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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 188, Brakes

( 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 29 22 34 37 37 159
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 17 11 13 21 12 74
MANDO CORPORATION 2 14 11 15 21 63
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 1 14 15 16 46
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 8 7 7 12 6 40
KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 8 2 7 8 14 39
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 6 3 7 6 13 35
SHIMANO INC. 2 3 13 12 5 35
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 9 7 8 4 34
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 4 6 11 9 32
FOX FACTORY, INC. 2 3 4 9 13 31
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 5 3 5 6 10 29
FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. 1 5 9 5 6 26
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 1 7 7 6 4 25
BENDIX SPICER FOUNDATION BRAKE, LLC 0 3 5 4 10 22
HITACHI, LTD 9 2 5 5 0 21
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 3 5 2 6 3 19
GOODRICH CORPORATION 0 2 3 3 11 19
SHOWA CORPORATION 3 2 0 3 8 16
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 4 7 15
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 3 3 8 1 15
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH 3 1 0 7 4 15
LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 1 4 2 3 5 15
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 3 3 5 0 3 14
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD. 3 5 1 2 2 13
SRAM, LLC 2 0 7 2 2 13
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 1 4 3 3 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 5 1 2 2 12
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS (UK) LTD. 5 0 0 1 6 12
NIFCO INC. 1 4 2 4 1 12
ADVICS CO., LTD. 3 2 1 2 3 11
AKEBONO BRAKE CORPORATION 0 2 5 0 4 11
ASHIMA LTD. 0 1 3 4 3 11
BWI COMPANY LIMITED S.A. 4 5 1 1 0 11
OHLINS RACING AB 1 1 1 4 4 11
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 3 3 3 0 2 11
TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 3 0 3 2 11
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 1 1 4 2 10
NTN CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 4 10
OILES CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 3 10
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 2 10
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 1 1 4 3 1 10
AUSCO PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 2 1 1 9
MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY 0 2 2 3 2 9
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 1 1 2 2 8
DT SWISS INC. 0 0 3 1 4 8
EATON CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 3 8
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 2 5 0 1 0 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 0 5 1 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 3 1 8
WABCO RADBREMSEN GMBH 3 1 2 0 2 8
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 3 1 3 1 0 8
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS ITALIA (SV) S.R.L. 0 4 2 1 0 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 1 1 3 2 7
BEIJINGWEST INDUSTRIES CO., LTD 0 0 0 2 5 7
CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 1 0 6 7
LORD CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 0 7
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 3 0 2 0 1 6
SUSPA GMBH 0 0 0 3 3 6
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 4 0 1 0 6
AUDI AG 0 3 0 1 1 5
DEERE + COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5
MATERIAL SCIENCES CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
PORSCHE AG 0 3 1 1 0 5
RFPC HOLDING CORP. 0 3 1 1 0 5
SMC CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
STABILUS GMBH 1 1 2 0 1 5
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 0 1 2 0 2 5



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