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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 188, Brakes

( 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 40 45 31 24 25 165
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 8 13 8 7 10 46
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 16 7 7 3 5 38
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 3 7 8 7 9 34
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 5 12 6 4 31
SHIMANO INC. 5 4 4 8 9 30
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 9 7 3 4 2 25
ADVICS CO., LTD. 4 4 6 4 6 24
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 3 4 8 6 3 24
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 6 6 3 1 2 18
FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. 5 7 4 0 1 17
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 4 3 2 4 17
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 2 2 3 8 15
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 3 1 5 3 2 14
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 3 2 5 3 14
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 3 3 3 2 13
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 2 4 3 3 1 13
SHOWA CORPORATION 4 5 2 1 1 13
ZF SACHS AG 4 5 4 0 0 13
HITACHI, LTD 2 2 2 4 2 12
NIFCO INC. 3 0 2 5 2 12
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 4 3 1 1 11
GOODRICH CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 3 11
STABILUS GMBH 2 3 1 4 1 11
LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 1 2 5 0 9
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS (UK) LTD. 1 2 1 4 1 9
AKEBONO CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA 0 3 3 2 0 8
BENDIX SPICER FOUNDATION BRAKE, LLC 0 0 4 2 2 8
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 1 1 3 0 8
LORD CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 1 8
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD. 1 0 4 2 1 8
NSK-WARNER K. K. 3 2 2 0 1 8
FOX FACTORY, INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 0 4 2 0 1 7
NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 3 3 0 0 7
THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH 1 3 2 1 0 7
AUDI AG 0 1 1 2 2 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 1 0 0 6
DEERE + COMPANY 2 2 1 0 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
SUSPA HOLDING GMBH 0 2 1 2 1 6
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 1 0 5
KYORAKU CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
MESSIER-BUGATTI 1 1 1 1 1 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 0 1 1 5
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 2 1 1 1 0 5
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 2 0 2 1 5
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 0 5


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