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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 180, Motor 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 73 69 75 99 77 393
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 63 44 72 101 91 371
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 18 28 35 55 64 200
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 22 31 38 40 30 161
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 20 17 22 20 13 92
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 16 18 13 24 15 86
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 2 10 15 20 25 72
DEERE + COMPANY 11 9 9 15 19 63
JTEKT CORPORATION 8 10 24 10 11 63
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 0 23 15 13 10 61
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 11 8 13 11 47
DENSO CORPORATION 9 8 12 10 6 45
HITACHI, LTD 10 11 2 10 6 39
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 4 7 8 4 13 36
CNH AMERICA LLC 18 3 7 2 5 35
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 6 9 5 8 5 33
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 5 6 15 4 32
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 8 9 3 1 29
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 4 4 6 6 26
NSK LIMITED 8 7 5 3 1 24
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 5 10 2 23
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 3 4 5 9 2 23
TAKATA CORPORATION 3 3 4 11 1 22
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 6 4 3 1 6 20
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 3 0 3 6 8 20
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 2 2 7 6 3 20
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 0 11 4 20
KUBOTA CORPORATION 2 7 4 3 4 20
YANMAR CO., LTD. 0 1 3 10 6 20
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 7 5 3 3 19
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 5 4 3 4 3 19
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 10 6 1 0 0 17
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 6 2 6 17
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 5 5 4 1 2 17
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 4 3 1 6 16
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 7 2 3 16
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 5 3 1 5 1 15
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 4 0 5 5 1 15
PORSCHE AG 3 0 1 1 9 14
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 5 2 2 14
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 5 4 2 13
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 0 4 3 4 13
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 4 3 3 1 2 13
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 13 0 0 0 0 13
SHOWA CORPORATION 1 6 2 3 1 13
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 1 2 2 5 3 13
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 2 2 2 5 1 12
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 1 4 2 5 12
KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 2 3 5 1 12
KOMATSU LTD. 2 2 1 3 4 12
LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH 0 3 4 3 1 11
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 4 4 1 1 10
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 6 0 0 0 10
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 2 1 3 2 2 10
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 2 4 0 2 2 10
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 3 1 1 1 9
DAIMLER AG 0 3 3 0 3 9
EATON CORPORATION 3 2 0 2 2 9
HAMMONDS TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 1 0 1 4 3 9
KABUSHIKI KAISHA BRIDGESTONE 2 1 5 1 0 9
MATTEL INC. 0 1 5 0 3 9
TEXTRON INC. 5 2 1 1 0 9
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 0 2 1 3 3 9
ARCTIC CAT INC. 0 4 1 3 0 8
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 2 0 0 2 4 8
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 2 4 2 8
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 0 3 1 2 2 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 2 1 5 8
MANDO CORPORATION 0 0 7 1 0 8
SAUER-DANFOSS (NORDBERG) A/S 1 0 1 2 4 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 3 0 1 8
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 1 3 7
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 2 1 1 3 7
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 2 7
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 3 1 7
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 2 0 1 6
BUELL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 1 0 0 3 2 6
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 1 3 1 0 6
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
NMHG OREGON, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
PACCAR INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
PAICE CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 0 6
RENK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 2 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 0 2 1 1 2 6
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 0 0 3 2 6
BRP FINLAND OY 1 2 1 0 1 5
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
RAYMOND CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
TS TECH CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5


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