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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 267, Spring Devices

( 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
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 7 15 13 18 7 60
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 12 7 10 9 41
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 5 6 3 3 19
BFS DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS, LLC 2 0 3 4 7 16
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. 3 2 4 5 1 15
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 1 2 9 3 15
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 5 2 2 1 12
ZF SACHS AG 5 5 0 0 0 10
BARNES GROUP INC. 2 4 1 1 1 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 1 2 1 9
BASF CORP. 0 1 5 1 1 8
HUTCHINSON 5 1 0 1 1 8
ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG 0 4 3 0 1 8
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 1 0 0 6
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 0 0 3 2 0 5
CONTITECH LUFTFEDERSYSTEME GMBH 1 1 1 1 1 5
FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP 1 0 1 2 1 5
LORD CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
PULLMAN COMPANY 1 1 0 1 2 5


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