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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 701, DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing)

( 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. 34 50 53 112 162 411
DENSO CORPORATION 54 59 68 106 80 367
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 20 45 46 104 147 362
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 46 46 44 64 80 280
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 64 44 52 54 57 271
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 51 36 36 58 80 261
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 44 27 25 36 55 187
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 29 34 33 45 32 173
BOEING COMPANY 23 15 22 45 53 158
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 13 25 28 37 53 156
HITACHI, LTD 21 19 23 31 29 123
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 25 22 12 14 28 101
CATERPILLAR INC. 7 12 16 14 38 87
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 40 21 23 2 0 86
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 15 9 12 19 26 81
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 19 18 25 12 6 80
AIRBUS FRANCE 12 11 8 23 21 75
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 12 10 21 17 15 75
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 10 17 9 17 16 69
DEERE + COMPANY 15 8 8 21 17 69
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 4 13 7 17 23 64
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13 10 14 10 15 62
XANAVI INFORMATICS CORPORATION 5 4 22 16 7 54
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 11 6 13 12 53
THALES 1 8 9 18 17 53
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 10 2 6 18 16 52
ADVICS CO., LTD. 7 7 11 12 14 51
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 16 12 3 2 46
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 14 9 5 10 42
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 2 8 4 6 20 40
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 7 2 11 13 6 39
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 3 11 12 11 39
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 11 15 13 39
SPX CORPORATION 5 4 5 10 14 38
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 1 11 25 37
JTEKT CORPORATION 5 9 6 6 10 36
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 4 6 10 11 36
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 4 6 5 9 12 36
SONY CORPORATION 3 5 3 12 12 35
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 6 3 4 9 13 35
NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC. 7 7 7 8 5 34
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 10 6 7 9 2 34
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 7 4 11 8 31
CNH AMERICA LLC 1 7 5 7 11 31
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 4 6 6 6 30
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 10 18 30
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 6 7 5 6 6 30
RENAULT S.A.S. 3 2 2 12 11 30
KOMATSU LTD. 3 3 1 7 15 29
GENERAL MOTORS LLC 0 0 0 11 16 27
DAIMLER AG 0 7 4 1 14 26
GARMIN LTD. 10 7 7 2 0 26
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 2 1 3 6 13 25
GOOGLE, INC. 2 2 5 2 11 22
JATCO LTD. 2 3 4 8 5 22
LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG 7 5 4 4 2 22
MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. 1 0 7 7 7 22
PIONEER CORPORATION 5 3 2 9 3 22
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 4 4 5 5 4 22
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 0 3 8 10 22
DONNELLY CORPORATION 3 2 5 4 6 20
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH 4 3 3 5 5 20
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 13 0 0 0 20
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 1 2 6 5 5 19
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A. 1 0 3 5 9 18
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY 0 1 3 8 5 17
INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 1 3 10 17
CUMMINS INC. 3 1 1 6 5 16
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 3 0 1 0 16
DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION 4 0 3 8 1 16
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 3 1 4 4 4 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 6 1 7 16
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 2 2 5 4 15
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 8 5 15
PORSCHE AG 4 2 0 1 8 15
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 5 3 4 3 15
AOL LLC 2 6 0 3 3 14
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 5 2 7 14
CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBH 0 2 5 3 4 14
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 0 4 5 3 14
HTI IP, LLC 3 1 5 3 2 14
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 6 4 4 0 14
OSHKOSH CORPORATION 0 1 2 10 1 14
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 2 2 5 2 14
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 3 5 1 14
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 3 3 3 3 2 14
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 1 6 2 13
NAVITIME JAPAN CO., LTD. 0 3 3 5 2 13
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 2 4 5 0 13
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 0 1 5 2 13
TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 1 2 10 13
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 3 1 4 3 1 12
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 1 5 4 2 12
HYUNDAI AUTONET CO., LTD. 1 1 7 3 0 12
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 2 4 0 2 4 12
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 2 2 1 5 2 12
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 2 0 5 5 12
NOKIA CORPORATION 3 1 2 5 1 12
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION 8 3 0 0 1 12
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 3 1 1 5 2 12
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 3 2 0 1 5 11
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 0 4 7 11
AMERICAN CALCAR INC. 2 0 5 3 0 10
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC 1 6 0 1 2 10
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 5 2 0 2 1 10
LEAR CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 3 10
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 1 3 2 2 2 10
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 1 2 2 1 10
TEMIC AUTOMOTIVE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 4 4 0 0 10
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 0 3 2 3 2 10
WABCO GMBH & CO, OHG 1 1 1 2 5 10
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 4 9
EATON CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 2 9
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 3 4 0 0 9
INRIX, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 2 1 0 6 0 9
LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 4 1 0 4 0 9
MAPQUEST, INC. 0 0 4 3 2 9
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 2 2 0 2 3 9
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK AND BUS CORPORATION 1 4 2 1 1 9
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 1 1 2 4 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 3 9
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 1 1 0 4 3 9
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 5 9
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 0 0 0 8 8
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 2 3 0 1 2 8
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 2 1 5 8
KEIHIN CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 2 8
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 3 8
NSK LIMITED 0 4 1 0 3 8
OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C. 1 2 1 3 1 8
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 2 1 2 3 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 0 1 3 2 8
AUDI AG 2 1 4 0 0 7
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 0 0 0 3 4 7
CHRYSLER LLC 2 5 0 0 0 7
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE 0 3 1 0 3 7
CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 1 6 0 7
HEMISPHERE GPS LLC 1 3 0 2 1 7
INTEL CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 2 7
MOTOREN-UND TURBINEN-UNION FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH 2 1 1 2 1 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
OMRON CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY 0 0 2 4 1 7
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 0 3 4 7
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 4 7
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 2 1 2 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 3 1 0 7
WESTPORT POWER INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 2 3 1 0 0 6
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 1 1 2 0 6
GENTEX CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 2 6
HARRIS CORP. 0 4 2 0 0 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 2 6
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 0 4 0 2 6
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 0 2 2 6
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 0 2 1 1 2 6
MESSIER-BUGATTI 0 3 0 0 3 6
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 4 2 0 6
NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 1 6
SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 0 1 2 2 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 2 3 0 0 1 6
TAKATA CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
YANMAR CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 2 6
ALCATEL 1 2 1 0 1 5
BOSE CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 1 0 2 5
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
GLOBAL LOCATE, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 0 0 3 1 5
IFP 0 1 0 1 3 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 1 1 2 0 5
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 0 0 2 1 2 5
ISE CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 0 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 0 3 0 2 5
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 2 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KENWOOD 0 0 1 2 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 1 1 0 1 2 5
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 1 0 0 0 4 5
NOVARIANT, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 0 1 2 1 5
QUANTUM ENGINEERING, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 2 2 0 1 0 5
SIN ETKE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD 0 0 4 1 0 5
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
TERAHOP NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
TRAFFIC.COM, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
YAHOO, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
YAMAHA MARINE KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 1 0 0 5


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