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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 50 38 21 36 55 200
SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD. 8 2 10 28 11 59
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 3 7 14 4 31
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 8 6 2 9 27
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 3 4 2 9 18
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 5 3 2 3 16
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 6 6 13
JARLLYTEC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 8 13
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. 5 1 3 1 2 12
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 3 1 3 2 3 12
SUGATSUNE KOGYO CO., LTD. 3 3 3 2 1 12
ARTURO SALICE S.P.A. 2 2 2 1 4 11
KATOH ELECTRIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 8 1 1 1 0 11
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 1 1 2 2 3 9
NIFCO INC. 3 2 1 0 2 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 3 1 2 7
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 1 0 1 2 2 6
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
RIKENKAKI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 0 0 6
BEN Q CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
MAYTAG CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5


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