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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 280, Land 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 361 334 333 334 301 1663
TAKATA CORPORATION 34 24 36 47 62 203
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 27 30 42 25 48 172
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 28 46 20 22 29 145
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 26 28 26 23 21 124
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 20 27 24 18 19 108
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 12 17 31 28 103
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 17 10 18 7 9 61
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 15 6 7 10 21 59
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 7 14 15 12 11 59
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 15 4 9 8 18 54
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 18 10 15 5 5 53
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 1 11 20 10 9 51
LEAR CORPORATION 5 3 8 14 12 42
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 5 3 11 11 10 40
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 8 7 9 3 40
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 6 11 8 10 4 39
SHIMANO INC. 8 12 8 8 3 39
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 4 5 10 14 37
SKIS ROSSIGNOL S.A. 7 6 10 7 6 36
NSK LIMITED 1 1 2 7 23 34
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 5 6 9 6 7 33
SALOMON S.A. 6 5 8 5 5 29
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 10 6 4 1 4 25
PORSCHE AG 8 7 2 1 6 24
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 10 2 4 1 24
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7 4 7 2 3 23
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 6 8 6 3 0 23
DEERE + COMPANY 6 8 1 7 1 23
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 5 3 4 4 7 23
TAKATA-PETRI AG 1 2 6 3 11 23
DANA CORPORATION 8 2 3 7 2 22
BURTON CORPORATION USA 11 5 1 2 2 21
TK HOLDINGS, INC. 1 1 3 5 11 21
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 11 4 4 2 0 21
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 4 5 4 3 19
ATOMIC AUSTRIA GMBH 1 4 5 5 4 19
K-2 CORPORATION 4 7 2 4 2 19
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 5 2 2 1 9 19
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 2 4 7 3 3 19
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 1 2 7 7 18
CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC. 9 2 4 2 0 17
NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. 4 1 2 4 6 17
COMBI CO., LTD. 3 6 2 4 1 16
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 3 3 2 3 5 16
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 5 1 3 4 16
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 2 3 4 2 16
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 4 3 5 1 16
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 6 8 15
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 5 4 2 2 1 14
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 1 4 6 3 14
TRW INC. 8 3 2 1 0 14
ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG 2 4 4 4 0 14
HENDRICKSON USA, L.L.C. 0 1 1 7 4 13
TAKATA-PETRI (ULM) GMBH 2 3 2 2 4 13
THE HOLLAND GROUP, INC. 5 2 5 1 0 13
CHRYSLER LLC 0 0 0 1 11 12
TRW AIRBAG SYSTEMS GMBH 0 3 2 4 3 12
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 2 1 3 0 5 11
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11 0 0 0 0 11
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 2 1 0 4 4 11
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 0 2 2 2 5 11
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 0 2 6 2 1 11
BLACK DIAMOND EQUIPMENT, LTD. INC. 1 0 0 6 3 10
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 3 2 5 10
KIA MOTORS CORP. 0 2 4 1 3 10
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 0 1 3 10
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 6 1 1 10
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 2 2 2 3 1 10
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 0 4 3 0 3 10
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 5 9
DENSO CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 2 9
EMERY S.A. 3 4 2 0 0 9
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 4 1 0 1 9
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 3 2 2 2 0 9
MARKER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 4 1 2 1 1 9
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 6 3 0 0 0 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 5 0 1 9
THE BOLER COMPANY 4 5 0 0 0 9
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 0 3 6 9
UNARCO INDUSTRIES INC. 1 3 2 3 0 9
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 1 0 2 9
WATSON & CHALIN MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 4 2 1 2 9
89908, INC. 0 2 2 1 3 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
JOST-WERKE GMBH & CO., KG. 2 2 3 1 0 8
LOOK FIXATIONS S.A. 1 3 0 1 3 8
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 3 0 1 3 1 8
RADIO FLYER INC. 0 5 1 1 1 8
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 4 1 1 2 0 8
UNIQUE PRODUCTS & DESIGN CO., LTD. 2 1 3 2 0 8
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 4 0 0 7
HEELING SPORTS LIMITED 3 1 1 2 0 7
INVACARE CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 1 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 0 2 3 2 7
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 0 1 2 2 2 7
MOTOCZYSZ LLC 0 3 0 3 1 7
SANKO GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 2 1 7
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 2 7
634182 ALBERTA LTD. 2 2 1 0 1 6
AMES TRUE TEMPER, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 0 3 2 0 1 6
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 0 0 1 6
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 0 1 4 1 0 6
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 1 0 2 2 1 6
FAR GREAT PLASTICS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 1 4 0 6
GOODWELL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 1 1 2 2 6
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ISE INNOMOTIVE SYSTEMS EUROPE GMBH 1 1 1 0 3 6
MAGLINE, INC. 1 2 0 2 1 6
MANDO CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 1 6
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 1 2 3 0 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 1 0 6
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 6
SAF-HOLLAND, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 4 0 1 1 0 6
TYROLIA TECHNOLOGY GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 2 0 1 2 1 6
ARCTIC CAT INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
B & W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
BOSE CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 0 1 1 3 0 5
DECOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
HEINZ KETTLER GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 1 3 0 5
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
KOMATSU LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5
MATTEL INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
MAVERICK AMERICAN LLC 1 2 2 0 0 5
MINDWURX, LLC 0 1 0 2 2 5
NEWFREY LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
PACIFIC CYCLE, LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
PIHSIANG MACHINERY MFG. CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 0 5
ROTTEFELLA AS 1 0 1 2 1 5
SPORTS WORLD ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
TAKATA RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
VENTRA GROUP INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5


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