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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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 70 23 60 42 11 206
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 16 25 15 19 22 97
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 10 17 24 27 14 92
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 28 39 67
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 6 3 15 10 12 46
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 4 3 4 15 15 41
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 16 3 4 8 7 38
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 3 3 9 12 9 36
JATCO LTD. 10 12 6 4 2 34
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 4 11 10 3 28
FALLBROOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 18 9 27
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 7 5 7 4 27
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 9 4 3 4 26
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 0 0 6 14 6 26
TIMKEN COMPANY 6 1 9 4 2 22
DANA CORPORATION 4 4 5 5 2 20
TOCHIGI-FUJI SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 4 2 4 19
EATON CORPORATION 0 2 2 5 8 17
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 3 1 0 0 17
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 5 3 2 4 14
BORGWARNER INC. 4 1 2 2 5 14
NSK LIMITED 1 3 5 5 0 14
NEW VENTURE GEAR, INC. 12 1 0 0 0 13
TORQUE-TRACTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 4 2 0 0 13
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 4 0 3 12
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3 2 4 1 1 11
MAGNA POWERTRAIN, INC. 0 0 11 0 0 11
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 2 0 3 5 10
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 1 2 1 0 10
DENSO CORPORATION 0 1 4 3 2 10
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 1 3 0 0 10
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 1 2 2 3 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 4 2 0 1 9
SONNAX INDUSTRIES, INC. 6 1 1 0 1 9
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 1 2 2 2 0 7
MAGNA DRIVETRAIN OF AMERICA, INC. 0 7 0 0 0 7
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 1 1 3 1 7
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
DEERE + COMPANY 3 1 0 2 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 1 1 3 6
GKN AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 3 2 0 0 6
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 2 1 0 1 2 6
KOMATSU LTD. 0 0 4 0 2 6
SHIMANO INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 3 0 1 6
BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE MOTOR SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 2 0 0 2 1 5
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5


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