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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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 701, DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing)

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 27 62 62 71 79 301
~Individually Owned Patent 37 65 67 54 47 270
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 37 57 51 44 39 228
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 45 61 50 30 39 225
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 23 47 39 24 20 153
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 28 49 44 17 0 138
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 12 19 36 26 40 133
DENSO CORPORATION 14 32 29 21 30 126
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 10 32 49 20 114
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 9 20 15 25 32 101
CATERPILLAR INC. 27 31 18 7 15 98
HITACHI, LTD 10 21 24 24 16 95
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 12 22 17 25 83
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 17 19 11 14 20 81
NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 7 23 19 17 12 78
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 24 53 77
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 18 15 19 15 71
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 25 10 13 9 69
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 12 14 20 15 8 69
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 12 8 18 24 64
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 9 24 14 13 63
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 22 12 5 14 9 62
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 1 17 13 11 9 51
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 11 10 14 10 50
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 3 11 15 14 7 50
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 2 5 17 9 13 46
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 0 6 17 23 46
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 8 8 9 6 10 41
KOMATSU LTD. 12 14 8 3 4 41
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 4 15 12 4 41
BOEING COMPANY 4 6 1 11 15 37
MOTOROLA, INC. 5 5 9 13 5 37
CASE CORPORATION 14 7 5 4 3 33
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 3 13 4 4 8 32
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 6 9 7 6 4 32
EATON CORPORATION 4 12 5 6 3 30
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 6 8 4 4 8 30
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 6 10 4 7 29
MAGELLAN DIS, INC. 8 4 8 5 2 27
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 11 6 5 3 26
MANNESMANN VDO AG 3 7 11 5 0 26
TRW INC. 4 11 4 5 2 26
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 4 5 5 7 25
DEERE + COMPANY 1 5 4 5 10 25
GARMIN LTD. 0 0 0 7 18 25
UNISIA JECS CORPORATION 9 7 4 5 0 25
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 5 12 2 24
SONY CORPORATION 4 2 4 7 6 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 5 4 5 5 4 23
AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION 0 2 11 4 5 22
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 5 3 4 9 22
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 5 11 5 0 1 22
MANNESMANN AG 6 9 2 4 0 21
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. 6 8 5 1 1 21
CUMMINS INC. 0 0 6 6 8 20
DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION 2 1 9 5 2 19
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 4 2 9 2 2 19
AMERICAN CALCAR INC. 2 5 3 7 1 18
KABUSHIKIKAISHA EQUOS RESEARCH CO., LTD. 1 9 7 1 0 18
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 4 6 1 2 5 18
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 4 5 4 18
NEC CORPORATION 1 3 5 6 2 17
XANAVI INFORMATICS CORPORATION 5 4 5 0 3 17
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 4 2 4 4 3 17
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 4 4 2 4 16
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 4 6 4 16
YAZAKI CORP. 2 2 6 5 1 16
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 6 6 3 0 0 15
GLOBAL LOCATE, INC. 0 0 4 5 5 14
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE COMPANY 3 4 3 2 2 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 4 2 4 2 14
WABCO GMBH & CO, OHG 3 3 1 4 3 14
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 4 2 2 4 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 3 2 3 13
AIRBUS FRANCE 0 0 0 8 4 12
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 2 0 1 4 5 12
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 1 3 4 4 12
SEXTANT AVIONIQUE 6 6 0 0 0 12
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 5 5 1 0 0 11
GARMIN CORPORATION 2 3 5 1 0 11
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 4 0 4 0 11
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 5 2 2 1 11
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 3 2 2 2 11
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 5 11
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 4 2 11
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 2 9 11
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 1 5 1 1 2 10
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 2 7 1 0 0 10
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 2 3 0 10
VISTEON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 3 5 2 0 0 10
ZF BATAVIA, L.L.C. 0 1 3 5 1 10
ARRIVALSTAR, INC. 0 0 0 2 7 9
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 7 2 0 0 0 9
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 4 2 0 2 1 9
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 0 5 3 0 1 9
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 2 1 2 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 3 1 1 1 3 9
SPX CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 2 9
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 0 5 2 9
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 1 1 3 0 3 8
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 6 1 1 0 0 8
GALAXY DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1 2 3 1 1 8
GE-HARRIS RAILWAY ELECTRONICS, L.L.C. 0 1 6 1 0 8
INTEL CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 0 0 6 1 1 8
JATCO CORPORATION 3 4 0 1 0 8
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 2 2 4 8
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 0 0 1 4 3 8
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 5 2 1 0 0 8
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 0 1 4 3 0 8
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 3 2 2 1 8
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 2 8
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 2 1 8
CLAAS KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN 6 0 1 0 0 7
NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 1 7
TEMIC TELEFUNKEN MICROELECTRONIC GMBH 2 2 2 1 0 7
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 3 0 2 1 7
AEROSPACE CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 3 6
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 3 6
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 3 0 1 2 0 6
BOSCH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 4 2 0 0 6
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY 3 1 1 1 0 6
CONTINENTAL TEVES, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
FREIGHTLINER LLC 1 2 2 1 0 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 4 2 6
HORIZON NAVIGATION, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
JATCO LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 1 3 1 0 1 6
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 2 3 1 0 0 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 0 0 1 6
MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 0 2 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 0 6
SHIMANO INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
SINEX HOLDINGS LLC 0 0 2 4 0 6
ALCATEL 0 3 0 0 2 5
BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 2 3 0 5
BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBH 0 0 0 3 2 5
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
CANAC INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
GARMIN AT, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
GO2 SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 0 0 3 2 5
JAGUAR CARS LIMITED 2 2 0 0 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 0 0 0 5 5
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
MANNESMANN SACHS AG 1 2 1 0 1 5
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 0 0 0 2 3 5
MITRE CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
NARTRON CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
NSK LIMITED 0 1 1 1 2 5
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
RAPISTAN SYSTEMS ADVERTISING CORP. 0 0 2 0 3 5
REGIE NATIONALE DES USINES RENAULT 1 2 2 0 0 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE 4 1 0 0 0 5
TAKATA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
TELEVIGATION, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
TOKICO LTD. 3 0 1 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 0 3 1 5
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 0 0 4 1 0 5
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 1 0 1 3 5


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