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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 38 21 36 55 55 205
SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD. 2 10 28 11 12 63
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 3 4 2 9 17 35
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 7 14 4 7 35
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 8 6 2 9 2 27
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 3 2 3 5 18
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 15 17
JARLLYTEC CO., LTD. 0 0 5 8 3 16
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 6 6 0 13
ARTURO SALICE S.P.A. 2 2 1 4 3 12
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 4 0 4 9
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 3 1 2 3 9
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 0 1 2 2 4 9
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 1 3 2 3 0 9
NIFCO INC. 2 1 0 2 4 9
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 1 2 2 3 1 9
SUGATSUNE KOGYO CO., LTD. 3 3 2 1 0 9
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. 1 3 1 2 0 7
EDSCHA AG 0 1 1 1 3 6
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
AGOSTINO FERRARI S.P.A. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
HAION CASTER INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
YALE SECURITY INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5


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