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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 074, Machine Element or Mechanism

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 37 48 59 46 72 262
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 16 36 47 31 22 152
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 24 24 27 28 33 136
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 25 26 39 22 21 133
SHIMANO INC. 10 11 18 19 28 86
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 5 9 10 15 32 71
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 8 30 11 8 58
NSK LTD. 4 4 6 15 23 52
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 5 6 8 13 15 47
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 8 11 3 10 14 46
JTEKT CORPORATION 2 6 9 7 21 45
DENSO CORPORATION 4 6 8 7 17 42
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 8 5 8 11 10 42
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION 0 7 6 12 13 38
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 4 2 8 8 11 33
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 8 7 4 6 6 31
HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. 5 4 1 9 9 28
DAIMLER AG 8 2 5 6 3 24
THK CO., LTD. 7 11 3 2 1 24
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 8 3 3 2 23
CAMPAGNOLO S.R.L. 3 2 6 5 6 22
NTN CORPORATION 2 5 7 3 5 22
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 8 2 3 3 6 22
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 3 6 7 21
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 3 3 3 4 7 20
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 3 1 9 3 3 19
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 5 3 4 6 19
DEERE + COMPANY 1 6 3 3 6 19
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 3 2 3 6 5 19
MANDO CORPORATION 2 3 5 1 8 19
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 1 5 4 8 19
AISIN AI CO., LTD. 3 6 6 1 2 18
EATON CORPORATION 4 5 3 4 1 17
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 1 2 5 3 6 17
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 0 4 4 2 5 15
YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 2 4 6 15
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 0 1 2 2 9 14
MITSUBA CORPORATION 3 2 3 1 5 14
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 2 3 4 3 2 14
ENPLAS CORPORATION 7 3 1 0 2 13
NEXTEER (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 12 1 0 0 0 13
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 2 4 4 13
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 2 4 3 1 2 12
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 3 2 4 1 12
GETRAG GETRIEBE- UND ZAHNRADFABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG 3 1 3 1 4 12
STABILUS GMBH 3 3 5 0 1 12
TIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. 0 0 2 5 5 12
BORGWARNER INC. 0 1 5 5 0 11
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 3 1 6 1 11
FANUC CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 6 11
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 0 3 2 5 11
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 3 11
PORSCHE AG 1 3 1 2 4 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 3 2 2 3 11
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 2 4 2 2 11
TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD. 0 1 2 4 4 11
AUDI AG 0 3 1 6 0 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 1 5 10
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 0 0 2 5 3 10
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 0 0 1 9
DURA OPERATING, LLC 0 0 4 3 2 9
LINAK A/S 2 4 1 1 1 9
PANASONIC CORPORATION 2 4 2 1 0 9
CTS CORPORATION 2 0 4 1 1 8
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED 2 4 0 0 2 8
HITACHI, LTD 2 1 2 0 3 8
IMS GEAR GMBH 0 4 2 2 0 8
KOMATSU LTD. 0 0 4 3 1 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 2 3 8
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 2 1 2 8
SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 2 2 3 8
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 2 0 1 5 8
WITTENSTEIN AG 0 3 0 3 2 8
ALEXANDER YEH INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 2 1 7
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 2 0 1 3 7
BOEING COMPANY 0 2 2 1 2 7
FANUC LTD. 4 3 0 0 0 7
GETRAG FORD TRANSMISSIONS GMBH 1 3 1 1 1 7
HARRIS CORP. 0 0 1 3 3 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 2 3 1 1 7
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 2 2 7
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 0 7
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 0 1 1 2 3 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 6 0 7
KSR TECHNOLOGIES CO. 2 0 2 3 0 7
NABTESCO CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 2 1 2 1 7
THALES 0 2 3 0 2 7
ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC. 0 1 1 0 4 6
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 1 4 6
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 2 3 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 4 1 0 6
MAGNA POWERTRAIN OF AMERICA, INC. 0 2 1 0 3 6
MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY 0 1 1 2 2 6
MIKUNI CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 1 5 6
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 0 1 2 1 6
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
TRW LIMITED 0 0 1 1 4 6
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
ALPHA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 1 3 5
COMAU S.P.A. 1 0 0 3 1 5
DELTA KOGYO CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED 1 1 1 2 0 5
DONGHEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
FABWORX SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
FIRST DOME CORP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
FRANCE REDUCTEURS S.A. 0 1 1 3 0 5
JATCO LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
KUKA ROBOTER GMBH 0 0 1 1 3 5
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 0 0 1 1 3 5
LOOK CYCLE INTERNATIONAL 0 0 3 0 2 5
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 4 5
NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD. 2 0 2 0 1 5
SCANIA CV AB 3 1 0 0 1 5
SL CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 0 2 5
SRAM, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
TIEN HSIN INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TIME SPORT INTERNATIONAL 0 0 0 2 3 5
TSUDAKOMA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5



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