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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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 28 38 48 120 234
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 24 27 14 30 23 118
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 60 42 11 4 0 117
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 15 19 22 16 19 91
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 4 15 15 15 24 73
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 15 10 12 15 16 68
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 9 12 9 8 13 51
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 11 10 3 5 9 38
FALLBROOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 18 9 3 6 36
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 6 14 6 6 1 33
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 4 8 7 8 5 32
JATCO LTD. 6 4 2 3 7 22
EATON CORPORATION 2 5 8 3 1 19
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 5 7 4 1 1 18
TIMKEN COMPANY 9 4 2 1 1 17
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 3 4 4 0 15
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 2 2 0 3 6 13
NSK LIMITED 5 5 0 3 0 13
DANA CORPORATION 5 5 2 0 0 12
GKN DRIVELINE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 1 2 3 6 12
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 3 2 3 4 12
SHIMANO INC. 2 1 2 2 5 12
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 2 4 2 0 11
BORGWARNER INC. 2 2 5 2 0 11
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 3 5 2 1 11
MAGNA POWERTRAIN, INC. 11 0 0 0 0 11
TOCHIGI-FUJI SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 4 0 0 10
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 3 2 0 9
DENSO CORPORATION 4 3 2 0 0 9
KOMATSU LTD. 4 0 2 2 1 9
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 4 1 1 2 0 8
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 0 1 2 2 8
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 1 2 3 7
HANSEN TRANSMISSIONS INTERNATIONAL NV 1 1 1 2 2 7
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 0 2 2 3 0 7
EPI - ENERGY, LTD. 0 3 0 1 2 6
GATES CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
GKN DRIVELINE TORQUE TECHNOLOGY KK 0 0 1 0 5 6
SCHAEFFLER KG 0 0 4 2 0 6
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 3 1 1 0 6
DAIMLER AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
DEERE + COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 1 3 0 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 0 2 1 1 1 5


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