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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 1969 - 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 184, Lubrication

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 18 18 23 20 22 9 18 18 18 16 7 8 7 15 5 7 10 8 9 8 11 21 15 16 14 14 23 25 11 14 17 13 20 12 7 7 5 509
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 2 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 33
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 0 3 0 0 7 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 30
EATON CORPORATION 5 4 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 24
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 3 1 23
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
HOUDAILLE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
MADISON KIPP CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10
DANA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 10
OIL-RITE CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
AUTO RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
LINCOLN INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 9
MASTER PNEUMATIC-DETROIT, INC. 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
K. J. MANUFACTURING CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
NSK LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PORSCHE AG 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
SAFEMATIC OY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
SATZINGER GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TRANERGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 7
ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DE LIMON FLUHME GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
DEERE + COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6
LUBRIQUIP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SANSHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
UNIWAVE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6
WILLY VOGEL AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
ATLAS COPCO AB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BORG-WARNER CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BRIGGS + STRATTON CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
LISLE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
MOBIL OIL CORP. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
NORGREN, C. A., LIMITED 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PERMA-TEC GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 5
PORTEC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SHOKETSU KINZOKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WYNN OIL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5


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