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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 180, Motor Vehicles

( 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 56 81 83 73 68 361
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 42 65 57 63 44 271
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 12 13 17 22 31 95
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 9 11 15 17 28 80
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 11 10 18 20 17 76
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 8 11 18 16 18 71
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 17 8 7 8 8 48
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 9 12 10 10 6 47
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 3 16 12 6 9 46
HITACHI, LTD 5 10 9 10 11 45
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 11 13 7 13 0 44
DEERE + COMPANY 8 9 4 10 9 40
CNH AMERICA LLC 2 8 8 18 3 39
DENSO CORPORATION 4 4 10 9 8 35
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 4 3 2 0 23 32
NSK LIMITED 3 6 3 8 7 27
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 13 10 0 0 27
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 6 3 4 11 26
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 3 5 4 6 26
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 11 2 4 5 4 26
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 8 3 1 0 25
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 4 9 2 5 23
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 4 5 3 6 4 22
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 5 6 3 5 3 22
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 6 4 9 3 0 22
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 4 3 4 2 20
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 0 1 8 10 19
KUBOTA CORPORATION 4 3 3 2 7 19
KOMATSU LTD. 5 3 6 2 2 18
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 5 2 2 18
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 11 2 0 2 2 17
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 4 2 1 7 16
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 1 2 4 7 15
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 5 2 1 3 4 15
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 2 8 1 3 0 14
ARCTIC CAT INC. 2 5 2 0 4 13
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 4 1 1 1 13
TAKATA CORPORATION 2 2 3 3 3 13
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 0 1 2 5 5 13
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 5 1 3 3 12
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 9 11
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 1 4 2 4 0 11
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 1 2 5 2 1 11
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 5 4 1 11
SHOWA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 6 11
TEXTRON INC. 3 0 1 5 2 11
TRW INC. 4 5 1 0 1 11
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 3 5 1 0 10
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 2 1 0 4 3 10
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 4 10
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 1 3 4 0 2 10
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 0 9
PORSCHE AG 2 0 4 3 0 9
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 2 2 3 9
TCM CORPORATION 5 4 0 0 0 9
BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 2 3 0 8
INVACARE CORPORATION 0 3 3 1 1 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 3 1 3 8
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 0 1 2 2 2 7
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 0 0 4 7
EATON CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 2 7
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 4 0 7
MATTEL INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 4 7
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 1 3 1 0 2 7
STILL GMBH 0 2 2 3 0 7
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
BRP FINLAND OY 0 1 2 1 2 6
CONCEPTION ET DEVELOPMENT MICHELIN S.A. 1 0 2 1 2 6
DELTA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
NSK AUTOLIV CO., LTD 0 1 3 0 2 6
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
RAYMOND CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 1 6
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 0 1 5
CASE CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 1 1 1 1 1 5
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
EDSCHA AG 1 1 1 2 0 5
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 0 2 1 0 2 5
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 2 1 5
NTN CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
PACCAR INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 2 0 5
YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5


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