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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 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems

( 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 20 33 29 29 41 152
DENSO CORPORATION 10 20 15 30 35 110
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 6 12 25 33 33 109
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 10 15 15 28 26 94
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 18 7 15 19 18 77
HITACHI, LTD 15 13 18 12 10 68
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 9 16 10 17 9 61
FANUC LTD. 5 10 13 23 5 56
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 9 14 11 15 56
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 18 4 10 9 14 55
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 8 9 13 15 52
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 9 9 4 11 18 51
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 12 9 8 16 5 50
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 8 13 5 12 4 42
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8 6 6 15 7 42
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 9 19 4 6 39
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 6 10 10 7 39
ROHM CO., LTD. 3 5 12 6 10 36
JTEKT CORPORATION 4 3 7 8 12 34
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 10 6 6 7 5 34
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 7 9 4 7 33
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 8 5 3 13 33
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 2 4 6 10 28
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 9 4 7 7 28
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 4 4 6 5 9 28
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 7 6 5 5 3 26
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 2 3 1 9 10 25
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 4 4 2 13 24
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 6 2 2 3 22
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 6 3 2 19
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 1 7 4 4 19
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 4 4 2 3 18
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 2 3 6 3 4 18
VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR 2 1 1 9 5 18
ASMO CO., LTD. 3 3 2 4 5 17
SOMFY 3 4 4 4 2 17
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 10 2 0 0 16
EBM-PAPST ST. GEORGEN GMBH & CO. - KG 1 3 2 7 3 16
FOXNUM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 14 2 16
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 5 5 2 1 16
NSK LIMITED 8 3 2 1 1 15
OMRON CORPORATION 1 4 2 3 5 15
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 4 5 3 15
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 14 0 0 0 0 14
ABB OY 0 2 5 2 3 12
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 4 1 4 12
BOEING COMPANY 3 2 4 1 2 12
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 1 5 6 12
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 5 1 2 11
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 6 3 1 1 0 11
HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 3 4 1 2 11
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 2 3 2 3 1 11
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 1 4 3 0 10
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 1 3 2 3 10
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 7 2 0 0 10
MITSUBA CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 1 10
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 0 2 8 10
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 6 4 0 0 0 10
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 1 4 2 3 10
ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 4 9
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 4 2 1 0 9
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 3 2 1 2 9
GRASS GMBH 0 0 3 5 1 9
NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 5 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 2 4 3 9
EATON CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 3 8
IROBOT CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 2 8
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 1 1 4 0 2 8
MAKITA CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 7 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 1 3 2 8
OKUMA CORP. 0 2 2 3 1 8
SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS 2 1 2 1 2 8
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 3 1 2 8
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 4 4 0 0 0 8
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 1 2 0 4 0 7
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 4 1 0 1 1 7
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 0 1 6 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 0 1 2 2 7
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 3 7
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 0 2 1 3 1 7
KONE CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 3 7
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 2 2 2 0 7
PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 1 7
SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 4 7
THK CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 3 7
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 0 4 2 0 1 7
YAZAKI CORP. 1 0 4 1 1 7
ZHONGSHAN BROAD-OCEAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 2 7
ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA 1 1 1 2 1 6
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 2 1 1 1 1 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 1 1 0 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 1 2 0 2 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 0 1 1 3 6
NIKON CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
SNTECH, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
SWITCHED RELUCTANCE DRIVES LTD. 1 0 2 3 0 6
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 1 6
TRW LIMITED 0 2 0 2 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 2 1 1 1 1 6
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG 1 0 0 2 2 5
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ASM ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 1 0 0 0 5
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 1 0 2 2 5
FANUC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
FLEXTRONICS AUTOMOTIVE INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
FUJI ELECTRIC SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 0 5
FUTABA CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 0 1 1 5
HIWIN MIKROSYSTEM CORP. 0 1 2 1 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 0 3 0 1 5
KOMATSU LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
LINAK A/S 0 0 1 3 1 5
MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
NARTRON CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
REGAL BELOIT EPC INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
RENAULT S.A.S. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SONY CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 1 5
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5


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