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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 227, Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus
( 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.
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
14
17
29
44
86
190
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
5
29
20
46
22
122
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
19
10
11
12
14
66
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
18
3
8
16
16
61
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
7
8
9
8
11
43
BLACK & DECKER INC.
8
6
5
9
12
40
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
3
11
8
5
11
38
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED
4
11
6
7
5
33
DE POAN PNEUMATIC CORPORATION
6
6
7
4
3
26
WORKTOOLS, INC.
6
3
2
4
2
17
BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
2
5
2
2
5
16
CARDICA, INC.
0
0
1
1
8
10
ISABERG RAPID AB
1
1
4
1
3
10
ACCO BRANDS, INC.
4
0
2
2
1
9
APEX MFG. CO., LTD.
1
1
1
3
3
9
BAROSENSE, INC.
0
0
0
2
7
9
MAKITA CORPORATION
1
2
3
1
2
9
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P.
2
1
1
2
3
9
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION
5
1
2
0
0
8
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC
0
0
0
4
3
7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
0
1
2
0
3
6
MAX KABUSHIKI KAISHA (MAX CO., LTD).
1
2
1
1
1
6
APACH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1
3
1
0
0
5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
0
0
0
1
4
5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
0
0
0
1
4
5
SOCIETE DE PROSPECTION ET D'INVENTIONS TECHNIQUES SPIT
0
1
1
1
2
5
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