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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 53 32 41 46 28 200
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 16 11 15 7 16 65
SHIMANO INC. 12 16 16 10 9 63
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 13 3 6 17 21 60
NSK LIMITED 14 7 8 15 7 51
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 5 3 9 4 9 30
DENSO CORPORATION 4 7 5 7 6 29
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 8 5 5 6 25
ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG 5 7 5 2 4 23
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 8 3 1 4 22
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 8 1 3 1 21
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 3 8 5 2 21
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 2 6 3 4 19
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 4 1 5 2 18
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 5 3 2 2 18
HITACHI, LTD 3 5 4 3 3 18
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 3 3 4 3 18
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 2 4 4 3 16
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 5 6 3 1 0 15
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 3 4 3 2 2 14
ENPLAS CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 4 12
INA-SCHAEFFLER KG 0 4 4 2 2 12
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 3 2 2 2 3 12
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 3 6 2 1 0 12
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 4 1 3 2 1 11
THK CO., LTD. 2 3 2 0 4 11
DEERE + COMPANY 6 2 0 1 1 10
EATON CORPORATION 2 2 3 3 0 10
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 3 1 1 3 2 10
PORSCHE AG 2 3 0 3 2 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 5 3 1 10
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 3 3 1 1 9
BORGWARNER INC. 0 3 3 3 0 9
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 4 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 3 3 1 9
KUBOTA CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 5 9
TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD. 1 1 4 1 2 9
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 1 4 1 2 9
AISIN AI CO., LTD. 1 0 1 3 3 8
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 3 8
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 0 0 0 2 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 2 2 3 1 8
TRW INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 0 7
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 3 0 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 2 4 0 1 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 1 0 1 7
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 3 1 7
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. 1 3 3 0 0 7
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 1 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 2 0 4 0 6
FANUC LTD. 0 0 3 1 2 6
FUJI KIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 0 1 0 6
GETRAG FORD TRANSMISSIONS GMBH 0 0 1 0 5 6
GKN AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 1 3 1 0 6
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 1 1 0 2 6
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED 4 1 0 1 0 6
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 0 0 5
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 0 0 0 2 3 5
DAIMLER AG 0 0 0 0 5 5
J. M. VOITH TURBO GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 1 2 0 5
JATCO LTD. 1 0 2 0 2 5
KSR INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 2 0 5
REXROTH STAR GMBH 2 0 1 1 1 5
SRAM CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 0 1 0 2 2 5
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 0 1 1 5
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 0 1 0 4 0 5


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