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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 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 147 121 133 135 111 647
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 40 29 44 34 40 187
LEAR CORPORATION 38 33 43 31 4 149
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 27 21 19 30 32 129
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 19 23 23 10 4 79
PORSCHE AG 15 20 16 12 16 79
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 15 11 9 14 6 55
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 14 7 10 11 8 50
ARVINMERITOR GMBH 12 18 11 7 1 49
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 9 18 12 9 0 48
WEBASTO VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GMBH 24 17 7 0 0 48
ASC INCORPORATED 12 11 15 8 0 46
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 11 6 14 8 44
WILHELM KARMANN GMBH 14 4 5 8 13 44
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 14 7 13 3 5 42
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 6 8 19 9 42
CTS FAHRZEUG DACHSYSTEME GMBH 15 15 2 3 1 36
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 13 8 4 1 34
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 11 18 31
BOS GMBH & CO. KG 3 7 9 3 5 27
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 3 3 10 5 6 27
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE BREVETS AUTOMOBILES 2 1 9 8 7 27
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 11 5 5 5 0 26
MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 0 9 17 26
INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP BV 3 9 5 6 2 25
WEBASTO AG 0 1 10 6 8 25
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 2 7 6 5 4 24
ALFA LEISURE, INC. 4 1 7 8 3 23
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. 2 6 7 6 2 23
ACTUANT CORPORATION 6 3 2 5 5 21
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 5 3 5 7 1 21
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 5 6 4 1 4 20
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 5 15 20
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 3 7 3 20
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 6 1 0 1 19
EDSCHA CABRIO-DACHSYSTEME GMBH 5 4 2 3 3 17
FRANCE DESIGN 10 7 0 0 0 17
NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD. 3 1 6 4 3 17
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 11 2 3 0 0 16
HEULIEZ 0 0 6 4 6 16
L + L PRODUCTS, INC. 3 7 6 0 0 16
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 0 0 4 9 3 16
GRUPO ANTOLIN-INGENERIA, SA 5 3 4 0 3 15
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 6 5 3 0 0 14
CHRYSLER LLC 0 0 0 3 11 14
KYOWA SANGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 6 6 2 14
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 1 4 6 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 0 7 0 5 14
AERO INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 3 3 3 1 13
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 13 13
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 3 1 2 13
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 4 4 1 1 12
M & C CORPORATION 1 0 1 9 1 12
DECOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 4 3 0 0 11
NEWFREY LLC 4 3 2 1 1 11
PACCAR INC. 3 5 0 3 0 11
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 3 3 5 11
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 3 4 1 1 10
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 0 2 0 7 10
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 5 1 1 2 0 9
DENSO CORPORATION 2 5 1 0 1 9
DONNELLY CORPORATION 4 2 1 1 1 9
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES INC. 1 1 4 2 1 9
OPEN AIR SYSTEMS GMBH 1 4 2 1 1 9
SPECIALTY VEHICLE ACQUISITION CORP. 0 0 0 1 8 9
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 3 9
TEXTRON INC. 0 0 0 4 5 9
ALCOA INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
FAURECEIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE 2 2 1 1 2 8
IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 3 2 1 8
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 2 2 8
KOMATSU LTD. 1 1 1 2 3 8
LUND INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 3 2 0 8
NIFCO INC. 3 1 1 2 1 8
OHI SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. 3 1 2 1 1 8
RBW INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 4 1 8
TOKAI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 1 3 8
TOYOTA TECHNICAL CENTER, U.S.A., INC. 0 1 6 1 0 8
TS TECH CO., LTD. 0 0 3 3 2 8
VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 1 1 1 0 8
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 3 2 2 7
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 1 3 1 2 7
CROTTY CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 1 3 0 7
EAST MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 1 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 4 1 2 0 7
HAPPIJAC CORPORATION 0 1 6 0 0 7
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
NORCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE 0 3 2 1 1 7
YACHIYO KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 3 0 3 7
ASMO CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 2 6
BESTOP, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
DECOMA (GERMANY) GMBH 0 0 4 1 1 6
DEERE + COMPANY 2 1 2 0 1 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 3 1 0 1 6
KIA MOTORS CORP. 0 1 4 1 0 6
OAKWOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT INC. 2 0 0 0 4 6
PULLMAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4 0 1 1 0 6
YAZAKI CORP. 2 2 1 0 1 6
89908, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ARACO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 1 0 5
ARVINMERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS-FRANCE 0 3 2 0 0 5
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
DAIMLER AG 0 0 0 0 5 5
DOMETIC CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
DURAKON ACQUISITION CORP. 1 2 2 0 0 5
DURAKON INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 1 0 0 1 3 5
HINO JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HINO MOTORS, LTD.) 0 1 1 0 3 5
HONDA ACCESS CORP. 0 1 3 0 1 5
HWH CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
INNOTEC CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH 0 1 1 1 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 1 0 1 1 2 5
NISSAN DESIGN AMERICA, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A. 2 1 2 0 0 5
PROJX, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 3 0 0 5
SHAPE CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 3 2 0 0 5
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 0 0 1 1 3 5
WEBASTO SUNROOF, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 1 0 3 1 5


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