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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 112 116 111 93 147 579
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 99 99 117 117 106 538
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 66 100 97 93 69 425
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 74 73 82 85 72 386
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 79 70 83 79 57 368
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 19 44 56 84 55 258
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 49 45 50 54 44 242
DENSO CORPORATION 48 41 30 45 56 220
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 25 38 42 37 29 171
CATERPILLAR INC. 24 21 16 35 61 157
MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 12 19 22 31 23 107
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 31 20 24 16 11 102
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD. 1 8 14 25 35 83
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 8 10 22 22 66
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 9 17 15 8 58
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 8 9 13 15 53
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 8 12 9 12 11 52
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 16 16 5 6 8 51
AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 13 9 8 13 49
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 6 9 9 14 10 48
DAIMLER AG 10 10 12 8 6 46
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 4 5 12 18 41
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG 3 8 6 12 11 40
CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 3 6 4 12 13 38
HITACHI, LTD 20 9 6 2 0 37
EATON CORPORATION 3 5 6 12 10 36
MCALISTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 5 7 12 10 35
BORGWARNER INC. 3 6 10 7 8 34
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 9 4 11 4 33
OTICS CORPORATION 6 7 5 6 8 32
SCHAEFFLER KG 25 7 0 0 0 32
CUMMINS INC. 3 4 2 8 14 31
PORSCHE AG 5 8 4 7 7 31
SCUDERI GROUP LLC 7 6 5 9 4 31
RENAULT S.A.S. 4 4 7 11 4 30
AUDI AG 1 5 8 7 8 29
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP. 3 2 7 6 11 29
MANN & HUMMEL GMBH 6 9 6 6 2 29
ACHATES POWER, LLC 2 4 5 6 11 28
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 4 4 5 10 28
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 6 5 4 8 28
BRIGGS + STRATTON CORPORATION 0 6 7 12 1 26
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 5 4 2 7 8 26
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 2 9 9 1 3 24
SCANIA CV AB 6 4 5 5 4 24
JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. 5 2 4 6 4 21
MAKITA CORPORATION 0 1 2 11 7 21
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 5 3 7 4 21
YANMAR CO., LTD. 6 6 3 1 5 21
DEERE + COMPANY 2 5 6 3 4 20
ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL, INC. 1 0 2 3 14 20
NITTAN VALVE CO., LTD. 3 4 8 2 3 20
BEHR GMBH & CO. KG 6 1 5 5 1 18
DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. 2 3 4 3 6 18
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 4 4 3 1 6 18
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 4 8 4 18
TULA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 5 5 4 17
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 3 3 5 3 16
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 3 4 5 1 3 16
AVL LIST GMBH 2 2 4 6 1 15
IAV GMBH INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT AUTO UND VERKEHR 0 3 5 4 3 15
KEIHIN CORPORATION 5 4 1 1 4 15
KOHLER CO. 0 5 3 2 5 15
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 4 3 4 2 15
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 3 3 7 1 14
HUSQVARNA AB 1 3 1 3 6 14
IMAGINEERING, INC. 0 4 6 3 1 14
MECHADYNE PLC 5 5 2 2 0 14
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 4 0 3 4 2 13
FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY 0 1 4 6 2 13
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 4 1 5 13
MOTOREN-UND TURBINEN-UNION FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH 0 2 4 4 3 13
PINNACLE ENGINES, INC. 0 0 4 5 4 13
VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR 2 1 3 4 3 13
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 2 3 3 13
BORGWARNER BERU SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 4 7 1 12
CUMMINS POWER GENERATION IP, INC. 0 1 3 5 3 12
ECOMOTORS, INC. 0 0 0 7 5 12
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 3 4 5 12
HUSQVARNA ZENOAH CO., LTD. 1 6 2 2 1 12
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 2 4 2 3 12
RENAULT TRUCKS 2 4 2 2 2 12
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG 2 2 2 5 1 12
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 5 1 1 2 12
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 1 5 2 1 11
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 3 2 2 4 0 11
MAN TRUCK & BUS AG 0 2 0 3 6 11
YAMABIKO CORPORATION 0 2 3 3 3 11
BRP-POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG 1 1 6 2 0 10
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 4 6 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING S.ARL 4 2 3 1 0 10
HILITE GERMANY GMBH 0 1 1 5 3 10
ETAGEN, INC. 0 0 3 3 3 9
IFP 1 3 4 1 0 9
MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION 2 0 3 2 2 9
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 0 8
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 3 1 4 0 0 8
ETO MAGNETIC GMBH 0 2 2 1 3 8
GE JENBACHER GMBH & CO OHG 0 3 2 3 0 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 3 1 0 1 8
NTN CORPORATION 0 5 1 1 1 8
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 0 0 0 3 5 8
STURMAN DIGITAL SYSTEMS, LLC 2 1 3 1 1 8
WESTPORT POWER INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
WOODWARD, INC. 1 1 1 1 4 8
AICHI MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 3 0 1 0 7
KOMATSU LTD. 1 2 1 2 1 7
MAGNETI MARELLI S.P.A. 2 0 3 1 1 7
MAHLE KOENIG KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 6 0 7
MIKUNI CORPORATION 3 0 3 0 1 7
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A. 2 1 1 2 1 7
PIERBURG AG 2 1 1 0 3 7
TRANSONIC COMBUSTION, INC. 3 1 3 0 0 7
WALBRO ENGINE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1 2 1 2 1 7
WARTSILA FINLAND OY 2 2 0 0 3 7
AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 3 6
BOSCH CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
COAVIS 0 0 2 3 1 6
FCA US LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
GE JENBACHER GMBH & CO OG 0 0 0 2 4 6
HENGST GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 0 3 1 6
IMMIXT, LLC 1 1 1 3 0 6
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 0 6
LIQUIDPISTON, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
LITENS AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERSHIP 2 1 1 0 2 6
MACK TRUCKS, INC. 2 2 0 2 0 6
MAGNA POWERTRAIN AG & CO KG 0 2 0 3 1 6
MAGNA POWERTRAIN, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
MARK IV SYSTEMES MOTEURS USA, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED 2 2 0 1 1 6
SCHWABISCHE HUTTENWERKE AUTOMOTIVE GMBH & CO.KG 1 0 0 1 4 6
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 0 2 6
VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES S.A. S. 1 1 2 2 0 6
CLACK TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2 1 1 0 1 5
DOLMAR GMBH 0 1 1 2 1 5
DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ECOMOTORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 1 1 1 0 2 5
JP SCOPE, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 4 0 1 0 0 5
KOLBENSCHMIDT PIERBURG INNOVATIONS GMBH 0 0 0 1 4 5
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 3 5
MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A. 4 1 0 0 0 5
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
MOTIV ENGINES LLC 0 0 2 3 0 5
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
REM TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
S & S CYCLE, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
STARTING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD 0 3 1 0 1 5
THOMAS ENGINE COMPANY, LLC 3 0 2 0 0 5
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 0 2 1 1 1 5
ZAMA JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 2 2 5
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 0 1 2 2 5



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