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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 28 40 31 37 48 184
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 16 21 24 24 24 109
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 4 9 29 16 36 94
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 21 4 11 25 26 87
SHIMANO INC. 9 9 21 10 11 60
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 13 5 8 11 37
DENSO CORPORATION 6 4 16 4 6 36
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 6 6 5 5 9 31
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 9 6 8 5 29
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 10 6 3 5 28
NSK LIMITED 7 8 3 4 4 26
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 3 3 8 7 24
THK CO., LTD. 4 1 1 7 11 24
JTEKT CORPORATION 3 3 8 2 6 22
ENPLAS CORPORATION 4 3 3 7 3 20
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 2 2 7 5 4 20
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 0 9 8 2 20
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 9 3 7 0 0 19
DAIMLER AG 5 1 2 8 2 18
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 7 8 18
AISIN AI CO., LTD. 3 1 3 3 6 16
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 4 5 2 1 15
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 7 3 0 14
EATON CORPORATION 0 4 0 4 5 13
FANUC LTD. 2 1 3 4 3 13
NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 12 1 13
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 3 3 2 1 13
NTN CORPORATION 0 4 1 2 5 12
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 2 4 4 1 1 12
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 3 0 4 3 1 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 9 0 0 0 11
GETRAG GETRIEBE- UND ZAHNRADFABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG 2 4 1 3 1 11
KUBOTA CORPORATION 5 1 1 1 3 11
DEERE + COMPANY 1 1 1 1 6 10
HITACHI, LTD 3 2 2 2 1 10
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 3 1 1 10
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 4 10
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 2 2 3 1 2 10
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 4 1 4 9
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 2 1 5 9
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 2 3 9
GETRAG FORD TRANSMISSIONS GMBH 5 0 0 1 3 9
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 8 9
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 1 1 2 3 2 9
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 1 3 2 1 2 9
PORSCHE AG 2 1 2 1 3 9
STABILUS GMBH 0 2 1 3 3 9
TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD. 2 3 3 0 1 9
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 4 8
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 1 2 0 3 2 8
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 3 8
IMS GEAR GMBH 0 0 4 0 4 8
LINAK A/S 0 1 1 2 4 8
MANDO CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 3 8
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 2 5 1 8
INA-SCHAEFFLER KG 2 4 1 0 0 7
JATCO LTD. 2 1 1 2 1 7
KSR TECHNOLOGIES CO. 3 1 1 2 0 7
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
VENTRA GROUP INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 1 3 0 6
DONGHEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 0 0 2 4 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
TSUDAKOMA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 1 6
YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 2 6
ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG 4 1 1 0 0 6
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 1 0 3 1 0 5
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 0 5
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
MITSUBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 5 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 3 0 1 5
SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 0 1 1 2 5
STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
WITTENSTEIN AG 0 2 0 0 3 5


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