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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 72 60 75 82 56 345
GILLETTE COMPANY 15 23 23 19 18 98
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 15 5 12 4 42
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 2 2 7 11 6 28
MAKITA CORPORATION 3 1 4 10 8 26
BLACK & DECKER INC. 7 6 4 6 1 24
BRAUN GMBH 3 4 5 7 4 23
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 6 12 2 0 0 20
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG 3 2 4 6 4 19
BIC VIOLEX S.A. 6 2 3 3 5 19
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. 2 4 5 7 1 19
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 5 7 6 0 18
HUSQVARNA AB 1 1 3 6 5 16
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 3 2 10 15
BETTCHER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 1 9 3 14
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 4 5 1 0 3 13
PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC. 3 2 1 4 3 13
HO CHENG GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD. 2 4 4 1 1 12
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 2 4 3 1 1 11
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 2 2 4 1 2 11
WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION 1 1 3 3 3 11
KAI R&D CENTER CO., LTD. 5 3 1 1 0 10
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 7 3 0 0 0 10
ACME UNITED CORPORATION 3 1 0 4 0 8
IZUMI PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 4 2 2 0 8
ADCO INDUSTRIES- TECHNOLOGIES, L.P. 1 3 1 1 1 7
CHERVON LIMITED 2 2 2 1 0 7
JIIN HAUR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 1 7
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 7 7
PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 1 7
PROULX MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
CHERVON (HK) LIMITED 0 0 0 3 3 6
FISKARS BRANDS FINLAND OY AB 0 3 1 0 2 6
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 2 1 6
MENTOR GROUP, L.L.C. 2 1 2 1 0 6
ALLWAY TOOLS, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
GB II CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
HANTOVER, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
KAI U.S.A., LTD. 2 1 0 0 2 5
MARTOR KG 0 0 2 3 0 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
PELLENC (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 0 2 3 0 5
SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
VOTOLATO LIVING TRUST 0 1 1 3 0 5



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