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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 477, Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine 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
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 15 37 45 42 47 186
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 4 19 20 29 43 115
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 8 7 20 27 38 100
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 13 15 17 16 31 92
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 9 7 8 11 11 46
JATCO LTD. 13 9 6 4 8 40
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 6 6 4 6 8 30
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 4 5 10 5 5 29
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 7 4 8 6 4 29
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 5 6 9 4 28
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 5 3 10 8 28
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 3 3 3 5 10 24
DENSO CORPORATION 6 7 3 4 2 22
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 12 2 5 1 0 20
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 7 0 0 3 7 17
HITACHI, LTD 2 4 3 3 1 13
DAIMLER AG 2 3 3 3 0 11
EATON CORPORATION 1 4 3 3 0 11
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 3 6 0 1 10
DEERE + COMPANY 2 1 2 3 2 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 0 1 3 3 9
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 9 9
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 3 1 1 2 1 8
PORSCHE AG 0 0 5 1 2 8
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 1 1 8
KOMATSU LTD. 1 1 0 1 4 7
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 2 7
CHRYSLER LLC 3 3 0 0 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 0 6
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 0 3 5
GETRAG FORD TRANSMISSIONS GMBH 0 0 1 0 4 5
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 0 2 0 0 3 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 2 1 5
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 0 3 2 5


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