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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 244, Aeronautics and Astronautics

( 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
BOEING COMPANY 76 57 79 85 123 420
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 51 39 54 57 79 280
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 10 7 21 31 47 116
AIRBUS FRANCE 16 14 14 21 24 89
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 11 8 15 28 25 87
RAYTHEON COMPANY 6 6 11 22 25 70
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 11 9 15 13 54
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 2 8 4 5 11 30
AIRBUS S.A.S. 4 4 5 8 5 26
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 6 4 4 5 7 26
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 0 0 3 19 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 2 2 6 7 20
GOODRICH CORPORATION 4 6 4 1 4 19
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 4 4 2 6 19
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED 0 0 1 4 13 18
AIRBUS UK LIMITED 5 4 3 3 2 17
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 12 2 2 0 0 16
AIRBUS ESPANA, S.L. 1 2 3 4 5 15
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. 1 1 5 3 5 15
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 3 2 6 2 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 4 6 2 0 2 14
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 1 2 2 1 5 11
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 1 4 2 3 10
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 0 5 1 3 10
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 1 3 1 5 10
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 3 6 9
IOSTAR CORPORATION 2 1 6 0 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 3 3 0 1 9
URBAN AERONAUTICS LTD. 2 0 0 4 3 9
AIRBUS OPERATIONS, S.L. 0 0 0 5 3 8
EMBRAER - EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE AERONAUTICA S.A. 0 0 0 2 6 8
IN-SITU; INC. 0 1 2 4 1 8
THALES 1 2 2 2 1 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 0 0 0 0 7 7
ORBITAL RESEARCH INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 1 3 2 7
AGUSTA S.P.A. 0 0 1 3 2 6
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
DIEHL BGT DEFENCE GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 1 2 2 6
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH 1 1 0 1 3 6
LORD CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
LTAS HOLDINGS, LLC 2 1 2 0 1 6
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 1 2 2 0 6
SMITHS AEROSPACE LLC 2 2 0 2 0 6
AEROVIRONMENT INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
AMI INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 2 1 0 0 2 5
BIGELOW AEROSPACE DIVISION, LLC 2 1 0 2 0 5
EADS CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS, S.A. 0 0 1 1 3 5
EADS SPACE TRANSPORTATION GMBH 3 2 0 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 1 1 2 5
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
HR TEXTRON INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD 0 0 0 2 3 5
JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY 1 0 0 4 0 5
KAREM AIRCRAFT, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
MICHIGAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
NEXTER MUNITIONS 0 0 0 1 4 5
OMNITEK PARTNERS, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
ROHR, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 4 0 5


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