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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 411, Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener

( 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 13 15 15 29 34 106
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 11 7 5 19 11 53
NEWFREY LLC 13 7 1 8 4 33
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 4 2 11
PROFIL-VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 1 3 0 2 5 11
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 3 3 4 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 0 2 5 2 10
A. RAYMOND ET CIE. 2 1 2 1 3 9
PIOLAX, INC. 1 0 2 3 3 9
WHITESELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 4 2 0 0 9
BOLLHOFF VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GMBH 2 1 1 2 2 8
HI SHEAR CORPORATION 3 3 2 0 0 8
MACLEAN FOGG COMPANY 1 5 1 0 1 8
SFS INTEC HOLDING AG 1 0 1 1 3 6
PEM MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5


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