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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 474, Endless Belt Power 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
SHIMANO INC. 10 12 9 20 26 77
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO. 8 13 14 11 17 63
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 8 6 12 9 40
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 3 5 11 11 35
BORGWARNER INC. 4 2 8 6 13 33
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 4 5 1 6 11 27
GATES CORPORATION 5 2 3 5 11 26
JATCO LTD. 9 2 0 10 4 25
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 4 4 2 5 6 21
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 1 2 8 5 18
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 0 0 5 10 16
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 4 3 2 2 4 15
BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 3 1 1 3 11
NTN CORPORATION 1 0 2 7 0 10
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 6 9
CLOYES GEAR & PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 0 1 3 8
DENSO CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 5 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
LITENS AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERSHIP 1 0 2 1 3 7
VAN DOORNE'S TRANSMISSIE B.V. 4 3 0 0 0 7
LITENS AUTOMOTIVE INC. 2 0 1 0 3 6
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 0 1 2 1 6
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 0 3 3 6
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 0 0 0 3 2 5
CNH AMERICA LLC 1 2 1 1 0 5
DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L. 0 1 0 1 3 5
MITSUBISHI BELTING LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
SCHAEFFLER KG 0 0 0 2 3 5
SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 0 2 2 5


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