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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 73 70 78 78 56 355
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 60 42 51 57 42 252
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15 17 11 8 8 59
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 21 8 6 12 9 56
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 11 13 10 10 12 56
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 15 20 17 55
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 7 8 10 14 11 50
DEERE + COMPANY 6 13 11 10 8 48
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 9 6 9 5 11 40
TRW INC. 10 7 12 6 4 39
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 7 5 9 5 9 35
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 5 10 5 11 34
CATERPILLAR INC. 10 8 2 10 2 32
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 0 8 12 11 31
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 5 15 2 0 30
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 5 9 13 30
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 4 5 8 8 4 29
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 5 3 5 10 6 29
BOMBARDIER INC. 0 2 7 15 3 27
CASE CORPORATION 6 9 4 3 4 26
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 10 3 7 3 25
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 2 6 8 5 21
KOMATSU LTD. 1 4 7 4 5 21
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 3 8 4 20
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 3 9 2 3 1 18
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 9 8 17
KUBOTA CORPORATION 2 4 3 3 4 16
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 4 6 1 0 5 16
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 3 7 3 1 1 15
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 3 6 15
SAUER-DANFOSS HOLDING A/S 0 0 6 5 4 15
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 3 7 14
NEW VENTURE GEAR, INC. 0 0 6 5 2 13
HITACHI, LTD 0 2 1 4 5 12
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 2 7 1 2 12
BUELL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 1 3 1 5 1 11
MATTEL INC. 1 1 5 3 1 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 3 0 4 11
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 4 2 11
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 3 4 11
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 4 3 1 1 1 10
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 2 3 2 1 10
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 3 4 0 10
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 0 0 2 6 2 10
PORSCHE AG 1 1 4 2 2 10
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 2 2 2 2 9
NSK LIMITED 0 3 1 2 3 9
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 2 2 9
TRW LUCAS VARITY ELECTRIC STEERING LTD. 0 0 4 2 3 9
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 0 1 3 8
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 3 8
MTD PRODUCTS INC. 2 3 1 2 0 8
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 3 8
MANDO CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 2 2 2 1 7
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 1 5 1 0 0 7
NTN CORPORATION 3 0 3 0 1 7
TCM CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 0 1 1 0 4 6
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 0 0 2 6
DANA CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 1 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 0 2 3 1 6
GKN AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 2 3 0 0 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
MERCEDES-BENZ LENKUNGEN GMBH 0 3 2 0 1 6
MITSUBA CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 0 1 1 6
PATMONT MOTOR WERKS 1 0 2 3 0 6
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 2 1 6
TEXTRON INC. 2 0 0 1 3 6
EATON CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 1 5
FORMULA FAST RACING 0 0 2 1 2 5
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
ROVER GROUP LIMITED 0 5 0 0 0 5
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 0 0 3 5
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
TORO COMPANY 3 0 2 0 0 5
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 2 2 0 5
TRW FAHRWERKSYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 2 1 0 5
TUFF TORQ CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5


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