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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 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

( 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 85 99 104 105 94 487
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 58 78 82 92 80 390
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 36 58 77 73 74 318
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 28 39 41 60 98 266
PORSCHE AG 31 36 20 18 28 133
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 16 20 22 25 40 123
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 13 11 15 40 36 115
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 12 32 23 17 13 97
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 9 18 28 20 17 92
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 13 20 15 15 72
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 1 15 13 19 12 60
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 7 9 11 13 17 57
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 21 7 10 6 48
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 17 7 6 7 45
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 9 6 12 8 4 39
INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP BV 4 5 7 9 11 36
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 11 2 5 12 4 34
MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS GMBH 12 8 9 2 0 31
DAIMLER AG 6 5 5 4 9 29
YACHIYO INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 7 11 3 7 0 28
WEBASTO AG 14 5 5 2 0 26
KOMATSU LTD. 6 7 4 2 6 25
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 3 3 4 13 1 24
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 8 4 2 3 7 24
RENAULT S.A.S. 6 4 3 6 5 24
TESLA MOTORS, INC. 0 0 10 10 2 22
TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 8 3 2 1 21
WABASH NATIONAL, L.P. 4 4 3 5 3 19
WILHELM KARMANN GMBH 13 4 2 0 0 19
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 1 2 8 5 18
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 1 2 7 4 18
TS TECH CO., LTD. 3 6 5 1 3 18
FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBH 4 2 2 6 3 17
FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE 3 3 2 4 5 17
FERRARI, S.P.A. 2 3 7 1 4 17
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 8 6 17
AGRI-COVER, INC. 2 3 5 2 4 16
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 4 6 3 2 16
WEBASTO SE 0 1 2 8 5 16
BOS GMBH & CO. KG 4 1 0 3 6 14
AUDI AG 1 2 1 5 4 13
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH 0 4 4 4 1 13
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 4 7 13
NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. 0 2 2 2 7 13
PACCAR INC. 1 2 1 5 4 13
SHIROKI CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 7 13
AERO INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 3 3 1 12
FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 4 3 1 12
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 6 6 0 0 0 12
KUBOTA CORPORATION 2 3 4 3 0 12
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. 3 3 2 3 0 11
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 0 2 4 4 11
WEBASTO-EDSCHA CABRIO GMBH 0 1 1 2 7 11
ZEPHYROS, INC. 2 1 3 2 3 11
DURA AUTOMOTIVE BODY & GLASS SYSTEMS GMBH 0 2 5 1 2 10
FERNO-WASHINGTON INC. 1 2 5 1 1 10
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 2 4 1 1 2 10
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 5 10
MACNEIL IP LLC 0 3 1 5 1 10
TRANSTEX COMPOSITES INC. 7 1 1 1 0 10
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 5 2 1 0 2 10
FAURECIA BLOC AVANT 1 4 2 2 0 9
LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 3 1 1 3 9
NIFCO INC. 0 3 1 3 2 9
NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 1 3 3 2 9
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 0 0 3 0 6 9
DEERE + COMPANY 1 2 2 1 2 8
FCA US LLC 0 0 0 0 8 8
GESTAMP HARDTECH AB 2 1 2 2 1 8
HONDA ACCESS CORP. 1 0 1 4 2 8
MAGNA CLOSURES INC. 4 1 0 0 3 8
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 0 1 1 8
SPECIALTY VEHICLE ACQUISITION CORP. 2 0 0 6 0 8
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 1 0 1 1 5 8
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 4 1 1 0 2 8
ADVANCED TRANSIT DYNAMICS, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 2 3 0 7
CYC ENGINEERING, INC. 1 0 3 2 1 7
KYOWA SANGYO CO., LTD. 0 1 3 1 2 7
MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO. KG 1 1 1 1 3 7
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH 0 0 3 3 1 7
SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG 1 0 4 1 1 7
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 3 7
TRUXEDO, INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
FIAT GROUP AUTOMOBILES S.P.A. 1 1 1 0 3 6
GLOBAL IP HOLDINGS, LLC 1 0 0 3 2 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 1 4 0 1 6
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
ROLL-RITE, LLC 2 1 3 0 0 6
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 1 2 2 1 0 6
BAE SYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY SYSTEMS, LLC 3 2 0 0 0 5
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 1 0 0 5
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 1 0 1 3 0 5
COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
EXTANG CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 2 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 3 1 0 0 1 5
KYORAKU CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
MARCUS AUTOMOTIVE, LLC 1 0 0 2 2 5
MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
PLASAN SASA LTD., 1 1 2 1 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 1 2 0 5
RUGGED LINER, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SMARTTRUCK SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
STRYKER CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG 0 1 0 3 1 5
TOKAI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 0 3 5
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 5 5
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 2 1 1 0 1 5



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