWG BERGWERK-UND WALZWERK MASCHINENBAU G.M.B.H. 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 32
REDICON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
SCHULER PRESSEN 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 0 0 0 1 2 6 6 1 5 4 2 2 0 2 1 32
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION 3 1 7 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 31
LEAR SIEGLER, INC. 2 1 9 6 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 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 31
TH. KIESERLING & ALBRECHT, GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 3 1 5 1 5 2 6 1 1 0 2 1 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 31
KABEL-UND METALLWERKE GUTEHOFFNUNGSHUTTE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 5 1 3 3 2 0 1 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 30
KOMATSU 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 0 0 5 7 4 3 1 0 1 1 2 5 30
SWISS ALUMINIUM LTD. 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 3 6 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
TEXTRON INC. 4 2 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY 1 0 0 3 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
GULF + WESTERN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 1 7 0 3 1 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 27
OLIN CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
ALLEGHENY LUDLUM STEEL CORPORATION 2 0 5 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 3 3 26
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 3 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
NATIONAL CAN CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
ROTARY PROFILE ANSTALT 10 10 0 3 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 26
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 1 3 4 2 0 0 5 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
MESTA MACHINE CO. 3 2 5 2 5 2 3 0 1 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 0 0 25
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI SPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 24
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23
AMADA METRECS COMPANY, LIMITED 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 1 6 5 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21
CLECIM S. A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES 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 2 1 7 3 4 0 3 0 1 0 21
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 2 4 4 1 2 1 1 21
DAYTON RELIABLE TOOL + MFG. COMPANY 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
METAL BOX PLC 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
THE MINSTER MACHINE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 21
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
ARMCO INC. 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 0 2 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 20
GULF + WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
HATEBUR UMFORMMASCHINEN AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 20
KAISER ALUMINUM + CHEMICAL CORPORATION 4 4 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
WILHELM HEGENSCHEIDT GMBH 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
DAVY MCKEE (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 3 3 1