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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 280, Land 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 301 280 339 309 364 1593
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 48 40 76 58 31 253
TAKATA CORPORATION 62 52 56 37 13 220
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 29 26 48 30 24 157
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 21 20 48 31 30 150
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 28 20 34 39 12 133
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 14 20 35 36 28 133
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 6 15 31 24 27 103
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 7 14 27 25 26 99
TAKATA-PETRI AG 11 15 31 30 12 99
TK HOLDINGS, INC. 11 7 18 28 23 87
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 18 13 16 11 16 74
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 7 13 17 12 4 53
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 21 19 6 2 0 48
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 9 12 14 5 4 44
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 19 7 11 5 0 42
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 11 14 12 2 2 41
HENDRICKSON USA, L.L.C. 4 9 10 9 8 40
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 9 6 10 8 4 37
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 7 11 9 7 3 37
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 8 11 10 4 36
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 5 7 11 6 5 34
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 6 7 8 7 4 32
DEERE + COMPANY 1 6 11 6 7 31
NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. 6 4 16 4 0 30
NSK LIMITED 23 3 2 1 1 30
PORSCHE AG 6 5 6 8 5 30
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 2 5 14 6 3 30
LEAR CORPORATION 12 5 3 4 5 29
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 1 2 9 4 11 27
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 5 8 13 0 0 26
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 6 7 5 8 26
SALOMON S.A. 5 2 7 6 5 25
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 10 7 4 2 1 24
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 7 6 6 3 24
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 3 3 6 9 3 24
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 3 12 3 1 22
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 9 3 6 3 1 22
SHIMANO INC. 3 3 5 3 8 22
BURTON CORPORATION USA 2 5 7 3 4 21
CNH AMERICA LLC 3 9 4 2 3 21
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 5 3 3 1 20
JOST-WERKE GMBH & CO., KG. 0 0 6 8 5 19
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 5 6 6 1 1 19
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 5 1 1 4 7 18
DAIMLER AG 3 3 1 4 7 18
TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION 1 2 2 8 5 18
ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 4 2 5 5 17
ATOMIC AUSTRIA GMBH 4 2 0 9 2 17
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 1 9 4 2 16
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 3 4 5 16
AUDI AG 0 0 6 5 4 15
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 5 4 5 1 0 15
DALPHI METAL ESPANA, S.A. 3 1 5 4 1 14
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 4 2 3 3 13
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 2 4 3 4 13
SAF-HOLLAND, INC. 6 4 1 1 1 13
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 5 6 1 0 1 13
AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT MFG. CO. 1 0 1 6 4 12
SKIS ROSSIGNOL S.A. 6 3 1 1 1 12
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 5 2 3 1 1 12
TRW AIRBAG SYSTEMS GMBH 3 1 4 3 1 12
TYROLIA TECHNOLOGY GMBH 2 6 2 1 1 12
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 2 5 3 1 12
CHRYSLER LLC 11 0 0 0 0 11
FONTAINE FIFTH WHEEL COMPANY 0 0 5 4 2 11
TAKATA AG 0 0 0 0 11 11
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 3 2 1 4 1 11
WATSON & CHALIN MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 0 5 3 1 11
ATC LEASING COMPANY 1 3 2 1 3 10
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 5 0 1 3 1 10
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 0 3 3 4 10
FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBH 0 3 3 3 1 10
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4 1 3 1 1 10
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION 3 1 3 2 1 10
M & C INNOVATIONS, LLC 4 4 2 0 0 10
RAZOR USA LLC. 1 2 3 1 3 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 2 1 4 1 10
AGCO CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 4 9
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 1 2 3 1 9
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC 4 2 2 1 0 9
DENSO CORPORATION 2 4 2 1 0 9
FELT RACING, LLC 0 2 0 6 1 9
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 5 0 0 9
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 2 2 3 1 9
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 2 9
UNIQUE PRODUCTS & DESIGN CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 5 9
89908, INC. 3 3 1 0 1 8
AIR SUSPENSIONS, INC. 0 0 2 1 5 8
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 1 3 8
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 2 8
JTEKT CORPORATION 1 1 4 2 0 8
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. 0 2 4 2 0 8
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 4 2 1 0 1 8
NEWFREY LLC 2 1 1 3 1 8
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 5 8
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 0 1 3 2 2 8
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 2 0 3 8
ARC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 4 1 0 2 0 7
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 1 3 1 7
BOSE CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 1 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
CEQUENT TRAILER PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
COMBI CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 2 7
DELPHI KOREA CORPORATION 0 3 4 0 0 7
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 1 4 7
K-2 CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 3 7
LISA DRAXLMAIER GMBH 2 2 1 1 1 7
NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 7 0 7
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
PT MOTION WORKS, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
SISTEMI SOSPENSIONI S.P.A. 0 1 3 1 2 7
STEMPF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, LTD 1 1 2 1 2 7
WILLIAMS INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 2 2 1 2 7
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC 0 2 2 2 0 6
BFS DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS, LLC 2 3 1 0 0 6
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA LLC 1 2 1 2 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 3 1 6
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 4 0 1 6
KINETIC PTY. LTD. 2 1 2 0 1 6
LEKISPORT AG 0 1 2 2 1 6
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 2 0 0 6
NXGEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
SAF-HOLLAND GMBH 0 0 1 2 3 6
SALFLEX POLYMERS LTD. 1 1 0 3 1 6
TAKATA SEAT BELTS INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
TAKATA-PETRI (ULM) GMBH 4 1 1 0 0 6
TRAXXAS LP 0 1 2 2 1 6
AMERICAN OFF-ROAD TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
AXLETECH INTERNATIONAL IP HOLDINGS, LLC 0 1 2 0 2 5
CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 2 0 5
DT SWISS INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
FOX FACTORY, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 1 2 1 5
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
HSIN LUNG ACCESSORIES CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
INTERTEC SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 1 4 0 5
LOOK CYCLE INTERNATIONAL 0 2 1 0 2 5
MANDO CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 0 2 1 1 5
RADIO FLYER INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
RIDEWELL CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
SRAM, LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 0 0 5
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ZODIAC AUTOMOTIVE US INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5


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