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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 180, Motor Vehicles

( 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 60 70 73 69 78 350
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 24 48 60 42 51 225
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 11 13 21 8 6 59
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 7 12 11 13 10 53
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 15 17 11 45
TRW INC. 10 6 10 7 12 45
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 10 10 9 6 9 44
CATERPILLAR INC. 7 13 10 8 2 40
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 9 6 7 8 10 40
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 2 8 5 15 39
DEERE + COMPANY 1 5 6 13 11 36
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 7 3 7 5 9 31
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 14 0 0 0 26
CASE CORPORATION 1 5 6 9 4 25
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 4 3 5 10 24
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 0 6 4 5 8 23
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 3 2 10 3 20
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 2 3 3 9 2 19
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 15 18
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 2 5 3 5 17
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 3 2 4 6 1 16
KUBOTA CORPORATION 5 1 2 4 3 15
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 5 5 3 0 0 13
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 3 7 3 13
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 5 1 2 2 3 13
KOMATSU LTD. 0 1 1 4 7 13
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 2 0 2 6 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 3 1 3 12
BOMBARDIER INC. 0 1 0 2 7 10
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 3 10
KABUSHIKIKAISHA EQUOS RESEARCH CO., LTD. 7 3 0 0 0 10
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 4 1 1 2 10
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 2 1 1 5 1 10
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 5 2 2 0 10
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 2 2 2 9
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 2 3 9
PORSCHE AG 0 3 1 1 4 9
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 7 9
TRW FAHRWERKSYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 2 0 2 9
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 0 0 4 3 1 8
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 3 8
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 8 8
MATTEL INC. 1 0 1 1 5 8
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 4 0 8
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 0 2 2 3 1 8
NEW VENTURE GEAR, INC. 2 0 0 0 6 8
NTN CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 3 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 6 1 1 0 0 8
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 1 3 8
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 3 0 7
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 0 5 2 0 0 7
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
DANA CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
FICHTEL + SACHS AG 5 2 0 0 0 7
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 3 2 2 0 0 7
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 3 0 2 2 7
MITSUBA CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 1 7
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 1 6
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 0 1 2 2 6
FREIGHTLINER LLC 2 2 1 1 0 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
SAUER-DANFOSS HOLDING A/S 0 0 0 0 6 6
TORO COMPANY 0 1 3 0 2 6
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 2 1 6
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 2 6
UNISIA JECS CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 0 6
BUELL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 0 0 1 3 1 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 2 2 5
MERCEDES-BENZ LENKUNGEN GMBH 0 0 0 3 2 5
NSK LIMITED 1 0 0 3 1 5
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
ROVER GROUP LIMITED 0 0 0 5 0 5
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5


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