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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 101 86 58 74 53 372
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 12 6 28 11 16 73
SHIMANO INC. 18 16 16 11 12 73
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED 11 18 8 5 4 46
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 8 13 4 8 41
TRW INC. 9 9 8 6 5 37
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 7 4 7 6 13 37
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 8 6 11 6 34
NSK LIMITED 7 3 6 3 14 33
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 9 10 6 3 3 31
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 7 10 9 1 29
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 3 3 6 10 2 24
EATON CORPORATION 12 5 2 3 2 24
MANNESMANN SACHS AG 13 3 4 2 1 23
NEW VENTURE GEAR, INC. 5 2 9 4 3 23
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 5 8 6 22
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 3 5 6 5 22
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 3 5 3 7 3 21
INA WALZLAGER SCHAEFFLER OHG 4 8 5 2 1 20
DEERE + COMPANY 0 5 4 4 6 19
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 5 6 5 3 0 19
MANNESMANN VDO AG 2 6 8 2 1 19
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 6 4 4 1 4 19
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 11 2 3 2 0 18
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 6 8 3 18
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 3 5 1 5 3 17
CATERPILLAR INC. 6 4 3 2 1 16
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 8 2 1 0 16
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 7 0 4 2 3 16
SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 3 1 2 9 1 16
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 2 5 2 1 16
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 3 5 4 15
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 6 6 15
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 0 2 2 6 5 15
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 4 7 3 14
THK CO., LTD. 4 3 2 3 2 14
GRAND HAVEN STAMPED PRODUCTS COMPANY 2 3 1 6 1 13
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 0 0 1 7 5 13
ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG 0 0 4 4 5 13
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. 3 2 6 1 1 13
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 2 3 3 2 12
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 3 1 4 2 1 11
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 3 0 3 3 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 4 0 2 11
PORSCHE AG 1 5 2 1 2 11
SRAM CORPORATION 0 4 2 1 4 11
FICO CABLES, S.A. 4 5 0 1 0 10
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 4 3 3 0 0 10
FUJI KIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 2 0 4 10
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 0 2 4 10
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 2 2 2 1 9
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 3 2 0 9
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 3 8
BORGWARNER INC. 2 4 1 1 0 8
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
CHUO HATSUJO KOGYO CO., LTD. 2 4 2 0 0 8
DANA CORPORATION 4 3 0 1 0 8
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 0 6 8
KOMATSU LTD. 2 2 0 3 1 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 1 3 1 8
KERK MOTION PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 0 3 3 0 7
THOMSON SAGINAW BALL SCREW COMPANY, LLC 4 1 1 0 1 7
UNITED PARTS FHS AUTOMOBIL SYSTEME GMBH 1 2 2 2 0 7
VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 0 2 2 7
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 0 1 0 1 4 6
CASE CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 0 6
EXEDY CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 2 2 1 0 1 6
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 1 0 4 1 6
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
KUKA ROBOTER GMBH 1 3 0 1 1 6
LOOK CYCLE INTERNATIONAL 1 0 3 2 0 6
REXROTH STAR GMBH 0 1 2 1 2 6
ASMO CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS PLC 4 1 0 0 0 5
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ED. SCHARWACHTER GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 1 0 0 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 0 2 3 0 0 5
KSR INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 2 1 1 0 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
OILES CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 3 0 0 1 5
ROSS-HIME DESIGNS, INCORPORATED 2 0 1 2 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
SANKYO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
TAKATA-PETRI AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO. 1 2 1 1 0 5


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