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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 244, Aeronautics and Astronautics

( 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
BOEING COMPANY 57 79 85 123 88 432
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 39 54 57 79 87 316
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 7 21 31 47 27 133
RAYTHEON COMPANY 6 11 22 25 38 102
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 0 3 19 77 99
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8 15 28 25 22 98
AIRBUS FRANCE 14 14 21 24 9 82
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 11 9 15 13 17 65
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED 0 1 4 13 38 56
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 0 0 0 7 46 53
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 8 4 5 11 10 38
AIRBUS S.A.S. 4 5 8 5 9 31
AIRBUS OPERATIONS, S.L. 0 0 5 3 14 22
GOODRICH CORPORATION 6 4 1 4 7 22
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 4 4 5 7 1 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 2 6 7 4 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 4 4 2 6 3 19
AIRBUS ESPANA, S.L. 2 3 4 5 4 18
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 10 18
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. 1 5 3 4 3 16
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 3 2 6 2 3 16
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC. 0 0 0 5 11 16
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 3 1 5 5 15
AIRBUS UK LIMITED 4 3 3 2 2 14
EMBRAER - EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE AERONAUTICA S.A. 0 0 2 6 6 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 6 2 0 2 4 14
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 2 2 1 5 3 13
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 4 2 3 3 13
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 7 12
IN-SITU; INC. 1 2 4 1 4 12
THALES 2 2 2 1 5 12
AGUSTA S.P.A. 0 1 3 2 5 11
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 5 11
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 5 1 3 2 11
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD 0 0 2 3 6 11
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 1 2 6 10
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 3 6 1 10
ASTRIUM SAS 0 0 1 2 6 9
EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 2 1 5 9
ORBITAL RESEARCH INC. 1 1 1 3 3 9
AMI INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
OMNITEK PARTNERS, LLC 0 0 1 4 3 8
ROHR, INC. 0 3 2 0 3 8
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 3 2 1 8
AAI CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 4 7
AEROVIRONMENT INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
BOREALIS TECHNICAL INCORPORATED LIMITED 1 0 0 2 4 7
DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 2 2 1 7
EADS CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS, S.A. 0 1 1 3 2 7
IOSTAR CORPORATION 1 6 0 0 0 7
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH 1 0 1 3 2 7
LORD CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
MICHIGAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC 0 0 0 3 4 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 3 0 1 0 7
URBAN AERONAUTICS LTD. 0 0 4 3 0 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 2 6
TELAIR INTERNATIONAL CARGO SYSTEMS GMBH 0 1 0 1 4 6
AERION CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
AIRCELLE 0 0 1 2 2 5
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. 0 0 2 2 1 5
EATON CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 5 5
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
KAREM AIRCRAFT, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
NEXTER MUNITIONS 0 0 1 4 0 5
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 2 2 0 0 5
RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD. 1 3 0 0 1 5
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 1 0 4 0 0 5


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