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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 280, Land Vehicles

( 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 335 301 280 339 309 1564
TAKATA CORPORATION 47 62 52 56 37 254
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 25 48 40 76 58 247
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 22 29 26 48 30 155
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 31 28 20 34 39 152
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 10 21 20 48 31 130
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 10 14 20 35 36 115
TAKATA-PETRI AG 3 11 15 31 30 90
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 6 7 14 27 25 79
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 2 6 15 31 24 78
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 23 21 19 6 2 71
TK HOLDINGS, INC. 5 11 7 18 28 69
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 8 18 13 16 11 66
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 18 19 7 11 5 60
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 7 7 13 17 12 56
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 12 11 14 12 2 51
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 7 9 12 14 5 47
HENDRICKSON USA, L.L.C. 7 4 9 10 9 39
LEAR CORPORATION 14 12 5 3 4 38
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 7 11 9 7 38
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4 3 8 11 10 36
NSK LIMITED 7 23 3 2 1 36
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 11 10 7 4 2 34
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 9 6 10 8 34
NIHON PLAST CO., LTD. 4 6 4 16 4 34
DEERE + COMPANY 7 1 6 11 6 31
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 2 5 7 11 6 31
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 10 9 3 6 3 31
TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 3 6 7 8 7 31
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 5 8 13 0 27
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 2 5 14 6 27
PORSCHE AG 1 6 5 6 8 26
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 8 5 3 3 25
SALOMON S.A. 5 5 2 7 6 25
CNH AMERICA LLC 6 3 9 4 2 24
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 3 3 3 6 9 24
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 3 3 12 3 23
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 7 6 6 23
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 5 5 6 6 1 23
SHIMANO INC. 8 3 3 5 3 22
ATOMIC AUSTRIA GMBH 5 4 2 0 9 20
BURTON CORPORATION USA 2 2 5 7 3 19
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 3 5 4 5 1 18
SKIS ROSSIGNOL S.A. 7 6 3 1 1 18
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 6 7 5 18
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 2 1 2 9 4 18
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 10 4 2 0 0 16
JOST-WERKE GMBH & CO., KG. 1 0 0 6 8 15
TRW AIRBAG SYSTEMS GMBH 4 3 1 4 3 15
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 1 9 4 14
TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 8 14
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 2 5 6 1 0 14
TYROLIA TECHNOLOGY GMBH 3 2 6 2 1 14
DALPHI METAL ESPANA, S.A. 0 3 1 5 4 13
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 2 1 2 5 3 13
ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 4 2 5 12
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 1 4 2 3 12
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 3 5 0 1 3 12
CHRYSLER LLC 1 11 0 0 0 12
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 3 0 0 0 12
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 4 2 1 12
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 3 3 4 12
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 2 2 1 4 12
SAF-HOLLAND, INC. 0 6 4 1 1 12
AUDI AG 0 0 0 6 5 11
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 0 5 1 1 4 11
DAIMLER AG 0 3 3 1 4 11
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 4 1 3 1 11
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 2 0 2 4 3 11
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 4 4 1 1 1 11
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 0 5 2 3 1 11
WATSON & CHALIN MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 2 0 5 3 11
FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBH 1 0 3 3 3 10
KIA MOTORS CORP. 1 3 1 3 2 10
M & C INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 4 4 2 0 10
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 0 3 2 1 4 10
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 2 1 2 3 9
BLACK DIAMOND EQUIPMENT, LTD. INC. 6 3 0 0 0 9
COMBI CO., LTD. 4 1 2 1 1 9
DANA CORPORATION 7 2 0 0 0 9
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC 0 4 2 2 1 9
FONTAINE FIFTH WHEEL COMPANY 0 0 0 5 4 9
INVACARE CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 2 9
JTEKT CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 2 9
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 3 5 0 9
NEWFREY LLC 2 2 1 1 3 9
89908, INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT MFG. CO. 0 1 0 1 6 8
FELT RACING, LLC 0 0 2 0 6 8
K-2 CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 1 8
KUBOTA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 8
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 4 2 1 0 8
TAKATA-PETRI (ULM) GMBH 2 4 1 1 0 8
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 2 0 1 3 2 8
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 1 2 0 8
ARC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 4 1 0 2 7
ATC LEASING COMPANY 0 1 3 2 1 7
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC 1 0 2 2 2 7
BFS DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS, LLC 1 2 3 1 0 7
BOSE CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 2 7
CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 1 3 1 7
DELPHI KOREA CORPORATION 0 0 3 4 0 7
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 3 1 0 2 1 7
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 0 0 0 7
MOTOCZYSZ LLC 3 1 2 1 0 7
NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 7 7
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 1 2 0 7
RAZOR USA LLC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 1 1 3 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA LLC 0 1 2 1 2 6
GOODWELL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2 2 0 2 0 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 3 2 1 0 0 6
LISA DRAXLMAIER GMBH 0 2 2 1 1 6
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 2 2 1 0 1 6
MATTEL INC. 3 0 3 0 0 6
RADIO FLYER INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
SALFLEX POLYMERS LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
SISTEMI SOSPENSIONI S.P.A. 1 0 1 3 1 6
STEMPF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, LTD 1 1 1 2 1 6
TAKATA SEAT BELTS INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
UNIQUE PRODUCTS & DESIGN CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 2 6
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
AGCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
CEQUENT TRAILER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 1 2 5
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
FONTAINE INTERNATIONAL 1 1 3 0 0 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
FOX FACTORY, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
INTERTEC SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 0 3 5
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 0 5
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 2 0 1 1 1 5
KINETIC PTY. LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 3 0 0 1 1 5
LEKISPORT AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
LOOK FIXATIONS S.A. 1 3 0 1 0 5
MAGLINE, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
MANDO CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS LIMITED 3 0 0 1 1 5
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
RIDEWELL CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
ROTTEFELLA AS 2 1 0 1 1 5
RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
SHOWA CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 1 0 5
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 0 0 1 5
TRAXXAS LP 0 0 1 2 2 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 1 2 0 5
WILLIAMS INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
ZODIAC AUTOMOTIVE US INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5


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