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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 45 31 24 25 22 147
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 13 8 7 10 7 45
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 7 8 7 9 12 43
SHIMANO INC. 4 4 8 9 10 35
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 12 6 4 7 34
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 2 2 3 8 9 24
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 7 3 5 0 22
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 4 8 6 3 1 22
ADVICS CO., LTD. 4 6 4 6 0 20
FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. 7 4 0 1 7 19
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 7 3 4 2 3 19
HITACHI, LTD 2 2 4 2 8 18
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 3 2 4 2 15
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 2 5 3 2 15
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 3 3 2 3 14
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 6 3 1 2 2 14
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 1 5 3 2 1 12
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 4 3 3 1 1 12
FOX FACTORY, INC. 1 2 1 3 4 11
GOODRICH CORPORATION 3 3 1 3 1 11
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 4 2 0 1 3 10
STABILUS GMBH 3 1 4 1 1 10
ZF SACHS AG 5 4 0 0 1 10
BENDIX SPICER FOUNDATION BRAKE, LLC 0 4 2 2 1 9
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 3 1 1 0 9
LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 2 5 0 1 9
NIFCO INC. 0 2 5 2 0 9
SHOWA CORPORATION 5 2 1 1 0 9
AKEBONO CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA 3 3 2 0 0 8
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS (UK) LTD. 2 1 4 1 0 8
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 4 2 1 1 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
LORD CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 1 7
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 1 7
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 3 7
AUDI AG 1 1 2 2 0 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 0 1 6
MANDO CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
NSK-WARNER K. K. 2 2 0 1 1 6
SUSPA HOLDING GMBH 2 1 2 1 0 6
THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH 3 2 1 0 0 6
THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN SUSPENSION GMBH 0 1 1 2 2 6
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 1 6
AUSCO PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
DEERE + COMPANY 2 1 0 1 1 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 1 3 0 0 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 1 5
KYORAKU CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
MESSIER-BUGATTI 1 1 1 1 1 5
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 2 0 2 1 0 5


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