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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 181, Acoustics

( 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 26 39 29 39 33 166
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 7 1 6 10 5 29
J. EBERSPACHER GMBH & CO. KG 1 5 3 4 5 18
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 3 4 6 3 16
BOEING COMPANY 2 2 1 4 3 12
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 0 5 4 2 12
BOSE CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 4 11
SONY CORPORATION 1 3 5 1 1 11
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 3 10
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 5 9
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 0 0 6 2 8
RGB SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
ROHR, INC. 1 0 1 4 2 8
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 2 0 2 1 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 3 0 3 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 0 1 4 7
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 5 1 0 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 0 1 0 1 7
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 0 2 1 4 7
PIONEER CORPORATION 5 0 1 0 1 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 2 0 1 0 7
EMCON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 2 1 2 0 6
MANN & HUMMEL GMBH 1 0 1 2 2 6
SOUNDBLAST TECHNOLOGIES LLC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 2 1 3 0 0 6
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 4 0 0 5
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 0 0 0 2 3 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 1 2 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 4 0 0 5
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 0 0 5
WESTERNGECO, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5


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