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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 464, Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts

( 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
NTN CORPORATION 12 5 14 17 22 70
GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4 6 5 10 8 33
JTEKT CORPORATION 1 4 6 4 8 23
SHAFT-FORM-ENGINEERING GMBH 2 4 8 3 6 23
GKN DRIVELINE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 4 5 6 2 5 22
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 3 2 6 6 20
GKN DRIVELINE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 3 7 4 2 18
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 5 3 2 4 3 17
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 2 6 5 1 17
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 4 1 5 14
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 11 11
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 2 1 3 1 9
HYUNDAI WIA CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 4 9
NEUMAYER TEKFOR HOLDING GMBH 0 0 0 4 4 8
NSK LIMITED 5 1 1 0 1 8
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 8 8
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 0 7
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 1 2 3 1 7
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
EXEDY CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 1 6
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
IFA-TECHNOLOGIES GMBH 0 0 2 1 3 6
NOK CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
SCHAEFFLER KG 1 0 3 0 2 6
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 1 4 1 6
BORGWARNER INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 0 2 1 2 0 5
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 0 4 0 1 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 0 2 0 5


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