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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 267, Spring Devices

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 7 8 15 11 47
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5 12 12 11 3 43
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 6 6 7 7 13 39
FIRESTONE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC 1 3 6 6 9 25
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 2 4 7 7 22
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 4 4 7 2 21
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 1 5 4 3 5 18
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 7 5 0 5 1 18
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 1 2 1 7 4 15
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 1 4 7 2 14
GRAMMER AG 1 0 3 5 1 10
PULLMAN COMPANY 3 3 1 1 2 10
FOX FACTORY, INC. 1 0 2 3 3 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 2 1 1 2 9
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 2 0 0 2 8
AUDI AG 0 1 3 1 2 7
CONTITECH LUFTFEDERSYSTEME GMBH 2 2 0 2 1 7
SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 7 7
YAMASHITA RUBBER KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 2 2 7
LORD CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 0 6
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
BFS DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS, LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
CHUO HATSUJO KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 0 0 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5



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