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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 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems

( 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
DENSO CORPORATION 30 35 28 45 52 190
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 29 41 34 23 26 153
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 19 18 24 45 44 150
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 28 26 20 17 30 121
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 33 33 21 15 17 119
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 7 14 22 40 87
FANUC CORPORATION 1 4 8 27 26 66
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 15 14 12 12 64
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 11 18 11 7 12 59
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 15 10 12 7 57
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 17 9 10 5 13 54
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 13 9 13 10 48
JTEKT CORPORATION 8 12 8 16 3 47
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 16 5 9 11 5 46
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 7 9 10 10 43
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 5 9 7 9 12 42
PANASONIC CORPORATION 4 6 13 16 1 40
ROHM CO., LTD. 6 10 9 5 10 40
HITACHI, LTD 12 10 6 7 4 39
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 10 7 8 7 38
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 9 14 7 3 4 37
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 2 8 5 14 6 35
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 0 4 3 27 34
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 3 5 8 13 33
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 15 7 6 3 1 32
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 9 10 7 2 3 31
FANUC LTD. 23 5 2 0 0 30
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 13 9 2 3 29
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 9 10 9 28
REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 12 14 28
LSIS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 8 17 27
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 8 3 11 27
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 4 5 5 8 26
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 10 7 3 3 3 26
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 9 13 3 25
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 3 7 14 25
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 12 4 1 4 3 24
MAKITA CORPORATION 1 7 4 6 6 24
NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION 4 5 8 5 2 24
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 5 3 3 6 6 23
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 7 5 7 1 2 22
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 5 6 4 3 4 22
EATON CORPORATION 3 3 7 1 7 21
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 6 5 4 4 20
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 1 2 7 10 20
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 4 4 8 19
VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR 9 5 2 1 2 19
EBM-PAPST ST. GEORGEN GMBH & CO. - KG 7 3 5 2 1 18
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 18 18
ASMO CO., LTD. 4 5 6 2 0 17
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2 3 5 2 5 17
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 3 1 4 1 8 17
FOXNUM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 14 2 0 0 0 16
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 4 4 3 5 16
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 8 16
ABB OY 2 3 8 2 0 15
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 2 2 4 6 15
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 1 1 4 9 0 15
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 7 2 14
ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 4 2 2 3 14
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 3 4 3 3 1 14
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 3 2 4 4 0 13
KONE CORPORATION 1 3 5 4 0 13
OMRON CORPORATION 3 5 1 3 1 13
SANDEN CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 7 13
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 1 3 3 12
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 1 2 6 12
OKUMA CORP. 3 1 3 0 5 12
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 1 1 4 11
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 0 4 0 4 11
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 2 4 0 11
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 5 3 1 2 0 11
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 2 3 3 3 0 11
SOMFY 4 2 1 4 0 11
HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 2 6 1 0 10
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 3 3 3 0 10
MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 3 3 0 10
OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 2 7 0 10
ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING LTD. 0 0 9 1 0 10
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 0 5 3 0 10
THK CO., LTD. 2 3 2 2 1 10
BAUMULLER NURNBERG GMBH 3 1 5 0 0 9
EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 6 1 1 9
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 0 3 4 9
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 2 4 3 0 9
MITSUBA CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 4 9
SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS 1 2 2 3 1 9
SNTECH, INC. 3 3 3 0 0 9
SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 4 3 1 0 9
TRW LIMITED 2 2 0 2 3 9
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, HALLSTADT 0 1 3 3 1 8
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 0 3 4 8
JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A. 0 1 4 3 0 8
MEIDENSHA CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 2 8
SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 2 2 4 0 0 8
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 1 2 1 4 0 8
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 4 3 1 8
VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR 0 0 5 2 1 8
WHIRLPOOL S.A. 0 0 1 4 3 8
ZHONGSHAN BROAD-OCEAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 3 2 1 1 1 8
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 1 0 1 4 1 7
AMTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 4 2 1 7
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 3 1 2 1 7
HOMERUN HOLDINGS CORP. 0 2 2 3 0 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 2 4 0 1 7
LINAK A/S 3 1 3 0 0 7
MANDO CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 0 4 1 2 0 7
MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV 0 0 3 1 3 7
NSK LTD. 1 1 1 3 1 7
PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 1 7
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG 0 0 1 3 2 6
BOSE CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 0 6
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
CONTROL TECHNIQUES LTD. 0 1 0 0 5 6
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 0 2 2 1 6
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
GRASS GMBH 5 1 0 0 0 6
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 3 1 1 1 0 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 3 2 0 0 6
RBC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
REGAL BELOIT EPC INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
RENAULT S.A.S. 1 3 0 1 1 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 2 2 1 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 0 4 0 6
SYSTEM-GENERAL CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 1 1 0 3 1 6
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 0 4 6
YAZAKI CORP. 1 1 4 0 0 6
ADVICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 2 0 0 5
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
COACTIVE DRIVE CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
EBM--PAPST MULFINGEN GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 1 0 2 5
FUJI ELECTRIC SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 4 0 1 0 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 2 0 1 0 5
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 0 0 2 2 5
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 1 3 1 5
LIONTECH TRAINS LLC 3 1 1 0 0 5
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0 2 1 0 2 5
MURATA MACHINERY, LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
NIKON CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 1 5
NTN CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 2 1 2 5
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE 0 1 0 3 1 5
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SIMPLEHUMAN LLC 0 0 1 4 0 5
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 0 0 3 5
TESLA MOTORS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
THE POWERWISE GROUP, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
YALE SECURITY INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
ZHONGSHAN BROAD-OCEAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 2 2 0 1 5



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