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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 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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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
~Individually Owned Patent 50 57 42 35 54 238
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 10 9 5 31
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS-FRANCE 0 4 4 9 6 23
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 5 5 5 1 22
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 2 7 2 3 20
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT 5 4 4 2 2 17
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. 2 5 3 6 1 17
OHI SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. 3 3 2 2 2 12
STANLEY WORKS 2 0 4 4 2 12
NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD. 2 0 2 3 4 11
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 6 9
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 4 3 1 0 0 8
HI-LEX CORPORATION 4 1 0 3 0 8
ATOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
ASHLAND PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
ENDURA PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 2 6
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 4 2 0 6
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 5 1 0 0 0 6
MARVIN LUMBER AND CEDAR COMPANY 1 1 0 1 2 5
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5


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