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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 477, Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control

( 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
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 17 19 15 37 45 133
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 8 16 13 15 17 69
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 11 4 8 7 20 50
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 12 19 6 6 4 47
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 2 4 19 20 45
JATCO LTD. 5 11 13 9 6 44
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 8 10 12 2 5 37
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 6 9 7 8 36
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 10 17 4 1 1 33
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 5 5 4 5 10 29
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 2 7 4 8 27
DENSO CORPORATION 1 8 6 7 3 25
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 12 7 0 0 20
HITACHI, LTD 6 4 2 4 3 19
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 2 4 5 6 18
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 7 0 3 3 3 16
EATON CORPORATION 8 0 1 4 3 16
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 2 2 2 11
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 0 2 5 3 11
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 1 2 0 1 10
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 0 3 6 9
CHRYSLER LLC 0 3 3 3 0 9
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 2 0 0 8
DAIMLER AG 0 0 2 3 3 8
DEERE + COMPANY 0 3 2 1 2 8
NISSAN DIESEL MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 3 3 1 0 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 0 3 1 1 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 0 0 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
PORSCHE AG 0 0 0 0 5 5


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