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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 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems

( 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 27 20 33 29 29 138
DENSO CORPORATION 18 10 20 15 30 93
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 5 6 12 25 33 81
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 12 10 15 15 28 80
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 18 18 7 15 19 77
HITACHI, LTD 9 15 13 18 12 67
FANUC LTD. 15 5 10 13 23 66
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 18 12 9 8 16 63
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 9 16 10 17 56
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15 7 9 14 11 56
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 13 18 4 10 9 54
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 8 8 13 5 12 46
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 7 8 9 13 45
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 10 9 9 4 11 43
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 6 6 10 10 40
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 8 6 6 15 38
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 10 6 7 9 4 36
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 4 10 6 6 7 33
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 9 19 4 33
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 7 7 6 5 5 30
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 3 3 5 12 6 29
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 6 2 4 6 27
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 9 6 2 2 27
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 4 8 5 3 27
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 1 9 4 7 26
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 12 14 0 0 0 26
JTEKT CORPORATION 2 4 3 7 8 24
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 4 10 2 0 22
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 7 3 5 5 2 22
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 4 4 6 5 21
CATERPILLAR INC. 5 3 1 7 4 20
NSK LIMITED 5 8 3 2 1 19
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 5 3 6 3 18
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 7 6 3 1 1 18
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 4 2 3 6 3 18
ASMO CO., LTD. 5 3 3 2 4 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 5 4 4 2 16
SOMFY 1 3 4 4 4 16
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 0 2 3 1 9 15
EBM-PAPST ST. GEORGEN GMBH & CO. - KG 2 1 3 2 7 15
FOXNUM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 14 14
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 2 4 5 14
ABB OY 4 0 2 5 2 13
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 3 2 3 2 3 13
OMRON CORPORATION 3 1 4 2 3 13
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 3 6 4 0 0 13
VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR 0 2 1 1 9 13
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 2 1 4 3 12
BOEING COMPANY 2 3 2 4 1 12
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 1 4 4 2 12
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 4 4 4 0 0 12
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 2 4 1 11
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 2 4 2 1 11
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 1 7 2 0 11
HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 2 1 3 4 1 11
SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS 4 2 1 2 1 10
SWITCHED RELUCTANCE DRIVES LTD. 4 1 0 2 3 10
YAZAKI CORP. 4 1 0 4 1 10
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 1 5 1 9
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2 1 1 3 2 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 2 0 1 2 9
IROBOT CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 0 9
MITSUBA CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 3 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 0 0 2 4 9
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 0 8
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 1 1 2 0 4 8
GRASS GMBH 0 0 0 3 5 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 1 1 3 8
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 3 2 1 7
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 1 0 2 1 3 7
OKUMA CORP. 0 0 2 2 3 7
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 1 3 1 7
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 0 4 2 0 7
ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA 1 1 1 1 2 6
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 4 1 0 0 6
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 0 4 1 0 1 6
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
FUJI ELECTRIC SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 4 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 0 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 3 1 1 0 6
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 0 1 0 0 6
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
NIKON CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 0 6
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 1 5 6
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 0 3 0 6
SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 1 2 1 1 1 6
ADDA CORP. 2 2 0 1 0 5
AGILE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 2 1 1 1 5
EATON CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
FUTABA CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
HIWIN MIKROSYSTEM CORP. 1 0 1 2 1 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 0 0 3 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 1 0 3 0 5
KONE CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
LIONEL LLC 3 0 0 1 1 5
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 1 2 0 2 0 5
NARTRON CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 0 0 2 2 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 2 5
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 3 2 0 0 0 5
ZHONGSHAN BROAD-OCEAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5


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