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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 58 71 60 46 48 283
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 7 3 3 7 12 32
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 4 7 7 2 6 26
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 6 3 3 7 19
NEWFREY LLC 5 3 3 1 4 16
ACCO BRANDS, INC. 3 2 2 3 4 14
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 5 1 5 13
I-TEK METAL MFG., CO., LTD. 4 2 1 3 1 11
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 2 2 2 2 2 10
WINLOC AG 1 1 2 3 3 10
ALPHA CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 4 9
SOUTHCO INC. 3 3 0 2 1 9
EASTERN COMPANY 1 4 1 2 0 8
JIN TAY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD 2 4 1 1 0 8
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 1 0 1 3 3 8
HONDA LOCK MFG. CO., LTD. 2 2 2 1 0 7
STANTON CONCEPTS INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
THE SUN LOCK COMPANY 2 2 1 2 0 7
VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE 0 0 1 2 4 7
ABA UFO INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 3 1 1 1 6
MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
MIZ ENGINEERING LTD. 5 1 0 0 0 6
SINOX COMPANY, LTD. 4 1 0 0 1 6
ABUS AUGUST BREMICKER SOHNE KG 1 0 1 2 1 5
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5


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