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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 180, Motor Vehicles

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 70 78 78 56 81 363
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 42 51 57 42 65 257
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 15 20 17 8 62
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 13 10 10 12 13 58
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 8 10 14 11 12 55
DEERE + COMPANY 13 11 10 8 9 51
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 17 11 8 8 3 47
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 8 6 12 9 11 46
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 6 9 5 11 10 41
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 9 5 9 12 40
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 9 13 8 38
TRW INC. 7 12 6 4 5 34
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 8 12 11 2 33
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 10 5 11 2 33
CATERPILLAR INC. 8 2 10 2 6 28
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 9 8 11 28
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 5 8 8 4 3 28
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 3 5 10 6 4 28
BOMBARDIER INC. 2 7 15 3 0 27
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 6 8 5 6 27
KOMATSU LTD. 4 7 4 5 3 23
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 10 3 7 3 0 23
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 3 4 13 23
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 15 2 0 0 22
HITACHI, LTD 2 1 4 5 10 22
CASE CORPORATION 9 4 3 4 1 21
DENSO CORPORATION 2 3 8 4 4 21
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 0 3 16 19
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 9 2 3 1 4 19
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 3 7 4 18
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 3 6 4 17
KUBOTA CORPORATION 4 3 3 4 3 17
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 2 2 2 2 8 16
NSK LIMITED 3 1 2 3 6 15
SAUER-DANFOSS HOLDING A/S 0 6 5 4 0 15
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 7 3 1 1 2 14
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 6 1 0 5 2 14
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 0 4 5 13
NEW VENTURE GEAR, INC. 0 6 5 2 0 13
SHOWA CORPORATION 2 7 1 2 1 13
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 2 2 2 4 12
MATTEL INC. 1 5 3 1 2 12
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 0 2 6 2 2 12
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 1 1 0 4 5 11
BUELL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 3 1 5 1 1 11
TCM CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 4 11
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 0 0 2 8 10
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 4 0 1 10
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 0 3 4 10
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 4 2 0 10
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 3 2 1 1 9
PORSCHE AG 1 4 2 2 0 9
TRW LUCAS VARITY ELECTRIC STEERING LTD. 0 4 2 3 0 9
ARCTIC CAT INC. 0 1 0 2 5 8
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 3 1 8
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 3 1 2 0 2 8
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 3 0 7
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 3 1 1 1 1 7
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 3 7
MANDO CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 2 2 2 1 0 7
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 1 1 1 7
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 2 0 7
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 0 2 1 1 3 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 2 3 1 0 6
GKN AUTOMOTIVE INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 1 6
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 0 1 1 3 6
MERCEDES-BENZ LENKUNGEN GMBH 3 2 0 1 0 6
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 5 1 0 0 0 6
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
TAKATA CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 2 0 1 6
TUFF TORQ CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 2 2 0 0 2 6
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS AG 0 0 4 0 1 5
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
DANA CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
FORMULA FAST RACING 0 2 1 2 0 5
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
IROBOT CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
MITSUBA CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
NTN CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 1 5
PATMONT MOTOR WERKS 0 2 3 0 0 5
ROVER GROUP LIMITED 5 0 0 0 0 5
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 1 0 0 3 1 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 1 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
TRW FAHRWERKSYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 1 0 2 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 1 0 1 5


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