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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 173, Tool Driving or Impacting

( 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
BLACK & DECKER INC. 9 24 17 23 10 83
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 9 6 12 11 23 61
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 12 9 6 8 10 45
MAKITA CORPORATION 6 9 7 9 11 42
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 2 4 7 8 26
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 4 5 3 8 5 25
SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY 2 2 1 6 4 15
ATLAS COPCO ROCK DRILLS AB 0 2 3 2 5 12
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 2 0 2 2 4 10
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 1 3 0 0 4 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
POSITEC POWER TOOLS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 2 2 0 0 2 6
AEG ELECTRIC TOOLS GMBH 0 0 2 2 1 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 4 0 1 0 5
MOBILETRON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5


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