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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 070, Locks

( 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 96 86 79 58 71 390
NEWFREY LLC 1 6 5 5 3 20
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 2 3 5 7 3 20
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 2 5 1 4 7 19
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 8 2 3 2 2 17
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 4 1 0 6 15
ACCO BRANDS, INC. 2 1 6 3 2 14
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION 4 4 3 0 2 13
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. 0 1 6 1 3 11
SOUTHCO INC. 0 1 4 3 3 11
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 1 5 0 10
SINOX COMPANY, LTD. 1 3 1 4 1 10
THE SUN LOCK COMPANY 3 1 1 2 2 9
I-TEK METAL MFG., CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 2 8
EASTERN COMPANY 0 1 1 1 4 7
JIN TAY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD 0 1 0 2 4 7
U-SHIN LTD. 3 3 1 0 0 7
ABLOY OY 2 2 0 1 1 6
HONDA LOCK MFG. CO., LTD. 0 2 0 2 2 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 2 2 1 6
MIZ ENGINEERING LTD. 0 0 0 5 1 6
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 3 0 0 5
EZ TREND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
KABA ILCO CORP. 0 0 1 2 2 5
KNOX COMPANY 2 1 1 0 1 5
PATH LINE (NG'S) HOLDING LIMITED 0 2 1 1 1 5
S.P.E.P. ACQUISITION CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
SARGENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
TAKIGEN MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5


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