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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 111 101 106 85 99 502
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 40 49 71 58 78 296
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 18 33 55 36 58 200
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 32 41 43 26 31 173
PORSCHE AG 16 23 22 31 36 128
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 13 19 30 12 32 106
WILHELM KARMANN GMBH 13 22 42 13 4 94
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 5 9 16 16 20 66
WEBASTO AG 8 8 24 14 5 59
MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS GMBH 17 13 7 12 8 57
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 10 10 9 13 50
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 8 10 11 7 9 45
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 6 12 14 11 2 45
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 4 9 7 13 11 44
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 9 15 8 4 42
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 9 13 15 0 0 37
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 6 8 17 32
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 4 21 29
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 3 2 8 1 15 29
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 9 18 28
KOMATSU LTD. 3 3 8 6 7 27
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 5 3 11 5 2 26
DAIMLER AG 5 4 3 6 5 23
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 15 3 2 2 1 23
YACHIYO INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 7 11 22
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 3 12 3 3 21
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 1 4 9 6 20
INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP BV 2 3 4 4 5 18
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 1 4 7 2 4 18
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 6 4 4 3 1 18
SPECIALTY VEHICLE ACQUISITION CORP. 8 4 4 2 0 18
RENAULT S.A.S. 0 4 3 6 4 17
TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 7 8 17
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. 2 2 5 3 3 15
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 5 6 1 2 15
TS TECH CO., LTD. 2 2 2 3 6 15
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 5 5 2 1 14
BOS GMBH & CO. KG 5 3 1 4 1 14
CHRYSLER LLC 11 3 0 0 0 14
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 7 0 2 1 4 14
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 3 5 2 3 14
FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBH 2 2 3 4 2 13
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 5 3 1 1 13
WABASH NATIONAL, L.P. 0 2 3 4 4 13
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 8 12
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 0 0 0 6 6 12
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 4 0 3 4 1 12
89908, INC. 2 1 5 2 1 11
KOJIMA PRESS INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 5 1 2 0 11
FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE 2 2 0 3 3 10
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 4 2 10
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE BREVETS AUTOMOBILES 7 1 2 0 0 10
ACTUANT CORPORATION 5 2 0 1 1 9
CNH AMERICA LLC 2 1 4 1 1 9
LEAR CORPORATION 4 3 1 1 0 9
LISA DRAXLMAIER GMBH 0 5 2 1 1 9
MAGNA CLOSURES INC. 0 1 3 4 1 9
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 3 3 2 1 0 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 4 3 1 1 9
TRANSTEX COMPOSITES INC. 0 0 1 7 1 9
ZEPHYROS, INC. 1 3 2 2 1 9
AERO INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 4 8
AGRI-COVER, INC. 0 2 1 2 3 8
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 2 3 1 8
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 2 0 4 1 8
EDSCHA CABRIO-DACHSYSTEME GMBH 3 0 1 2 2 8
HONDA ACCESS CORP. 1 2 4 1 0 8
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. 4 1 1 1 1 8
TEXTRON INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH 2 0 1 0 4 7
DEERE + COMPANY 1 3 0 1 2 7
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
FERRARI, S.P.A. 0 1 1 2 3 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 0 1 2 3 1 7
KANTO AUTO WORKS, LTD. 0 0 4 3 0 7
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 2 7
TRUXEDO, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 3 1 1 7
YANMAR CO., LTD. 1 4 0 1 1 7
BAE SYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 1 3 2 6
FAURECIA BLOC AVANT 0 1 0 1 4 6
FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 3 1 0 2 0 6
GESTAMP HARDTECH AB 1 1 1 2 1 6
GRUPO ANTOLIN INGENIERIA, S.A. 3 0 2 1 0 6
HEULIEZ 6 0 0 0 0 6
HWH CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 2 6
IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 2 2 2 0 0 6
NIFCO INC. 1 0 2 0 3 6
OAKWOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
SMITH PATENTS, L.L.C. 3 0 1 1 1 6
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 1 1 0 2 2 6
AEROFFICIENT, LLC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ARVINMERITOR GMBH 1 2 2 0 0 5
ASMO CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 0 0 0 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 1 1 1 5
KYOWA SANGYO CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
MITSUBA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
PIOLAX, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ROLL-RITE, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG 0 0 4 1 0 5
STRYKER CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 0 5
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 1 1 2 1 5


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