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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 188, Brakes

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 41 54 45 52 77 269
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 17 43 63
SHIMANO INC. 3 10 6 7 10 36
TOKICO LTD. 1 11 5 12 6 35
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 1 6 3 13 9 32
NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 4 6 8 11 31
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 6 4 12 5 28
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 5 2 6 4 11 28
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC. 4 7 3 5 7 26
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 7 3 5 9 2 26
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 10 9 2 2 1 24
FICHTEL + SACHS AG 15 6 1 0 0 22
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 4 11 5 22
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 4 3 3 3 8 21
LORD CORPORATION 4 4 2 6 5 21
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 0 0 1 17 2 20
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 4 7 9 20
MANNESMANN SACHS AG 0 2 6 7 3 18
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 7 5 4 17
HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 2 11 1 17
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 3 5 6 1 17
DANA CORPORATION 1 3 6 1 5 16
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 6 6 3 0 15
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 1 4 3 5 0 13
NSK-WARNER K. K. 1 1 3 5 3 13
PORSCHE AG 0 0 1 3 7 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 0 3 6 1 11
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 6 10
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 0 2 1 5 1 9
STABILUS GMBH 3 1 1 4 0 9
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 1 0 5 1 8
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 1 2 2 1 2 8
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 1 4 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH TECHNOLOGY CORP. 3 3 2 0 0 8
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 4 1 1 0 8
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 1 1 0 7
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 2 2 1 1 1 7
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
BOSCH SYSTEMES DE FREINAGE 2 2 3 0 0 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
HAYES BRAKE, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
HONEYWELL INC. 3 3 0 1 0 7
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE COMPANY 0 1 1 3 2 7
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
AB VOLVO 1 0 2 1 2 6
AVID, L.L.C. 0 0 0 2 4 6
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 0 6
GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 0 4 1 6
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 1 1 2 1 1 6
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 0 2 1 1 2 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 3 0 1 1 5
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 2 0 5
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. 0 0 1 3 1 5
EATON CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
FEDERAL-MOGUL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 1 4 0 5
FICHTEL & SACHS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. 1 0 1 1 2 5
INA WALZLAGER SCHAEFFLER OHG 0 0 0 4 1 5
J. M. VOITH TURBO GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 0 2 1 5
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 2 0 1 1 5
KRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH 0 1 0 0 4 5
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE, B.V. 0 0 0 3 2 5
TOK BEARING CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5


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