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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 55 50 56 44 40 245
SANSHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 34 27 42 25 26 154
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 10 24 24 23 17 98
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 16 15 15 18 21 85
BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 0 24 34 58
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 8 7 8 12 37
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 5 8 6 5 26
SHOWA CORPORATION 1 4 9 6 5 25
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 4 1 6 9 0 20
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 1 3 5 3 2 14
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 6 2 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 1 3 4 2 10
VOLVO PENTA AB 4 1 0 1 4 10
BOMBARDIER INC. 0 1 2 1 4 8
ISHIGAKI COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 2 3 0 6
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
ECO SOUND INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5


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