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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 033, Geometrical Instruments

( 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 140 112 133 145 134 664
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 8 12 8 9 1 38
RENISHAW PLC 5 7 8 6 10 36
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 9 6 6 3 10 34
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 1 7 14 6 28
BLACK & DECKER INC. 9 4 8 3 0 24
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 6 7 5 2 1 21
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 4 0 7 5 20
BOEING COMPANY 3 2 4 4 6 19
HEXAGON METROLOGY AB 2 0 6 7 4 19
CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH 5 2 3 5 1 16
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 9 1 1 1 14
STANLEY WORKS 2 4 6 2 0 14
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 0 2 1 5 5 13
MARPOSS SOCIETA' PER AZIONI 4 4 1 2 2 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 4 1 0 1 13
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 5 0 5 0 2 12
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 2 2 2 4 1 11
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 3 0 1 4 10
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 1 2 2 3 2 10
EIDOSMED LLC 1 1 2 3 2 9
HEXAGON METROLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 3 3 8
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 5 8
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 0 0 8 0 0 8
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 0 0 2 3 7
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 0 3 7
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 3 0 2 2 7
STABILA MESSGERATE GUSTAV ULLRICH GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 2 3 1 7
TESA S.A. 4 3 0 0 0 7
BEAR ARCHERY INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
COOPER BRANDS, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. 1 0 0 3 2 6
FISCO TOOLS LIMITED 0 1 2 1 2 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 1 0 4 6
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 1 6
YAMAHA CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 0 6
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
EASTWAY FAIR COMPANY LIMITED 4 1 0 0 0 5
INDEX MEASURING TAPE COMPANY LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 4 0 0 0 5
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 0 2 1 5


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