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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 188, Brakes

( 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 45 52 77 44 31 249
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 17 43 36 10 109
NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC. 6 8 11 13 4 42
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 3 13 9 5 1 31
SHIMANO INC. 6 7 10 4 3 30
TOKICO LTD. 5 12 6 3 4 30
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 1 17 2 5 3 28
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 7 9 4 3 27
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 11 5 5 1 26
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 0 4 6 5 9 24
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 12 5 1 1 23
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 3 3 8 2 6 22
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 6 4 11 0 1 22
MANNESMANN SACHS AG 6 7 3 4 0 20
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 5 4 1 2 19
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 5 9 2 1 1 18
HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 11 1 2 0 16
LORD CORPORATION 2 6 5 1 2 16
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC. 3 5 7 1 0 16
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 0 2 3 5 5 15
DANA CORPORATION 6 1 5 2 0 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 3 2 6 14
SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE, B.V. 0 3 2 3 6 14
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 5 3 4 14
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 2 1 2 4 4 13
NSK-WARNER K. K. 3 5 3 1 1 13
PORSCHE AG 1 3 7 1 1 13
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 5 6 1 0 0 12
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 2 1 1 3 4 11
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 4 6 11
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 1 4 4 10
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 6 1 0 0 10
AVID, L.L.C. 0 2 4 3 0 9
FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. 1 2 2 2 2 9
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 1 0 1 4 3 9
INVENTIO AG 1 1 2 2 3 9
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 6 3 0 0 0 9
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 3 5 0 0 0 8
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 4 8
GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 5 1 0 1 7
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 1 5 1 0 0 7
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE COMPANY 1 3 2 0 1 7
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 4 1 0 1 7
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 2 2 1 1 6
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
KRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH 0 0 4 2 0 6
TOK BEARING CO., LTD. 1 0 1 0 4 6
AB VOLVO 2 1 2 0 0 5
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 2 1 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. 1 3 1 0 0 5
FEDERAL-MOGUL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1 4 0 0 0 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
GOODRICH CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
INA WALZLAGER SCHAEFFLER OHG 0 4 1 0 0 5
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 0 0 1 0 4 5
STABILUS GMBH 1 4 0 0 0 5
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 1 2 0 0 2 5
ZF SACHS AG 0 0 0 3 2 5


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