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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 477, Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 22 21 17 19 15 94
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 16 12 19 6 55
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 20 9 6 6 9 50
JATCO LTD. 9 10 5 11 13 48
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 4 6 8 16 13 47
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 6 10 8 10 12 46
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 4 10 17 4 38
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 7 7 11 4 8 37
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 10 6 1 2 26
HITACHI, LTD 5 6 6 4 2 23
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 7 1 5 5 4 22
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 4 6 2 7 22
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 7 4 7 0 3 21
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 0 1 12 7 20
DENSO CORPORATION 3 0 1 8 6 18
EATON CORPORATION 2 7 8 0 1 18
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 3 3 2 14
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 6 2 3 0 0 11
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 3 1 2 4 10
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 3 2 0 9
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 0 1 1 7
NISSAN DIESEL MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 3 7
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 3 2 2 7
BORGWARNER INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
CHRYSLER LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 1 6
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 0 3 2 5
KOMATSU LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
NSK LIMITED 1 1 1 1 1 5
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5


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