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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 32 41 46 28 40 187
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 11 15 7 16 21 70
SHIMANO INC. 16 16 10 9 9 60
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 3 6 17 21 4 51
NSK LIMITED 7 8 15 7 8 45
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 8 5 5 6 6 30
DENSO CORPORATION 7 5 7 6 4 29
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 3 9 4 9 3 28
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 3 1 4 10 26
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 5 2 9 21
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 8 5 2 1 19
ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG 7 5 2 4 1 19
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 6 3 4 3 18
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 4 4 3 4 17
HITACHI, LTD 5 4 3 3 2 17
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 1 2 0 13 16
INA-SCHAEFFLER KG 4 4 2 2 4 16
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 3 4 3 3 16
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 4 0 1 9 16
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 4 3 2 2 4 15
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 1 3 1 0 13
ENPLAS CORPORATION 2 2 2 4 3 13
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4 9 13
EATON CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 4 12
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 2 2 0 12
TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD. 1 4 1 2 3 11
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 3 3 1 1 2 10
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 6 3 1 0 0 10
KUBOTA CORPORATION 2 2 0 5 1 10
THK CO., LTD. 3 2 0 4 1 10
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 6 2 1 0 1 10
BORGWARNER INC. 3 3 3 0 0 9
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 0 1 4 4 0 9
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 1 3 2 1 2 9
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 1 1 3 2 2 9
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 3 9
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 2 3 0 9
PORSCHE AG 3 0 3 2 1 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 2 3 1 1 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 5 3 1 0 9
AISIN AI CO., LTD. 0 1 3 3 1 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 3 1 1 8
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 1 2 2 3 0 8
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 3 0 1 8
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 4 1 2 0 8
CNH AMERICA LLC 2 0 4 0 1 7
FANUC LTD. 0 3 1 2 1 7
GETRAG GETRIEBE- UND ZAHNRADFABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG 0 1 0 2 4 7
NTN CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 4 7
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 1 0 2 2 2 7
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC 0 2 2 1 1 6
DAIMLER AG 0 0 0 5 1 6
GETRAG FORD TRANSMISSIONS GMBH 0 1 0 5 0 6
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
VENTRA GROUP INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 1 1 6
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. 3 3 0 0 0 6
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 0 0 2 3 0 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 2 1 1 1 5
DEERE + COMPANY 2 0 1 1 1 5
GKN AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 3 1 0 0 5
JATCO LTD. 0 2 0 2 1 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 2 3 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 0 5
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 0 4 5
SONY CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 1 0 4 0 0 5


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