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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 135 111 101 106 85 538
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 34 40 49 71 58 252
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 30 32 41 43 26 172
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 11 18 33 55 36 153
PORSCHE AG 12 16 23 22 31 104
WILHELM KARMANN GMBH 8 13 22 42 13 98
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 13 19 30 12 74
WEBASTO AG 6 8 8 24 14 60
MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS GMBH 9 17 13 7 12 58
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 14 6 12 14 11 57
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 19 9 13 15 0 56
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14 8 10 10 9 51
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 11 8 10 11 7 47
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 5 9 16 16 46
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 6 9 15 8 42
LEAR CORPORATION 31 4 3 1 1 40
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 4 9 7 13 34
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 5 15 3 2 2 27
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 3 5 3 11 5 27
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 5 6 4 4 3 22
KOMATSU LTD. 2 3 3 8 6 22
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 7 1 4 7 2 21
INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP BV 6 2 3 4 4 19
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 5 0 1 4 9 19
SPECIALTY VEHICLE ACQUISITION CORP. 1 8 4 4 2 19
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 3 5 3 1 19
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 3 12 3 18
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. 6 2 2 5 3 18
DAIMLER AG 0 5 4 3 6 18
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 9 3 3 2 1 18
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE BREVETS AUTOMOBILES 8 7 1 2 0 18
CHRYSLER LLC 3 11 3 0 0 17
BOS GMBH & CO. KG 3 5 3 1 4 16
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 6 8 16
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 10 4 0 1 0 15
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 1 5 5 2 14
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 3 2 8 1 14
ACTUANT CORPORATION 5 5 2 0 1 13
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 5 6 1 13
RENAULT S.A.S. 0 0 4 3 6 13
89908, INC. 2 2 1 5 2 12
ARVINMERITOR GMBH 7 1 2 2 0 12
FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBH 1 2 2 3 4 12
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 1 3 5 2 12
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 1 2 4 12
TEXTRON INC. 4 5 2 1 0 12
TS TECH CO., LTD. 3 2 2 2 3 12
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 1 4 0 3 4 12
ALFA LEISURE, INC. 8 3 0 0 0 11
KOJIMA PRESS INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 3 5 1 2 11
YACHIYO INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 7 11
ZEPHYROS, INC. 3 1 3 2 2 11
HEULIEZ 4 6 0 0 0 10
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 5 4 1 0 0 10
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 1 4 10
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 7 0 2 1 10
KYOWA SANGYO CO., LTD. 6 2 1 1 0 10
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. 3 4 1 1 1 10
M & C CORPORATION 9 1 0 0 0 10
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1 9 10
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 2 2 3 9
CNH AMERICA LLC 1 2 1 4 1 9
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 9 0 0 0 0 9
EDSCHA CABRIO-DACHSYSTEME GMBH 3 3 0 1 2 9
MAGNA CLOSURES INC. 1 0 1 3 4 9
TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 1 7 9
WABASH NATIONAL, L.P. 0 0 2 3 4 9
ASC INCORPORATED 8 0 0 0 0 8
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 2 0 4 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 5 0 0 0 8
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE 1 2 2 0 3 8
HONDA ACCESS CORP. 0 1 2 4 1 8
LISA DRAXLMAIER GMBH 0 0 5 2 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 4 3 1 8
TRANSTEX COMPOSITES INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
AERO INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 1 1 1 7
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 1 3 1 0 2 7
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 1 2 2 2 0 7
KANTO AUTO WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 4 3 7
NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD. 4 3 0 0 0 7
NISSAN DESIGN AMERICA, INC. 3 1 1 2 0 7
ASMO CO., LTD. 1 2 1 2 0 6
GESTAMP HARDTECH AB 1 1 1 1 2 6
GRUPO ANTOLIN INGENIERIA, S.A. 0 3 0 2 1 6
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 6 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 0 0 1 2 3 6
OAKWOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
PIOLAX, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
RBW INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 0 3 1 6
YANMAR CO., LTD. 0 1 4 0 1 6
AEROFFICIENT, LLC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
AGRI-COVER, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 0 1 0 5
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 1 0 0 3 1 5
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
CURTIS INDUSTRIES, LLC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
DEERE + COMPANY 0 1 3 0 1 5
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
EAST MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
FERRARI, S.P.A. 1 0 1 1 2 5
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 2 1 1 5
KIA MOTORS CORP. 1 0 1 1 2 5
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
MITSUBA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
NEWFREY LLC 1 1 1 0 2 5
NIFCO INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
PACCAR INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
ROLL-RITE, LLC 1 0 1 1 2 5
SCAMBIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AG 1 1 0 3 0 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 2 0 2 5
SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG 0 0 0 4 1 5
SMITH PATENTS, L.L.C. 0 3 0 1 1 5
STRYKER CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5
TRUXEDO, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5


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