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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 280, Land 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 334 333 334 301 280 1582
TAKATA CORPORATION 24 36 47 62 52 221
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 30 42 25 48 40 185
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 46 20 22 29 26 143
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 28 26 23 21 19 117
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 12 17 31 28 20 108
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 27 24 18 19 7 95
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 14 15 12 11 14 66
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 6 7 10 21 20 64
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 10 18 7 9 12 56
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 11 20 10 9 3 53
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 5 10 14 20 53
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 4 9 8 18 13 52
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 3 11 11 10 7 42
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 6 9 6 7 14 42
LEAR CORPORATION 3 8 14 12 5 42
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 10 15 5 5 6 41
TAKATA-PETRI AG 2 6 3 11 15 37
NSK LIMITED 1 2 7 23 3 36
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 11 8 10 4 2 35
SHIMANO INC. 12 8 8 3 3 34
SKIS ROSSIGNOL S.A. 6 10 7 6 3 32
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 2 7 7 13 30
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 4 4 7 11 29
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 7 9 3 0 27
TK HOLDINGS, INC. 1 3 5 11 7 27
SALOMON S.A. 5 8 5 5 2 25
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4 5 4 3 8 24
CNH AMERICA LLC 1 4 6 3 9 23
DEERE + COMPANY 8 1 7 1 6 23
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 6 15 23
HENDRICKSON USA, L.L.C. 1 1 7 4 9 22
PORSCHE AG 7 2 1 6 5 21
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 6 8 5 20
ATOMIC AUSTRIA GMBH 4 5 5 4 2 20
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 2 2 1 9 6 20
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 4 7 3 3 3 20
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 7 2 3 3 19
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 10 2 4 1 1 18
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 8 6 3 0 0 17
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 2 5 7 17
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 3 2 3 5 4 17
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 6 4 1 4 2 17
NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. 1 2 4 6 4 17
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 2 2 2 5 6 17
K-2 CORPORATION 7 2 4 2 1 16
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 3 6 7 16
BURTON CORPORATION USA 5 1 2 2 5 15
COMBI CO., LTD. 6 2 4 1 2 15
DANA CORPORATION 2 3 7 2 0 14
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 5 8 14
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 4 2 2 1 4 13
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 2 2 7 13
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 1 3 4 0 13
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 3 4 2 2 13
TRW AIRBAG SYSTEMS GMBH 3 2 4 3 1 13
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4 3 5 1 0 13
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 2 6 2 1 2 13
CHRYSLER LLC 0 0 1 11 0 12
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 6 1 1 3 12
TAKATA-PETRI (ULM) GMBH 3 2 2 4 1 12
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 4 3 0 3 2 12
TYROLIA TECHNOLOGY GMBH 0 1 3 2 6 12
ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG 4 4 4 0 0 12
89908, INC. 2 2 1 3 3 11
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 4 11
KIA MOTORS CORP. 2 4 1 3 1 11
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 4 4 2 0 1 11
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 1 3 0 5 1 10
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 1 0 4 4 1 10
SAF-HOLLAND, INC. 0 0 0 6 4 10
BLACK DIAMOND EQUIPMENT, LTD. INC. 0 0 6 3 0 9
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 1 0 3 5 0 9
CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC. 2 4 2 0 1 9
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 2 9
MOTOCZYSZ LLC 3 0 3 1 2 9
RADIO FLYER INC. 5 1 1 1 1 9
UNARCO INDUSTRIES INC. 3 2 3 0 1 9
WATSON & CHALIN MANUFACTURING, INC. 4 2 1 2 0 9
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 1 0 1 2 8
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 2 2 2 0 2 8
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 2 3 2 1 8
M & C INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 4 4 8
MANDO CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 2 8
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 1 2 2 2 1 8
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 3 1 8
SHOWA CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 1 8
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 2 2 3 1 0 8
THE HOLLAND GROUP, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 8
BFS DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS, LLC 0 1 1 2 3 7
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 4 0 0 1 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 1 1 0 2 7
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
LOOK FIXATIONS S.A. 3 0 1 3 0 7
MATTEL INC. 1 0 3 0 3 7
SANKO GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 1 1 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 5 0 1 1 7
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 0 0 6 7
UNIQUE PRODUCTS & DESIGN CO., LTD. 1 3 2 0 1 7
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 0 2 1 7
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 0 0 2 5 7
AMES TRUE TEMPER, INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 3 2 0 1 0 6
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 1 4 1 0 0 6
CURT MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 0 1 0 3 6
DAIMLER AG 0 0 0 3 3 6
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
EMERY S.A. 4 2 0 0 0 6
FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBH 2 0 1 0 3 6
FONTAINE INTERNATIONAL 0 1 1 1 3 6
GOODWELL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 1 2 2 0 6
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
JOST-WERKE GMBH & CO., KG. 2 3 1 0 0 6
MAGLINE, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
MARKER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 2 1 1 1 6
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS LIMITED 1 2 3 0 0 6
NEWFREY LLC 0 1 2 2 1 6
RIDEWELL CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 3 6
TAKATA SEAT BELTS INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
THE BOLER COMPANY 5 0 0 0 1 6
TRW INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 1 2 1 2 6
634182 ALBERTA LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
ARC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ARCTIC CAT INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
B & W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
BOSE CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 0 2 2 1 0 5
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 1 1 3 0 0 5
DECOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
FAR GREAT PLASTICS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 4 0 0 5
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
HEELING SPORTS LIMITED 1 1 2 0 1 5
HEINZ KETTLER GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 3 0 1 5
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
ISE INNOMOTIVE SYSTEMS EUROPE GMBH 1 1 0 3 0 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 1 3 5
KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
KURYAKYN HOLDINGS, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
LISA DRAXLMAIER GMBH 0 1 0 2 2 5
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 1 3 1 0 5
MINDWURX, LLC 1 0 2 2 0 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 0 1 5
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 1 2 0 1 5
TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
VENTRA GROUP INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
WHAM-O, INC. 1 1 0 0 3 5


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