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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 384, Bearings

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
NTN CORPORATION 23 21 16 34 46 140
NSK LIMITED 25 24 16 10 10 85
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 16 9 9 6 7 47
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 5 2 11 10 8 36
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 4 3 9 20 36
SCHAEFFLER KG 0 2 7 11 15 35
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 9 7 8 6 4 34
NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD. 5 6 7 3 12 33
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 15 1 5 5 5 31
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 14 5 6 2 2 29
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 12 8 2 1 1 24
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 1 5 4 9 23
INA-SCHAEFFLER KG 3 5 4 5 0 17
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 9 8 17
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 8 5 0 0 16
NIDEC CORPORATION 4 3 4 1 3 15
FAG KUGELFISCHER GEORG SCHAFER AG 4 3 3 3 0 13
DAIDO METAL COMPANY 4 4 2 1 1 12
SONY CORPORATION 4 1 2 3 2 12
TIMKEN COMPANY 3 1 2 1 4 11
REXROTH STAR GMBH 1 4 2 1 2 10
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 0 3 4 3 10
THK CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 5 9
FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 0 0 2 2 4 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 1 3 3 8
FLORIDA TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 4 1 1 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 3 2 0 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 1 1 1 1 7
KOMATSU LTD. 1 0 1 2 3 7
SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 0 1 2 1 7
DEERE + COMPANY 2 2 1 1 0 6
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 1 2 3 0 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 3 0 1 0 6
OILES CORPORATION 0 4 2 0 0 6
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 0 0 0 3 3 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 2 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 1 0 0 5
FANUC LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
HANSEN TRANSMISSIONS INTERNATIONAL NV 0 2 1 1 1 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 2 0 0 5
SKF INDUSTRIE S.P.A. 4 1 0 0 0 5


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