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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 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

( 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 133 135 111 101 106 586
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 44 34 40 49 71 238
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 19 30 32 41 43 165
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 2 11 18 33 55 119
WILHELM KARMANN GMBH 5 8 13 22 42 90
PORSCHE AG 16 12 16 23 22 89
LEAR CORPORATION 43 31 4 3 1 82
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 8 19 9 13 15 64
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 13 19 30 62
WEBASTO AG 10 6 8 8 24 56
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 9 14 6 12 14 55
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 10 11 8 10 11 50
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 14 8 10 10 48
MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS GMBH 0 9 17 13 7 46
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 23 10 4 0 1 38
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 7 0 5 9 16 37
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 4 6 9 15 35
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 10 5 6 4 4 29
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE BREVETS AUTOMOBILES 9 8 7 1 2 27
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 4 1 4 9 7 25
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 5 15 3 2 25
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 3 3 5 3 11 25
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 5 7 1 4 7 24
ARVINMERITOR GMBH 11 7 1 2 2 23
ASC INCORPORATED 15 8 0 0 0 23
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. 7 6 2 2 5 22
BOS GMBH & CO. KG 9 3 5 3 1 21
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 3 5 0 0 21
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 12 9 0 0 0 21
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 4 9 3 3 2 21
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 7 3 5 3 21
INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP BV 5 6 2 3 4 20
ALFA LEISURE, INC. 7 8 3 0 0 18
CHRYSLER LLC 0 3 11 3 0 17
KOMATSU LTD. 1 2 3 3 8 17
SPECIALTY VEHICLE ACQUISITION CORP. 0 1 8 4 4 17
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 4 1 1 5 5 16
HEULIEZ 6 4 6 0 0 16
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 6 5 4 1 0 16
KYOWA SANGYO CO., LTD. 6 6 2 1 1 16
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 4 1 1 2 16
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 0 3 12 15
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 5 5 0 1 4 15
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 0 3 2 8 15
ACTUANT CORPORATION 2 5 5 2 0 14
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 1 5 6 13
NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD. 6 4 3 0 0 13
DAIMLER AG 0 0 5 4 3 12
TEXTRON INC. 0 4 5 2 1 12
TS TECH CO., LTD. 3 3 2 2 2 12
89908, INC. 1 2 2 1 5 11
CNH AMERICA LLC 3 1 2 1 4 11
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 0 7 0 2 11
M & C CORPORATION 1 9 1 0 0 11
HONDA ACCESS CORP. 3 0 1 2 4 10
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES INC. 4 2 1 2 1 10
KUBOTA CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 5 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 0 0 4 3 10
AERO INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 3 1 1 1 9
ASMO CO., LTD. 3 1 2 1 2 9
EDSCHA CABRIO-DACHSYSTEME GMBH 2 3 3 0 1 9
GRUPO ANTOLIN INGENIERIA, S.A. 4 0 3 0 2 9
IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 1 2 1 9
KOJIMA PRESS INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 3 5 1 9
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. 0 3 4 1 1 9
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 1 1 4 0 3 9
ZEPHYROS, INC. 0 3 1 3 2 9
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 2 0 1 8
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 2 2 8
FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBH 0 1 2 2 3 8
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 1 1 2 2 2 8
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 1 1 8
RENAULT S.A.S. 1 0 0 4 3 8
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 1 6 8
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 0 2 2 7
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 1 7
DECOMA (GERMANY) GMBH 4 1 1 0 1 7
EAST MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 1 7
KIA MOTORS CORP. 4 1 0 1 1 7
LISA DRAXLMAIER GMBH 0 0 0 5 2 7
NISSAN DESIGN AMERICA, INC. 0 3 1 1 2 7
PIOLAX, INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
RBW INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
TOYOTA TECHNICAL CENTER, U.S.A., INC. 6 1 0 0 0 7
WABASH NATIONAL, L.P. 2 0 0 2 3 7
WEBASTO VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GMBH 7 0 0 0 0 7
YACHIYO KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 3 1 0 7
AGRI-COVER, INC. 3 0 0 2 1 6
CTS FAHRZEUG DACHSYSTEME GMBH 2 3 1 0 0 6
DEERE + COMPANY 2 0 1 3 0 6
FAURECEIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE 1 1 2 2 0 6
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 4 1 1 0 0 6
HAPPIJAC CORPORATION 6 0 0 0 0 6
L + L PRODUCTS, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
NIFCO INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
NORCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
OAKWOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 2 0 3 6
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 0 0 2 0 5
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
CURTIS INDUSTRIES, LLC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
DONNELLY CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 0 1 3 1 0 5
GESTAMP HARDTECH AB 1 1 1 1 1 5
ITW-AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & COMPANY KG 1 1 1 2 0 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 2 1 5
KANTO AUTO WORKS, LTD. 1 0 0 0 4 5
LUND INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
MAGNA CLOSURES INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
MITSUBA CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
NEWFREY LLC 2 1 1 1 0 5
NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
PULLMAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
SCAMBIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AG 0 1 1 0 3 5
TOKAI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 0 0 5
YANMAR CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 0 5


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