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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 192, Clutches and Power-Stop Control

( 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
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 8 6 8 19 22 63
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 13 12 10 10 14 59
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 49 49
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 4 12 11 19 48
NSK-WARNER K. K. 7 9 14 12 4 46
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 8 7 22 4 0 41
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 3 32 2 37
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 7 7 10 6 7 37
BORGWARNER INC. 9 8 6 8 5 36
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 3 2 7 5 13 30
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 7 5 4 8 27
EATON CORPORATION 3 2 6 4 3 18
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 5 4 6 1 1 17
JTEKT CORPORATION 2 1 4 1 7 15
SCHAEFFLER KG 2 1 3 8 1 15
EXEDY CORPORATION 4 2 3 2 3 14
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 3 6 2 0 3 14
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 4 3 1 3 13
NTN CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 6 13
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 2 0 4 1 2 9
DEERE + COMPANY 1 1 1 3 3 9
GETRAG GETRIEBE- UND ZAHNRADFABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG 1 1 3 1 3 9
KABUSHIKI KAISHA F.C.C. 1 1 1 3 3 9
VALEO EMBRAYAGES 0 3 2 0 3 8
GETRAG FORD TRANSMISSIONS GMBH 3 3 0 1 0 7
GKN DRIVELINE TORQUE TECHNOLOGY KK 0 2 2 2 1 7
LITENS AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERSHIP 0 1 1 3 2 7
WARNER ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY LLC 1 2 1 2 1 7
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 1 4 0 6
CHOSEN CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
MAGNA DRIVETRAIN AG & CO KG 2 1 2 1 0 6
MAGNA POWERTRAIN AG & CO KG 1 1 1 1 2 6
MEANS INDUSTRIES 2 1 0 1 2 6
DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
JATCO LTD. 3 0 1 1 0 5
KIT MASTERS INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 2 2 0 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 1 1 2 5


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