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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 81 84 74 69 75 383
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 62 56 63 44 72 297
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 13 17 22 31 39 122
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 11 14 18 28 35 106
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 10 17 20 17 22 86
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 11 18 16 18 13 76
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 16 12 6 9 5 48
CNH AMERICA LLC 8 8 18 3 7 44
DENSO CORPORATION 4 10 9 8 12 43
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 1 8 10 24 43
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 3 2 0 23 15 43
DEERE + COMPANY 9 4 11 9 9 42
HITACHI, LTD 10 9 10 11 2 42
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 7 8 8 9 40
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 12 10 10 6 1 39
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 13 7 13 0 0 33
CATERPILLAR INC. 6 3 4 11 8 32
NSK LIMITED 6 3 8 7 5 29
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 10 15 27
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 9 2 5 6 26
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 13 10 0 0 0 23
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 2 4 7 8 22
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 5 3 6 4 3 21
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 5 2 2 7 21
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 4 2 1 7 5 19
KUBOTA CORPORATION 3 3 2 7 4 19
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 4 5 4 4 19
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 5 4 6 0 18
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 6 3 5 3 1 18
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 3 4 2 5 18
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 1 2 5 5 4 17
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 4 9 3 0 0 16
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 8 1 3 0 3 15
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 4 2 4 0 5 15
TAKATA CORPORATION 2 3 3 3 4 15
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 2 1 3 4 5 15
KOMATSU LTD. 3 6 2 2 1 14
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 5 1 3 3 1 13
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 2 5 2 1 3 13
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 2 0 2 2 7 13
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 1 5 4 3 13
ARCTIC CAT INC. 5 2 0 4 1 12
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 1 1 5 12
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 3 5 12
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 3 1 0 0 12
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 1 0 4 3 3 11
MATTEL INC. 2 3 0 1 5 11
SHOWA CORPORATION 1 1 1 6 2 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 3 4 11
INVACARE CORPORATION 3 3 1 1 2 10
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 5 4 1 0 10
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 1 6 10
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 3 4 0 2 1 10
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 2 4 3 9
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 1 2 2 2 2 9
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 4 4 9
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 4 9
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3 5 1 0 0 9
MANDO CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 7 9
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 3 1 0 2 3 9
TEXTRON INC. 0 1 5 2 1 9
BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 3 0 0 8
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 0 8
KABUSHIKI KAISHA BRIDGESTONE 0 0 2 1 5 8
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 3 8
PORSCHE AG 0 4 3 0 1 8
STILL GMBH 2 2 3 0 1 8
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
BRP FINLAND OY 1 2 1 2 1 7
DELTA SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 4 0 0 7
LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH 0 0 0 3 4 7
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 1 7
PAICE CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 0 7
TRW INC. 5 1 0 1 0 7
BORGWARNER INC. 1 2 0 0 3 6
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
DAIMLER AG 0 0 0 3 3 6
EATON CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 2 1 0 2 1 6
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 2 6
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 3 1 1 6
NSK AUTOLIV CO., LTD 1 3 0 2 0 6
RAYMOND CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 0 6
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 0 1 6
YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 1 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
CONCEPTION ET DEVELOPMENT MICHELIN S.A. 0 2 1 2 0 5
DANE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
EDSCHA AG 1 1 2 0 1 5
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
NTN CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
PACCAR INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 0 0 1 2 2 5
YANMAR CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5


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