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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 030, Cutlery

( 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 74 48 51 68 72 313
GILLETTE COMPANY 6 5 8 15 15 49
BLACK & DECKER INC. 6 6 6 7 7 32
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 9 6 5 8 2 30
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 3 5 5 6 22
IZUMI PRODUCTS COMPANY 3 5 6 6 0 20
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 0 2 4 6 15
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 5 2 3 0 4 14
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 0 1 0 5 7 13
KAI U.S.A., LTD. 1 4 2 3 2 12
MAKITA CORPORATION 2 4 2 1 3 12
MENTOR GROUP, L.L.C. 4 1 3 1 2 11
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 1 0 1 2 10
BRAUN GMBH 2 1 2 1 3 9
KAI R&D CENTER CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 5 9
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 3 1 0 3 2 9
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. 2 1 1 1 3 8
BIC VIOLEX S.A. 0 0 0 2 6 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 5 1 0 0 8
LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
CRAIN CUTTER COMPANY, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 1 0 0 0 6
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 2 0 2 2 6
PROULX MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
SPEED FRANCE 1 1 3 0 1 6
WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 3 1 0 5
GB II CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
HO CHENG GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5
MARTOR KG 0 0 3 2 0 5
STANLEY WORKS 1 0 2 2 0 5


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