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

EXTENDED YEAR SET - Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 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 440, Marine Propulsion

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 41 19 49 33 31 63 41 48 27 33 10 17 29 27 22 24 35 33 56 36 48 48 57 39 53 44 45 47 51 55 50 56 44 40 50 46 45 59 34 40 29 31 30 29 39 32 42 1857
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 7 10 1 1 0 3 7 4 4 8 3 8 17 36 28 8 5 3 12 10 6 6 16 15 15 18 21 17 14 18 21 22 14 12 8 9 8 10 10 11 465
SANSHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 13 26 18 33 28 18 18 35 16 31 24 34 27 42 25 26 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 447
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 4 1 13 2 0 0 1 3 3 5 17 6 11 11 5 10 24 24 23 17 10 6 2 4 3 3 30 15 32 41 12 27 20 393
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 4 3 11 4 7 9 13 9 5 3 1 3 8 16 18 8 13 12 20 17 16 20 18 18 17 8 8 10 2 4 1 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 322
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 7 7 8 12 25 33 37 22 29 21 16 3 7 19 12 15 6 299
YAMAHA MARINE KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 22 16 30 32 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 138
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2 6 14 19 9 3 5 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 94
BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 34 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 1 3 4 2 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 56
VOLVO PENTA AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 2 4 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 2 5 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 51
GIBBS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 1 4 7 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 36
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 9 6 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 34
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 8 6 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 33
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 4 33
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 32
AB VOLVO 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
BRP US INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 2 1 2 10 5 31
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 2 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 3 0 27
SCHOTTEL-WERFT JOSEF BECKER KG 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 6 0 21
BOMBARDIER INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 14
SOQI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
BLOHM AND VOSS AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
ISHIGAKI COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
LIQUID ROBOTICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 10
SHOWA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TWIN DISC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 10
ZEBCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
ARCTIC CAT INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ROLLS-ROYCE AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 9
WARTSILA FINLAND OY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 9
TELEFLEX CANADA INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
YANMAR CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 8
ABB OY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CARL HURTH MASCHINEN UND ZAHNRADFABRIK GMBH 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ECONTROLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
SANSHIN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BIRD-JOHNSON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
RENK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 6
E.P. BARRUS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ECO SOUND INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
IMO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
RAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SUZUKI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5



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