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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 52 77 44 31 40 244
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 17 43 36 10 16 122
NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC. 8 11 13 4 4 40
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 17 2 5 3 3 30
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 11 5 5 1 8 30
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 13 9 5 1 1 29
SHIMANO INC. 7 10 4 3 5 29
TOKICO LTD. 12 6 3 4 3 28
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 7 9 4 3 4 27
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 4 6 5 9 2 26
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 12 5 1 1 2 21
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 3 8 2 6 0 19
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 5 3 4 4 18
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 4 1 2 4 16
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 3 2 6 4 16
LORD CORPORATION 6 5 1 2 2 16
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 4 11 0 1 0 16
SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE, B.V. 3 2 3 6 2 16
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 0 1 1 5 9 16
MANNESMANN SACHS AG 7 3 4 0 1 15
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 2 3 5 5 0 15
HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 11 1 2 0 0 14
FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. 2 2 2 2 5 13
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 1 2 4 4 2 13
NSK-WARNER K. K. 5 3 1 1 3 13
PORSCHE AG 3 7 1 1 1 13
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC. 5 7 1 0 0 13
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 9 2 1 1 0 13
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 6 6 12
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 1 1 3 4 3 12
SHOWA CORPORATION 2 0 2 4 4 12
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 4 4 2 12
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 0 1 4 3 3 11
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 4 6 0 11
DANA CORPORATION 1 5 2 0 2 10
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 5 1 0 1 3 10
AVID, L.L.C. 2 4 3 0 0 9
ZF SACHS AG 0 0 3 2 4 9
INVENTIO AG 1 2 2 3 0 8
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 6 1 0 0 1 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 1 0 0 2 7
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 5 1 0 0 1 7
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 2 1 7
KRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH 0 4 2 0 1 7
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 0 1 0 4 2 7
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 6 1 0 0 0 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 2 1 1 0 6
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 0 2 6
GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 2 6
GOODRICH CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 1 0 1 0 6
STABILUS GMBH 4 0 0 0 2 6
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 0 1 2 5
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 1 2 2 5
INA WALZLAGER SCHAEFFLER OHG 4 1 0 0 0 5
TEXTRON INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
TOK BEARING CO., LTD. 0 1 0 4 0 5


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