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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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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. 38 48 120 149 114 469
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 14 30 23 18 38 123
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 22 16 19 14 25 96
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 15 15 24 19 20 93
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 12 15 16 13 22 78
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 7 8 5 20 12 52
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 9 8 13 16 5 51
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 5 9 8 11 36
JATCO LTD. 2 3 7 8 8 28
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 4 0 5 14 27
JTEKT CORPORATION 2 3 4 7 8 24
EATON CORPORATION 8 3 1 4 5 21
FALLBROOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 3 6 1 1 20
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 6 6 1 3 4 20
NABTESCO CORPORATION 0 3 1 8 7 19
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 3 3 8 17
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 11 4 0 0 0 15
GKN DRIVELINE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 2 3 6 1 3 15
BORGWARNER INC. 5 2 0 2 5 14
SHIMANO INC. 2 2 5 4 1 14
CATERPILLAR INC. 5 2 1 3 2 13
KOMATSU LTD. 2 2 1 3 5 13
GKN DRIVELINE TORQUE TECHNOLOGY KK 1 0 5 3 3 12
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 0 3 6 2 0 11
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 4 11
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4 2 0 0 4 10
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 2 4 1 10
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 2 2 2 3 9
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 2 0 2 4 9
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 4 9
DEERE + COMPANY 0 3 1 2 2 8
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 8 8
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 0 0 2 7
DAIMLER AG 2 1 2 2 0 7
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 1 1 0 1 7
SCHAEFFLER KG 4 2 0 1 0 7
TIMKEN COMPANY 2 1 1 0 3 7
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC 3 1 0 2 0 6
EPI - ENERGY, LTD. 0 1 2 2 1 6
HANSEN TRANSMISSIONS INTERNATIONAL NV 1 2 2 1 0 6
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 2 3 0 0 1 6
KUBOTA CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 4 6
MAGNA POWERTRAIN AG & CO KG 0 0 3 2 1 6
ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
GATES CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
GETRAG DRIVELINE SYSTEMS GMBH 0 2 1 2 0 5
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 0 1 3 5
TOROTRAK (DEVELOPMENT) LTD 1 1 0 1 2 5
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 4 5


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