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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 188, Brakes

( 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 31 40 45 31 24 171
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 10 16 7 7 3 43
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 8 13 8 7 37
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 4 5 12 6 30
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 4 3 7 8 7 29
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 5 9 7 3 4 28
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 3 3 4 8 6 24
SHIMANO INC. 3 5 4 4 8 24
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 6 6 6 3 1 22
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 4 4 3 2 19
ADVICS CO., LTD. 0 4 4 6 4 18
FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. 2 5 7 4 0 18
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 4 2 4 3 3 16
SHOWA CORPORATION 4 4 5 2 1 16
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 3 3 1 5 3 15
ZF SACHS AG 2 4 5 4 0 15
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 1 3 2 5 13
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 2 3 3 3 12
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 6 0 4 2 0 12
NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 4 1 1 1 11
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 9 2 0 0 0 11
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 2 4 3 1 10
GOODRICH CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 1 10
HITACHI, LTD 0 2 2 2 4 10
LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 1 1 2 5 10
NIFCO INC. 0 3 0 2 5 10
STABILUS GMBH 0 2 3 1 4 10
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 4 2 0 0 10
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 3 1 1 3 9
LORD CORPORATION 2 2 2 3 0 9
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS (UK) LTD. 1 1 2 1 4 9
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 4 2 1 0 2 9
THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH 2 1 3 2 1 9
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 2 2 1 0 9
AKEBONO CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA 0 0 3 3 2 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 4 1 1 0 8
NSK-WARNER K. K. 1 3 2 2 0 8
SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE, B.V. 6 2 0 0 0 8
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 1 0 2 2 3 8
DEERE + COMPANY 2 2 2 1 0 7
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. 5 0 2 0 0 7
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 1 0 4 2 7
TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 0 7
TOK BEARING CO., LTD. 4 0 1 1 1 7
TOKICO LTD. 4 3 0 0 0 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 0 1 0 0 7
BENDIX SPICER FOUNDATION BRAKE, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 1 2 1 1 1 6
SUSPA HOLDING GMBH 1 0 2 1 2 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 2 1 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 2 1 0 0 5
INVENTIO AG 3 0 1 1 0 5
KYORAKU CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 1 5
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 0 2 0 2 5
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5


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