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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 188, Brakes

( 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 24 25 22 29 22 122
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 7 9 12 17 11 56
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 10 7 8 7 39
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 4 7 6 9 32
SHIMANO INC. 8 9 10 2 3 32
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 3 8 9 1 7 28
HITACHI, LTD 4 2 8 9 2 25
MANDO CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 14 21
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 5 3 2 8 2 20
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 4 2 3 5 3 17
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 4 3 6 3 16
ADVICS CO., LTD. 4 6 0 3 2 15
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 4 2 2 5 15
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 3 2 1 3 5 14
FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. 0 1 7 1 5 14
FOX FACTORY, INC. 1 3 4 2 3 13
NIFCO INC. 5 2 0 1 4 12
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD. 2 1 1 3 5 12
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 2 3 1 2 11
LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 5 0 1 1 4 11
BWI COMPANY LIMITED S.A. 0 0 1 4 5 10
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 6 3 1 0 0 10
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS (UK) LTD. 4 1 0 5 0 10
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 0 2 2 3 3 10
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 5 9
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 3 1 1 3 1 9
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 3 9
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 2 2 2 1 8
AUSCO PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 1 4 8
BENDIX SPICER FOUNDATION BRAKE, LLC 2 2 1 0 3 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 0 0 0 8
STABILUS GMBH 4 1 1 1 1 8
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 1 1 3 1 8
AUDI AG 2 2 0 0 3 7
GOODRICH CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 2 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 0 1 3 3 0 7
SHOWA CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 2 7
TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN SUSPENSION GMBH 1 2 2 0 2 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 1 0 2 4 7
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 2 1 3 0 1 7
HYDRO-AIRE, INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 0 0 0 3 6
LORD CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
OILES CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 1 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 1 2 6
SRAM, LLC 0 4 0 2 0 6
WABCO RADBREMSEN GMBH 2 0 0 3 1 6
FICO CABLES, S.A. 2 1 0 1 1 5
INVENTIO AG 0 2 0 0 3 5
MESSIER-BUGATTI 1 1 1 2 0 5
OHLINS RACING AB 1 1 1 1 1 5
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 2 0 1 0 2 5
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
WARNER ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY LLC 1 2 1 1 0 5


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