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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.
~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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