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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 180, Motor Vehicles

( 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
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 91 85 107 114 82 479
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 77 81 112 93 71 434
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 64 66 44 28 22 224
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 25 34 30 22 24 135
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 19 18 16 19 34 106
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 30 27 17 15 12 101
DEERE + COMPANY 19 16 29 17 16 97
KOMATSU LTD. 4 5 9 31 41 90
JTEKT CORPORATION 11 14 21 26 17 89
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 13 7 12 20 15 67
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 6 20 16 15 59
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 14 17 12 12 59
PORSCHE AG 9 11 13 14 8 55
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 5 16 16 12 51
CATERPILLAR INC. 11 6 13 11 7 48
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 5 6 10 10 16 47
KUBOTA CORPORATION 4 9 11 11 10 45
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 4 8 3 10 18 43
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 9 11 9 3 38
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 13 4 9 6 5 37
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 1 7 13 9 31
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 10 7 9 3 1 30
IROBOT CORPORATION 5 7 7 4 2 25
MANDO CORPORATION 0 1 5 9 10 25
DENSO CORPORATION 6 5 7 5 1 24
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 3 1 8 5 5 22
YANMAR CO., LTD. 6 4 5 4 2 21
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 4 1 2 7 20
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 3 5 4 18
NTN CORPORATION 0 4 3 8 3 18
RENAULT S.A.S. 2 4 5 4 3 18
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 2 4 7 1 4 18
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 3 4 2 4 4 17
CNH AMERICA LLC 5 3 8 1 0 17
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS STEERING, LTD. 0 0 6 2 8 16
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 2 3 3 6 1 15
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 3 2 5 5 0 15
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 6 3 1 3 1 14
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 6 5 3 0 0 14
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 8 3 1 1 1 14
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 4 1 5 3 14
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 2 5 4 1 14
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 4 4 13
HITACHI, LTD 6 1 2 3 1 13
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 5 2 2 1 13
NSK LTD. 1 2 0 6 4 13
AGCO CORPORATION 2 3 2 2 3 12
FERRARI, S.P.A. 2 2 5 1 2 12
CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC 0 0 0 0 11 11
EATON CORPORATION 2 4 4 1 0 11
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 0 1 3 2 11
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 1 0 6 4 11
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 3 5 1 10
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 2 5 3 0 0 10
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC. 5 1 1 2 1 10
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 1 3 0 10
PACCAR INC. 2 0 0 2 6 10
TS TECH CO., LTD. 4 2 1 3 0 10
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 3 1 1 5 0 10
DAIMLER AG 3 1 4 1 0 9
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 1 2 0 3 3 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2 4 2 1 0 9
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 2 1 1 4 0 8
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 0 5 2 1 8
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 3 1 1 1 2 8
MATTEL INC. 3 2 1 0 2 8
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 2 3 2 8
TORO COMPANY 2 1 2 2 1 8
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 0 1 2 8
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 1 2 8
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 4 0 0 2 1 7
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 2 7
L'EQUIPE FABCONCEPT INC. 0 1 3 3 0 7
MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO. KG 0 1 2 1 3 7
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 2 2 0 2 1 7
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 1 7
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 0 7
ROBOTEX, INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
SHOWA CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
TESLA MOTORS, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 2 1 1 2 1 7
AUDI AG 0 1 1 1 3 6
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 2 1 0 2 6
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ISEKI & CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 4 6
NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 5 1 0 0 0 6
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A. 0 2 2 2 0 6
RAYMOND CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
SAUER-DANFOSS (NORDBERG) A/S 4 0 1 0 1 6
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 0 0 1 1 4 6
BAE SYSTEMS HAGGLUNDS AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 5 5
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 1 1 2 5
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
MACK TRUCKS, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 2 0 2 5
NMHG OREGON, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
OSHKOSH CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 1 3 0 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 1 1 0 0 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 2 1 0 0 5
YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF AMERICA 2 2 0 1 0 5



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