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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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 23 60 42 11 4 140
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 28 38 48 114
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 17 24 27 14 30 112
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 25 15 19 22 16 97
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 15 10 12 15 55
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 4 15 15 15 52
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 3 9 12 9 8 41
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 4 11 10 3 5 33
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 0 6 14 6 6 32
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 3 4 8 7 8 30
FALLBROOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 18 9 3 30
JATCO LTD. 12 6 4 2 3 27
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 9 4 3 4 4 24
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 7 5 7 4 1 24
EATON CORPORATION 2 2 5 8 3 20
TIMKEN COMPANY 1 9 4 2 1 17
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 5 3 2 4 2 16
DANA CORPORATION 4 5 5 2 0 16
NSK LIMITED 3 5 5 0 3 16
TOCHIGI-FUJI SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 4 2 4 0 15
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 0 3 2 12
BORGWARNER INC. 1 2 2 5 2 12
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 0 3 5 2 12
MAGNA POWERTRAIN, INC. 0 11 0 0 0 11
DENSO CORPORATION 1 4 3 2 0 10
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 4 1 1 2 10
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 2 2 2 0 3 9
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 2 2 3 0 8
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 3 8
KOMATSU LTD. 0 4 0 2 2 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 2 0 1 1 8
SHIMANO INC. 1 2 1 2 2 8
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 0 0 2 2 3 7
MAGNA DRIVETRAIN OF AMERICA, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 3 0 1 2 7
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 1 3 1 1 7
GKN DRIVELINE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 0 1 2 3 6
HANSEN TRANSMISSIONS INTERNATIONAL NV 1 1 1 1 2 6
SCHAEFFLER KG 0 0 0 4 2 6
TORQUE-TRACTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
DEERE + COMPANY 1 0 1 0 3 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 1 3 0 5
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 0 0 1 5
GKN AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 3 2 0 0 0 5
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5


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