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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 303, Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems

( 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
ADVICS CO., LTD. 2 13 16 22 16 69
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 15 15 13 7 7 57
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 12 13 9 4 9 47
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 6 12 3 11 1 33
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 7 2 2 4 21
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 12 4 2 1 0 19
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 4 4 0 6 19
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 3 3 4 5 18
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 2 3 6 3 4 18
HITACHI, LTD 0 5 4 3 4 16
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 4 2 6 3 16
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORPORATION 3 4 2 2 5 16
BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC. 5 0 4 2 4 15
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 4 1 5 4 0 14
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 2 4 3 3 13
WABCO GMBH & CO, OHG 1 6 3 0 2 12
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 6 2 2 1 0 11
HYDRO-AIRE, INC. 2 3 1 1 3 10
LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 1 2 1 5 10
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 0 3 1 3 8
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 2 5 1 0 0 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 1 0 7
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 0 0 3 0 4 7
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 2 7
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 0 2 1 3 6
CONTINENTAL TEVES, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 2 6
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 2 6
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 0 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 0 1 2 5


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