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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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 102 112 101 86 58 459
SHIMANO INC. 25 16 18 16 16 91
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 11 12 6 28 60
EATON CORPORATION 14 20 12 5 2 53
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED 8 6 11 18 8 51
TRW INC. 5 5 9 9 8 36
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 9 7 7 4 7 34
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 10 8 5 8 2 33
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 7 13 7 0 4 31
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 8 8 13 30
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 5 3 2 7 10 27
CATERPILLAR INC. 7 6 6 4 3 26
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 1 9 10 6 26
NEW VENTURE GEAR, INC. 6 4 5 2 9 26
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 10 11 2 1 1 25
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 3 6 5 6 5 25
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 5 11 2 3 25
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 16 7 1 0 0 24
MANNESMANN SACHS AG 1 3 13 3 4 24
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 4 6 2 5 22
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 5 6 4 4 21
NSK LIMITED 5 1 7 3 5 21
INA WALZLAGER SCHAEFFLER OHG 0 1 4 8 5 18
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 8 6 17
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 4 4 3 5 1 17
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 1 2 6 8 17
PORSCHE AG 1 8 1 5 2 17
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 3 3 3 5 3 17
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 4 0 3 3 6 16
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 3 3 4 3 3 16
DANA CORPORATION 8 0 4 3 0 15
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 1 1 4 4 15
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 2 4 3 1 4 14
DEERE + COMPANY 4 1 0 5 4 14
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 3 3 5 13
DENSO CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 3 12
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 6 1 1 1 12
FICO CABLES, S.A. 2 0 4 5 0 11
KERK MOTION PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 2 2 3 11
LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG 2 3 2 0 4 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 4 2 1 1 11
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 2 2 3 11
THK CO., LTD. 0 2 4 3 2 11
THOMSON SAGINAW BALL SCREW COMPANY, LLC 0 5 4 1 1 11
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. 0 0 3 2 6 11
ASMO CO., LTD. 3 4 0 0 3 10
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 3 2 2 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 2 1 2 10
VALEO S.A. 9 0 1 0 0 10
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 2 2 2 2 9
GRAND HAVEN STAMPED PRODUCTS COMPANY 3 1 2 2 1 9
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. 7 2 0 0 0 9
SRAM CORPORATION 1 2 0 4 2 9
VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 7 0 0 9
CHUO HATSUJO KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 2 8
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 0 2 2 3 8
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 0 8
MITSUBA CORPORATION 1 5 1 0 1 8
SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 2 3 1 2 8
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 0 1 6 8
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
BORGWARNER INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 0 4 1 2 0 7
ETI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 1 0 0 0 7
EXEDY CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 0 7
FICHTEL + SACHS AG 4 2 1 0 0 7
FUJI KIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 3 2 7
LUK GETRIEBE-SYSTEME GMBH 0 3 1 3 0 7
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 1 3 2 0 1 7
NTN CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 0 7
VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR 2 2 1 1 1 7
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 2 0 7
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 2 1 2 2 0 7
AB VOLVO 2 2 2 0 0 6
AICHI KIKAI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 2 1 0 6
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS PLC 0 1 4 1 0 6
CASE CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 0 6
ED. SCHARWACHTER GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 3 1 1 6
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 1 0 2 2 1 6
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 0 0 4 6
HONEYWELL INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 0 1 0 2 6
KIORITZ CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 6
KOMATSU LTD. 2 0 2 2 0 6
MAGNETI MARELLI S.P.A. 1 1 0 0 4 6
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
NARISHIGE CO., LTD. 3 1 2 0 0 6
NILES PARTS CO., LTD. 1 3 0 1 1 6
RENISHAW PLC 2 0 2 1 1 6
ROSS-HIME DESIGNS, INCORPORATED 1 2 2 0 1 6
SAUER, INC. 1 5 0 0 0 6
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 1 6
TECHCO CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
WESCON PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 1 3 0 1 6
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 0 2 2 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 1 2 1 0 5
FANUC LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 1 1 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
IMO INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 0 0 0 2 3 5
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
KUBOTA CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
LEMFORDER NACAM S.A. 3 1 0 1 0 5
LOOK CYCLE INTERNATIONAL 1 0 1 0 3 5
MANNESMANN AG 1 0 2 2 0 5
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 2 0 1 2 0 5
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
OILES CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
P. L. PORTER CO. 3 1 1 0 0 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
TEIJIN SEIKI CO. LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
UNITED PARTS FHS AUTOMOBIL SYSTEME GMBH 0 0 1 2 2 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 2 0 0 0 5


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