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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 1969 - 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 301, Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 14 8 17 9 18 23 32 18 14 15 9 12 17 10 9 16 8 14 19 17 15 28 25 30 24 25 17 26 12 27 29 39 44 42 40 34 756
SHIMANO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 5 6 10 7 3 39
MOTOR WHEEL CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 7 7 9 1 32
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 25
PORSCHE AG 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 6 2 1 1 23
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
DANA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 19
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 19
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 19
DAYTON-WALTHER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 17
DEL-MET CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 15
LACKS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 4 15
NORRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
ALEX MACHINE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 1 0 14
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN 0 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
HAYES WHEELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
NI INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 13
MCKECHNIE VEHICLE COMPONENTS (USA), INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 0 1 13
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 4 12
DAYTON STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12
TOPY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 11
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
MAVIC S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 9
GKN SANKEY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
ITT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PHOENIX USA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 8
SKF INDUSTRIE S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 8
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 7
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
BUDD COMPANY 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 6
FICHTEL + SACHS AG 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
GEORG FISCHER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KUAN HSIENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
MANNESMANN AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6
ACCURIDE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
DUNLOP HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GAR WOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 5
KUN TENG INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 5
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 5
NSK LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 5
S.A.F.E. Q-R CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
WHEEL MASTERS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5


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