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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 180, Motor 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 69 75 99 77 81 401
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 44 72 101 91 85 393
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 28 35 55 64 66 248
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 31 38 40 30 27 166
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 10 15 20 25 34 104
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 18 13 24 15 17 87
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 17 22 20 13 4 76
JTEKT CORPORATION 10 24 10 11 14 69
DEERE + COMPANY 9 9 15 19 16 68
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 23 15 13 10 7 68
CATERPILLAR INC. 11 8 13 11 6 49
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 6 15 4 14 44
DENSO CORPORATION 8 12 10 6 5 41
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 7 8 4 13 7 39
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 9 5 8 5 6 33
HITACHI, LTD 11 2 10 6 1 30
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 4 6 6 9 29
KUBOTA CORPORATION 7 4 3 4 9 27
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 5 10 2 6 25
YANMAR CO., LTD. 1 3 10 6 4 24
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 4 5 9 2 4 24
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 7 5 3 3 4 22
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 9 3 1 1 22
PORSCHE AG 0 1 1 9 11 22
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 3 6 8 3 20
CNH AMERICA LLC 3 7 2 5 3 20
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 4 3 1 6 5 19
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 4 3 4 8 19
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 2 7 6 3 1 19
IROBOT CORPORATION 1 4 2 5 7 19
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 7 2 3 5 19
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 6 2 6 4 19
TAKATA CORPORATION 3 4 11 1 0 19
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 11 4 2 18
NSK LIMITED 7 5 3 1 2 18
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 4 3 1 6 3 17
KOMATSU LTD. 2 1 3 4 5 15
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 4 3 4 3 1 15
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 5 4 1 2 3 15
SHOWA CORPORATION 6 2 3 1 2 14
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 2 2 5 3 2 14
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 5 4 2 1 13
LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH 3 4 3 1 2 13
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 5 2 2 1 13
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3 1 5 1 2 12
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 3 5 1 1 12
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 4 1 1 1 11
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 0 5 5 1 0 11
MATTEL INC. 1 5 0 3 2 11
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 4 0 2 2 3 11
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 3 3 10
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 2 2 5 1 0 10
DAIMLER AG 3 3 0 3 1 10
EATON CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 4 10
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 1 3 2 2 2 10
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 3 3 1 2 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2 1 1 2 4 10
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 2 1 3 3 1 10
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 2 4 2 1 9
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 3 1 2 2 1 9
HAMMONDS TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 0 1 4 3 1 9
MANDO CORPORATION 0 7 1 0 1 9
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 5 9
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 3 1 4 9
ARCTIC CAT INC. 4 1 3 0 0 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 2 1 5 0 8
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 4 8
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 2 5 7
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 1 5 1 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA BRIDGESTONE 1 5 1 0 0 7
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 2 1 1 3 0 7
NMHG OREGON, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
NTN CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 4 7
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
SAUER-DANFOSS (NORDBERG) A/S 0 1 2 4 0 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 0 1 0 7
TS TECH CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 2 7
AGCO CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 1 1 1 0 6
BUELL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 0 0 3 2 1 6
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 0 0 2 4 0 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 0 0 0 0 6
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 1 2 0 1 2 6
NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 1 6
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A. 0 1 3 0 2 6
RAYMOND CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 1 6
RENAULT S.A.S. 0 0 0 2 4 6
RENK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 2 0 0 6
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 0 0 3 1 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 0 2 2 6
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 0 3 2 1 6
YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF AMERICA 2 0 0 2 2 6
AGCO GMBH & CO. 1 0 2 1 1 5
AMERICAN OFF-ROAD TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 2 1 0 2 5
APPLIED MINDS, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
BOEING COMPANY 2 2 0 1 0 5
FERRARI, S.P.A. 0 0 1 2 2 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 3 1 0 1 5
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO. KG 1 1 2 0 1 5
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
PAICE CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
SEGWAY INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
TAKATA-PETRI AG 0 2 1 1 1 5
TORO COMPANY 0 2 0 2 1 5
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5


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