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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 2004 - 2008 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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 67 57 50 38 21 233
SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD. 10 5 8 2 10 35
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 2 8 6 18
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 4 3 5 3 18
SUGATSUNE KOGYO CO., LTD. 4 1 3 3 3 14
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 3 3 7 13
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 4 3 1 1 12
KATOH ELECTRIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 1 8 1 1 11
RIKENKAKI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 2 2 2 11
ARTURO SALICE S.P.A. 2 1 2 2 2 9
BEN Q CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 2 9
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. 0 0 5 1 3 9
EDSCHA AG 4 2 1 0 1 8
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 1 0 3 1 3 8
NIFCO INC. 0 2 3 2 1 8
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 4 7
MEPLA-WERKE LAUTENSCHLAGER GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 0 1 2 7
GRASS AMERICA, INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
GRASS GMBH 3 2 1 0 0 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 4 1 0 6
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 1 3 1 0 1 6
MANSFIELD ASSEMBLIES CO. 1 2 3 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
AMESBURY GROUP INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
VENTRA GROUP INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5


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