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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 310, Electrical Generator or Motor Structure

( 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 44 59 72 64 72 311
DENSO CORPORATION 35 64 43 36 30 208
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 20 23 46 47 41 177
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 38 31 31 28 32 160
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 23 34 37 32 127
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 31 23 20 22 29 125
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 20 22 24 30 28 124
HITACHI, LTD 16 15 41 29 20 121
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 17 17 32 29 9 104
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 19 25 22 26 102
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 20 28 17 15 11 91
NIDEC CORPORATION 9 26 20 9 15 79
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 22 16 16 17 5 76
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 9 18 21 19 73
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 15 13 20 18 6 72
ASMO CO., LTD. 8 15 22 12 12 69
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 5 21 23 14 67
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 8 8 4 15 27 62
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 12 12 19 13 62
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 7 8 6 17 20 58
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 11 10 13 11 9 54
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 18 9 6 12 7 52
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 9 11 9 17 47
EPCOS AG 6 8 8 13 11 46
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 5 2 14 10 15 46
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 7 6 9 13 40
JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A. 1 2 5 11 20 39
EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION 4 16 7 11 0 38
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 13 13 5 3 36
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 4 4 5 14 8 35
KYOCERA CORPORATION 3 5 9 8 10 35
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 4 2 8 10 11 35
SONY CORPORATION 6 11 8 5 5 35
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 7 6 7 6 8 34
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 5 3 6 13 6 33
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 4 6 3 14 5 32
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 9 11 8 2 2 32
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 2 2 14 10 4 32
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 7 9 9 2 2 29
MITSUBA CORPORATION 2 5 7 10 5 29
TDK CORPORATION 8 11 3 2 5 29
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 7 7 7 4 2 27
SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 2 6 8 8 27
NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION 3 6 4 11 1 25
VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR 2 4 8 6 4 24
BOEING COMPANY 4 7 5 5 2 23
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 3 5 12 3 23
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 21 2 0 0 0 23
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 5 8 6 3 0 22
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 4 8 4 6 22
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 3 4 8 2 4 21
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 7 5 4 3 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 7 3 6 3 20
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 5 12 2 0 0 19
MINEBEA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 2 6 7 4 19
NIKON CORPORATION 5 2 5 4 3 19
REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 0 6 7 5 19
CATERPILLAR INC. 5 3 4 4 2 18
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 6 1 4 2 18
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 2 5 3 5 18
MABUCHI MOTOR CO., LTD 2 1 5 5 5 18
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 4 11 3 18
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION 3 3 6 5 0 17
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 0 2 5 2 8 17
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 2 2 10 17
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 3 4 3 5 2 17
HIWIN MIKROSYSTEM CORP. 2 5 3 3 4 17
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 2 6 6 2 1 17
SRI INTERNATIONAL 8 3 2 2 2 17
ZHONGSHAN BROAD-OCEAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 5 6 6 17
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 6 1 6 2 16
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 6 3 1 1 16
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 1 1 3 7 4 16
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 2 2 5 4 3 16
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 6 2 2 1 4 15
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 3 1 6 3 15
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 4 7 3 1 0 15
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WURZBURG 1 0 4 7 2 14
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 1 2 4 4 14
MOTOR EXCELLENCE LLC 0 0 2 10 2 14
NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 9 5 14
THK CO., LTD. 2 1 2 5 4 14
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 4 2 0 8 14
ABB OY 1 2 4 3 3 13
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 1 5 2 3 13
DAISHINKU CORPORATION 2 0 1 5 5 13
FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED 1 6 1 3 2 13
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 1 1 5 4 2 13
EBM-PAPST ST. GEORGEN GMBH & CO. - KG 1 2 4 3 2 12
REMY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 3 3 1 0 12
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 4 3 3 1 1 12
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 1 5 4 1 1 12
CUTSFORTH PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 2 5 1 11
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 0 2 2 6 1 11
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 4 1 0 11
HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 0 2 7 2 0 11
NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION 1 4 1 1 4 11
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 1 4 5 1 11
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 2 4 2 0 11
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 0 4 3 11
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG 0 0 0 6 4 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 3 4 2 1 10
NAMIKI SEIMITSU HOUSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 5 3 1 1 10
NOVATORQUE, INC. 0 2 1 4 3 10
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 3 1 3 2 10
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 4 2 1 10
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 4 2 0 1 9
BUEHLER MOTOR GMBH 1 2 1 2 3 9
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 4 2 3 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 3 2 0 9
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 2 4 2 9
FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 4 5 0 0 9
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 3 3 3 0 9
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 2 3 2 0 2 9
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 0 5 3 1 9
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 3 0 2 1 9
SOCIETE DE MECANIQUE MAGNETIQUE S.A. 1 2 1 2 3 9
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 3 1 2 1 8
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 2 2 4 0 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING S.ARL 0 0 4 3 1 8
DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
FANUC LTD. 3 1 2 0 2 8
FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 3 4 0 1 0 8
HOYA CORPORATION 2 4 2 0 0 8
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 1 2 4 8
INTEL CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 1 8
KEIHIN CORPORATION 2 0 3 2 1 8
MICROSTRAIN, INC. 0 0 4 2 2 8
MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC. 1 0 3 2 2 8
NEC CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 3 8
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 3 2 1 8
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTORS, INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 2 3 3 0 0 8
ANORAD CORP. 3 3 0 1 0 7
ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE, INC. 0 5 2 0 0 7
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 3 7
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 1 2 3 1 7
DANFOSS A/S 1 2 3 1 0 7
DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 0 2 2 1 2 7
ETEL S.A. 2 0 4 1 0 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
JAPAN SERVO CO., LTD. 5 2 0 0 0 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 2 2 2 0 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 0 7
MAGNETIC APPLICATIONS INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
NTN CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 2 7
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 1 7
PHYSIK-INSTRUMENTE (PI) GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 4 1 1 7
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 4 1 2 7
TESLA MOTORS, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 2 1 2 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 0 1 4 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 0 1 1 2 7
AMOTECH CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 1 6
ASKOLL HOLDING S.R.L. 1 1 2 1 1 6
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 3 1 1 0 1 6
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 4 1 0 0 6
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 1 6
CONVERTEAM LTD 0 1 2 2 1 6
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 2 4 0 0 6
HITACHI MEDIA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 2 0 6
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
KOLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
MAGNETIC TORQUE INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 4 1 1 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 5 0 1 0 0 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 0 3 2 6
MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER 1 1 2 1 1 6
SEIKO PRECISION INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 2 1 0 3 0 6
TM4 INC. 2 1 0 3 0 6
TOKYO PARTS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 4 1 0 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 2 2 0 1 6
ALPHANA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 2 0 2 5
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 0 3 1 5
CLEARWATER HOLDINGS, LTD 0 0 3 0 2 5
EBM--PAPST MULFINGEN GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 1 2 5
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 2 0 3 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 0 1 3 1 0 5
JFE MINERAL COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 0 2 0 5
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 0 3 0 5
MAKITA CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
NIDEC SERVO CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 0 5
NXP B.V. 1 0 1 3 0 5
OMNITEK PARTNERS, LLC 0 0 3 0 2 5
ORIENTAL MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 0 5
PIEDEK TECHNICAL LABORATORY 2 0 2 1 0 5
PIEZOMOTORS UPPSALA AB 3 0 0 2 0 5
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 1 2 2 0 5
SHINANO KENSHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 3 0 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 1 2 2 5
SPAL AUTOMOTIVE S.R.L. 0 1 1 3 0 5
TAMURA CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
TRICORE CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 3 1 5
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 0 0 0 2 3 5


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