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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 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 301, Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 14 8 17 9 18 24 32 18 14 15 9 12 17 10 9 16 8 14 19 17 15 28 26 30 24 25 17 26 12 27 29 40 44 43 40 34 27 27 24 20 14 872
SHIMANO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 5 6 10 7 3 1 5 5 11 8 69
HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 7 7 9 1 0 2 0 6 0 40
MOTOR WHEEL CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 4 0 4 2 5 4 27
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 25
PORSCHE AG 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 24
MCKECHNIE VEHICLE COMPONENTS (USA), INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 22
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
DANA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
DAYTON-WALTHER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
LACKS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 18
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
DEL-MET CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16
NORRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
ALEX MACHINE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN 0 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
HAYES WHEELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
NI INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
DAYTON STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
TOPY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 12
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
MAVIC S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
PHOENIX USA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
GKN SANKEY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ITT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SKF INDUSTRIE S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ALEX GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 7
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 7
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NSK LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 6
BUDD COMPANY 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
FICHTEL + SACHS AG 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
GEO PLASTICS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
GEORG FISCHER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KUAN HSIENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KUN TENG INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
MANNESMANN AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ACCURIDE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CHAW KHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
DUNLOP HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GAR WOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
POLY-FLEX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5
S.A.F.E. Q-R CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SALOMON S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 5
SKF USA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
WHEEL MASTERS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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