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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 123, Internal-Combustion Engines

( 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 128 98 113 99 99 537
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 88 57 93 104 104 446
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 110 76 80 79 70 415
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 112 60 87 74 73 406
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 49 55 81 66 100 351
DENSO CORPORATION 82 69 48 48 41 288
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 58 35 38 25 38 194
CATERPILLAR INC. 41 28 27 24 21 141
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 14 10 20 49 45 138
HITACHI, LTD 35 37 26 20 9 127
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 41 29 20 9 9 108
SCHAEFFLER KG 25 17 33 25 7 107
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 23 22 19 16 16 96
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 34 22 19 8 12 95
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 1 22 31 20 74
DAIMLER AG 22 15 12 10 10 69
MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 12 15 10 12 19 68
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 11 15 5 9 55
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 30 14 6 0 0 50
AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 3 16 6 13 48
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 11 13 8 8 48
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 2 17 5 6 39
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG 12 7 6 3 8 36
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 34 34
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 8 4 6 6 9 33
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 3 19 10 32
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 11 4 4 8 31
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 8 8 12 29
MANN & HUMMEL GMBH 5 3 5 6 9 28
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 7 5 4 2 9 27
YANMAR CO., LTD. 4 3 7 6 6 26
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 6 4 6 5 4 25
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 8 7 6 3 1 25
KEIHIN CORPORATION 6 5 5 5 4 25
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 8 7 3 2 5 25
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 2 5 5 4 24
PORSCHE AG 7 3 1 5 8 24
SCUDERI GROUP LLC 1 7 3 7 6 24
DEERE + COMPANY 3 9 4 2 5 23
EATON CORPORATION 5 5 5 3 5 23
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 7 2 9 4 1 23
CUMMINS INC. 3 5 6 3 4 21
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 7 7 5 1 1 21
JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 6 6 5 2 21
OTICS CORPORATION 1 1 5 6 7 20
WALBRO ENGINE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 6 5 4 1 2 18
ZAJAC OPTIMUM OUTPUT MOTORS, INC. 9 4 4 1 0 18
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 7 1 6 2 1 17
BORGWARNER INC. 4 2 2 3 6 17
BRIGGS + STRATTON CORPORATION 5 4 2 0 6 17
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 3 3 3 3 17
AVL LIST GMBH 7 2 3 2 2 16
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 7 3 2 4 0 16
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A. 2 5 6 2 1 16
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 2 5 2 3 4 16
AUDI AG 1 2 6 1 5 15
BEHR GMBH & CO. KG 1 5 2 6 1 15
HUSQVARNA AB 4 5 2 1 3 15
MECHADYNE PLC 2 0 3 5 5 15
RENAULT S.A.S. 1 2 4 4 4 15
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 1 2 2 6 4 15
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 2 4 4 4 0 14
MOTOREN-UND TURBINEN-UNION FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH 3 7 2 0 2 14
PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED 1 3 6 2 2 14
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 3 3 2 2 4 14
ACHATES POWER, LLC 2 3 2 2 4 13
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 1 2 2 4 4 13
CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 3 3 6 12
KOHLER CO. 3 2 2 0 5 12
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 4 2 4 12
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 0 1 5 3 2 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING S.ARL 0 0 5 4 2 11
HUSQVARNA ZENOAH CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 6 11
KUBOTA CORPORATION 4 3 1 1 2 11
STARTING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD 2 1 5 0 3 11
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 0 3 5 11
DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. 2 3 0 2 3 10
HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH 2 4 2 1 1 10
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 3 1 2 3 10
KOKUSAN DENKI CO., LTD 3 4 0 3 0 10
RENAULT TRUCKS 1 2 1 2 4 10
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 0 3 6 1 0 10
YAMAHA MARINE KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 1 0 0 0 10
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 3 3 0 3 9
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 0 0 0 0 9
DOLMAR GMBH 1 5 2 0 1 9
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 1 1 2 9
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 0 0 1 8 9
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME) 4 2 1 2 0 9
THOMAS ENGINE COMPANY, LLC 2 2 2 3 0 9
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 1 3 3 0 9
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 2 3 9
WARTSILA FINLAND OY 1 1 3 2 2 9
BRP-POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG 0 2 4 1 1 8
CHRYSLER LLC 5 3 0 0 0 8
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE CANADA INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE 0 2 5 0 1 8
IAV GMBH INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT AUTO UND VERKEHR 4 0 1 0 3 8
INA-SCHAEFFLER KG 5 3 0 0 0 8
NTN CORPORATION 0 3 0 0 5 8
AICHI MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 3 7
BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG 6 1 0 0 0 7
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP. 0 0 2 3 2 7
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
LYCOMING ENGINES, A DIVISION OF AVCO CORPORATION 1 0 5 1 0 7
MACK TRUCKS, INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
MIKUNI CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
MILLENNIUM INDUSTRIES CORP. 3 2 1 1 0 7
NITTAN VALVE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 4 7
PIERBURG AG 2 1 1 2 1 7
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 2 0 2 7
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG 1 2 0 2 2 7
TRANSONIC COMBUSTION, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
WESTPORT POWER INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
ADVANCED PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 2 0 2 2 0 6
GE JENBACHER GMBH & CO OHG 0 1 2 0 3 6
IFP 1 0 1 1 3 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 1 0 1 6
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 1 2 0 0 3 6
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 1 1 2 1 1 6
JTEKT CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 2 1 2 1 6
KOMATSU LTD. 1 1 1 1 2 6
MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 0 6
MAN NUTZFAHRZEUGE AG 1 2 0 0 3 6
MCALISTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 3 0 0 2 1 6
S & S CYCLE, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
SCION SPRAYS LIMITED 2 2 1 1 0 6
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 1 0 6
TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC 2 2 1 1 0 6
YAMAHA MOTOR POWER PRODUCTS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 3 1 0 6
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 4 0 1 0 0 5
BISHOP INNOVATION PTY. LIMITED 2 2 1 0 0 5
DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 1 5
ETHANOL BOOSTING SYSTEMS, LLC 0 1 4 0 0 5
FEV MOTORENTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 2 1 0 5
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 3 2 0 0 0 5
HUSQVARNA OUTDOOR PRODUCTS INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
IRIS ENGINES, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
LGD TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 2 0 0 1 5
MAHLE GMBH 3 1 1 0 0 5
MARK IV SYSTEMES MOTEURS USA, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MIYAMA, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5


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