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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 40 25 47 26 49 44 26 33 25 28 13 19 20 18 14 14 16 23 23 15 36 17 22 20 9 14 16 15 15 28 20 28 15 10 21 24 19 18 12 9 6 8 10 910
BLACK & DECKER INC. 5 1 2 4 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 3 1 3 16 6 5 13 6 16 9 24 17 23 10 202
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 1 2 3 5 3 4 3 8 0 2 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 11 7 13 9 6 12 11 23 169
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 3 2 5 12 12 9 8 5 2 4 7 8 122
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 8 9 11 6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 7 6 4 5 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 109
ATLAS COPCO AB 6 1 11 7 2 6 5 4 3 8 4 1 3 2 3 3 5 3 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
MAKITA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 4 3 3 5 1 4 3 3 10 6 9 7 9 11 87
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY 3 1 5 2 1 2 5 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 4 4 5 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 60
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 4 6 4 5 3 8 5 55
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 3 2 5 4 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 0 0 4 40
GARDNER-DENVER COMPANY 3 4 3 4 4 3 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 1 1 5 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
OY TAMPELLA AB 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
JOY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
HUGHES TOOL COMPANY 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
ATLAS COPCO ROCK DRILLS AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 2 5 17
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 2 0 4 0 1 0 17
STANLEY WORKS 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 4 15
SANDVIK TAMROCK OY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 14
EARTH TOOL COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 13
INSTITUT GORNOGO DELA SIBIRSKOGO OIDELENIA AKADEMII NAUK SSS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 13
TAMROCK OY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 12
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
WACKER-WERKE KG 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SKIL CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
NIPPON PNEUMATIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
NITTO KOHKI COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 10
ROBBINS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
S.P. AIR KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 10
THOR POWER TOOL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
WACKER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 10
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 9
MOBILETRON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 9
RAYMOND INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
REED TOOL COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SNAP-ON TOOLS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
VAN KOOTEN B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ALLIED STEEL + TRACTOR PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 8
ATLAS COPCO BEREMA AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CENTRAL MINE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
DELMAG-MASCHINENFABRIK REINHOLD DORNFELD 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
HOLLANDSCHE BETON GROEP N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KOEHRING GMBH-BOMAG DIVISION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
RICHMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
VULCAN IRON WORKS INC. 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
BAKER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
GLENDO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7
HELIFIX LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
KIORITZ CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MAKITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
P. V. TOOL INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7
POSITEC POWER TOOLS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 7
ARO CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AT&T CORP. 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BAKERDRILL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
COOPER POWER TOOLS GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOMATSU SEISAKUSHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
LICENTIA PATENT-VERWALTUNGS-GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
METABOWERKE GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6
POWER NETWORK INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
RYOBI, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AEG ELECTRIC TOOLS GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 5
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5
BRETEC OY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ETABLISSEMENTS MONTABERT S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HYDROACOUSTICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KANGO ELECTRIC HAMMERS LIMITED 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MARQUETTE METAL PRODUCTS CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MINING EQUIPMENT DIVISION, FMC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ROBBINS, JAMES S., AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SOCIETE ANONYME POCLAIN LE PLESSIS-BELLEVILLE OISE 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
STEEL ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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