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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 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

( 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 175 126 135 144 121 701
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 37 22 28 40 29 156
WEBASTO VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GMBH 7 37 43 24 17 128
LEAR CORPORATION 10 9 19 38 33 109
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 35 17 13 9 18 92
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 33 18 16 14 7 88
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 14 12 16 19 23 84
PORSCHE AG 11 10 16 15 20 72
CTS FAHRZEUG DACHSYSTEME GMBH 11 15 14 15 15 70
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 13 24 12 5 6 60
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 8 27 21 56
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 15 9 6 15 11 56
ARVINMERITOR GMBH 0 1 14 12 18 45
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 16 20 8 0 0 44
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 12 5 5 11 43
ASC INCORPORATED 6 5 7 12 11 41
WILHELM KARMANN GMBH 6 9 8 14 4 41
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 4 10 8 11 5 38
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 5 7 4 14 7 37
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 11 11 6 31
INALFA INDUSTRIES, B.V. 9 18 4 0 0 31
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 5 8 13 29
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 12 7 0 0 26
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 16 6 2 2 0 26
BOS GMBH & CO. KG 3 4 8 3 7 25
L + L PRODUCTS, INC. 1 5 8 3 7 24
FRANCE DESIGN 1 2 2 10 7 22
CROTTY CORPORATION 2 2 10 3 4 21
AERO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 6 6 3 3 20
OHI SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. 6 6 4 3 1 20
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 8 3 4 20
ACTUANT CORPORATION 2 4 4 6 3 19
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. 2 5 4 2 6 19
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 0 2 4 10 2 18
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 0 10 5 3 18
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 6 4 3 18
ALFA LEISURE, INC. 5 2 5 4 1 17
DEERE + COMPANY 6 3 5 2 1 17
DONNELLY CORPORATION 4 4 2 4 2 16
INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP BV 0 0 2 3 9 14
DENSO CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 5 13
MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 3 9 0 0 1 13
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 5 3 1 2 13
PACCAR INC. 4 1 0 3 5 13
BESTOP, INC. 6 1 1 2 2 12
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 1 5 1 12
EDSCHA CABRIO-DACHSYSTEME GMBH 0 0 3 5 4 12
WEBASTO KAROSSERIESYSTEME GMBH 7 4 0 1 0 12
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 6 5 11
KIA MOTORS CORP. 4 5 1 0 1 11
YAZAKI CORP. 1 4 2 2 2 11
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 2 0 2 4 10
DECOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 1 4 4 10
GRUPO ANTOLIN-INGENERIA, SA 0 0 2 5 3 10
BUDD COMPANY 4 4 1 0 0 9
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 7 9
NIFCO INC. 2 2 1 3 1 9
NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD. 2 1 2 3 1 9
PARAT AUTOMOTIVE SCHONENBACH GMBH & CO. KG 3 5 0 1 0 9
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 0 3 2 2 9
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 1 1 0 0 9
VT HOLDINGS II, INC. 0 3 5 1 0 9
EDSCHA LKW-SCHIEBEVERDECKE GMBH 0 2 4 0 2 8
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 1 2 1 3 8
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 4 2 0 0 8
NEWFREY LLC 0 0 1 4 3 8
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 1 0 0 6 8
PATENT HOLDING COMPANY 4 0 1 1 2 8
VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 5 1 8
ALCOA INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
AMERICAN MOTO PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 3 1 2 1 0 7
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 3 0 1 1 7
VOLVO PERSONVAGNAR AB 1 5 1 0 0 7
BEHR GMBH & CO. 1 1 1 0 3 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
DURA CONVERTIBLE SYSTEMS GMBH 2 3 0 1 0 6
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 1 6
HWH CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORP. 3 2 0 1 0 6
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 0 2 3 1 0 6
STEFFENS ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
WEBASTO SUNROOF, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
BERTRAND FAURE EQUIPEMENTS S.A. 4 1 0 0 0 5
COSMA INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
DANA CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
EDSCHA CABRIO-VERDECKSYSTEME GMBH & CO. 1 2 2 0 0 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
JAC PRODUCTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 2 3 0 5
KASAI KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 1 2 0 2 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 0 2 5
KOMATSU LTD. 1 2 0 1 1 5
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
NEO-EX LAB. INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 3 0 1 0 5
NORCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
OPEN AIR SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 0 1 4 5
PIONEER CONSOLIDATED CORP. 3 1 0 0 1 5
ROVER GROUP LIMITED 5 0 0 0 0 5
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE BREVETS AUTOMOBILES 0 0 2 2 1 5
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 0 2 2 0 1 5
TRANSIT CARE, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5


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