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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 142 147 133 149 163 734
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 9 7 11 14 8 49
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 7 4 7 9 10 37
RENISHAW PLC 2 2 6 3 5 18
STANLEY WORKS 0 5 5 1 5 16
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 2 2 3 1 4 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 2 1 4 1 11
MARPOSS SOCIETA' PER AZIONI 1 2 3 4 1 11
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 0 6 0 10
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG 3 2 2 2 0 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 1 3 0 3 9
BROWN & SHARPE TESA S.A. 0 3 0 2 3 8
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 3 0 1 2 8
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 1 1 1 3 8
ASM AUTOMATION, SENSORIK, MESSTECHNIK GMBH 1 0 4 1 1 7
KAPRO INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 1 3 1 1 7
PRUFTECHNIK DIETER BUSCH AG 0 0 2 3 2 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 2 1 1 7
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 6 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 1 1 1 1 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 2 0 2 6
QUARTON, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 0 0 3 2 6
ALTERRA HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
EK SUCCESS, LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 1 3 5
INDEX MEASURING TAPE COMPANY LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 0 0 1 4 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 2 0 1 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SONY PRECISION TECHNOLOGY INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
THK CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 3 1 0 0 1 5


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