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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 477, Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control

( 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
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 19 15 37 45 42 158
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 16 13 15 17 16 77
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 2 4 19 20 29 74
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 4 8 7 20 27 66
JATCO LTD. 11 13 9 6 4 43
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 9 7 8 11 41
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 19 6 6 4 6 41
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 10 12 2 5 1 30
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 5 4 5 10 5 29
DENSO CORPORATION 8 6 7 3 4 28
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 2 7 4 8 6 27
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 4 5 6 9 26
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 17 4 1 1 0 23
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 12 7 0 0 3 22
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 2 5 3 10 20
HITACHI, LTD 4 2 4 3 3 16
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 0 3 3 3 5 14
DAIMLER AG 0 2 3 3 3 11
DEERE + COMPANY 3 2 1 2 3 11
EATON CORPORATION 0 1 4 3 3 11
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 3 6 0 9
CHRYSLER LLC 3 3 3 0 0 9
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 2 1 9
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 3 1 1 2 7
NISSAN DIESEL MOTOR CO., LTD. 3 3 1 0 0 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 0 1 3 7
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 3 6
PORSCHE AG 0 0 0 5 1 6
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 0 0 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5


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