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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 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems

( 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 46 35 44 33 33 191
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 14 15 19 10 16 74
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 13 14 14 16 13 70
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 16 20 10 13 10 69
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 15 18 11 10 12 66
FANUC LTD. 23 11 14 12 3 63
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 23 16 12 7 2 60
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 12 13 11 15 59
HITACHI, LTD 8 10 8 16 14 56
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 12 10 6 8 45
NIKON CORPORATION 11 7 6 13 1 38
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 6 9 7 11 5 38
SWITCHED RELUCTANCE DRIVES LTD. 12 7 4 6 5 34
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 7 8 4 5 32
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 6 14 7 3 2 32
DENSO CORPORATION 2 4 7 7 7 27
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 8 15 25
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 9 4 5 2 5 25
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 5 9 6 4 1 25
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 5 4 9 24
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 5 4 6 6 24
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 1 9 6 4 3 23
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 4 3 7 5 22
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 8 2 5 7 0 22
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 2 1 6 7 5 21
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 0 4 3 9 20
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 4 9 1 5 20
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5 2 5 4 3 19
EATON CORPORATION 4 3 5 4 3 19
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 4 6 1 5 2 18
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 1 6 4 6 18
SONY CORPORATION 4 3 2 3 6 18
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 1 5 5 7 18
DANA CORPORATION 5 4 6 2 0 17
NSK LIMITED 3 3 1 4 5 16
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 4 2 2 2 15
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 4 4 4 1 2 15
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 2 0 3 8 15
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 6 6 1 2 15
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 6 8 1 0 0 15
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 3 4 1 2 14
ALLEN BRADLEY COMPANY, LLC 3 7 3 0 0 13
PAPST-MOTOREN KG 2 1 3 2 5 13
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 2 0 5 4 2 13
TRW INC. 1 4 3 2 3 13
NEC CORPORATION 4 2 3 1 2 12
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 3 4 3 1 0 11
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 0 5 0 3 11
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 3 5 3 11
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 3 1 6 10
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. 10 0 0 0 0 10
OKUMA CORP. 2 3 1 3 1 10
ASMO CO., LTD. 2 0 1 4 2 9
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 3 3 0 2 1 9
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 3 2 3 1 0 9
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3 1 2 2 0 8
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 5 2 1 0 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 2 5 0 0 8
MITSUBA CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 3 8
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 0 3 1 3 1 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 5 1 0 2 8
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 0 1 0 6 1 8
SOMFY 1 3 2 0 2 8
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 4 4 0 0 0 8
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 3 2 7
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. 4 1 0 2 0 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 1 0 3 0 7
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 3 0 2 2 0 7
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 0 0 3 4 7
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 0 1 2 1 3 7
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 5 1 1 0 0 7
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 3 2 1 0 7
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 4 0 1 1 1 7
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 0 0 0 6
DEUTSCHE THOMSON-BRANDT GMBH 1 2 1 1 1 6
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 0 1 4 1 6
HARMONIC DESIGN INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 2 6
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 4 1 0 1 6
JIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 2 2 6
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 0 1 1 4 0 6
MEIDENSHA ELECTRIC MFG. CO. LTD. 2 3 1 0 0 6
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 3 1 0 2 6
PLASET SPA 0 0 3 3 0 6
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 1 1 4 0 0 6
VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
YAZAKI CORP. 2 1 0 0 3 6
ZEXEL CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 0 6
ABB INDUSTRY OY 1 1 0 2 1 5
ASC INCORPORATED 0 2 1 2 0 5
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
DANFOSS A/S 2 0 3 0 0 5
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
FASCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 1 2 0 5
GENMARK AUTOMATION, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ITT AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
MANNESMANN AG 1 1 2 0 1 5
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 0 3 1 1 0 5
MOULINEX, SOCIETE ANONYME 0 1 2 1 1 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 2 0 3 0 0 5
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
TRI DELTA INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
XEROX CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 0 5


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