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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 1969 - 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 081, Tools

( 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 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 39 43 79 71 82 93 92 50 69 62 52 71 89 79 72 98 123 112 88 123 151 125 134 108 114 129 91 116 79 118 182 215 251 187 139 157 3883
SNAP-ON TOOLS CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 5 4 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 1 1 0 52
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 6 5 4 6 0 4 3 2 0 30
STANLEY WORKS 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 5 3 2 1 28
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 24
HAND TOOLS DESIGN 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 4 7 5 3 1 1 2 23
LISLE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 2 5 2 21
FACOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 0 1 3 20
BYRON JACKSON INC. 3 7 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
TEXTRON INC. 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 19
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
PROPRIETARY 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 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 1 17
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 5 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 17
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 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17
ARTOS ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16
EUBANKS ENGINEERING CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
PETERSEN MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
AMP INCORPORATED 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 15
IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 15
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 14
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 14
C. A. WEIDMULLER GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 13
ECKEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 12
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 12
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12
MAEDA METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12
TITAN TOOL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12
N-S-W CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
RAYMOND ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
VSI CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
WERA WERK HERMANN WERNER GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 11
EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
HI SHEAR CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10
AT&T CORP. 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ATLAS COPCO AB 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
BEERE PRECISION MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, 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 2 0 0 2 0 9
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CONSOLIDATED DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9
UNEX CORPORATION 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 9
VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
DAVID BAKER, 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 2 3 1 2 0 0 8
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
JOY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MCGARD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
MILBAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
AB BAHCO VERKTYG 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 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 7
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7
DOUGLAS TOOL, 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 1 1 2 2 1 0 7
GARDNER-DENVER COMPANY 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 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 0 7
HALLEN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
KARL M. REICH MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 7
VERMONT AMERICAN CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
WEIDMULLER INTERFACE GMBH & CO. 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 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 7
WRIGHT TOOL COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7
ALLTRADE, INC. 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 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 6
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 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 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
BILCO TOOLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
BONDHUS CORPORATION 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6
EDUARD WILLE GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
FRANK'S CASING CREW & RENTAL TOOLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
HAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6
HEDLEY PURVIS LTD A COMPANY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6
INSTA-SNAP CORPORATION 0 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 6
LUCENT 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 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6
STRIDE TOOL INC., A NEW YORK 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 1 1 0 1 2 1 6
VAUGHAN + BUSHNELL MFG. CO. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
YAZAKI CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
AWI ACQUISITION 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 2 3 5
BIG VENTURES, 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 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5
CARPENTER MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CHANNELLOCK, INC. 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DIXON AUTOMATIC TOOL, INC. 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GREAT NECK SAW MANUFACTURERS, 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 2 0 2 1 0 5
HUGHES TOOL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
JODA ENTERPRISES, 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 3 2 0 0 0 5
K-D MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 5
LOWELL CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 5
MCC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
MECHTRIX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PHILLIPS SCREW COMPANY 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 0 1 1 1 1 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
SFS INDUSTRIE HOLDING AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 5
SOG SPECIALTY 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
VICTORY IN JESUS MINISTRIES, 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
WEATHERFORD U.S., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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