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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 384, Bearings

( 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
NTN CORPORATION 49 68 49 56 39 261
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 1 24 49 49 46 169
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 5 10 20 48 58 141
JTEKT CORPORATION 27 30 29 34 16 136
NSK LTD. 12 11 7 25 24 79
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 8 7 20 15 54
U.S. SYNTHETIC CORPORATION 3 4 4 15 15 41
NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD. 6 7 11 8 8 40
DAIDO METAL COMPANY 0 7 11 11 9 38
SCHAEFFLER KG 31 6 0 1 0 38
THK CO., LTD. 9 7 6 5 2 29
OILES CORPORATION 4 2 1 6 13 26
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 3 4 6 5 3 21
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 3 6 3 6 21
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 5 1 2 6 17
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 3 3 5 6 17
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 4 3 1 3 6 17
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 5 2 5 4 17
ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. 3 2 0 6 4 15
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 3 4 5 15
TIMKEN COMPANY 1 1 5 3 5 15
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 7 0 4 2 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 3 4 1 2 13
NIDEC CORPORATION 1 4 4 2 2 13
DRESSER-RAND COMPANY 0 2 3 3 4 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 1 6 5 0 12
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 5 2 1 11
TAIHO KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 4 4 3 11
FIRST DOME CORP. 0 0 6 3 1 10
MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 2 3 3 2 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS JAPAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 3 5 2 10
FEDERAL-MOGUL WIESBADEN GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 3 4 2 9
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 1 0 2 6 0 9
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 3 1 3 1 9
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 4 1 2 9
AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. 1 2 4 1 0 8
CHIEFTECH PRECISION CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 3 8
IHI CORP. 0 0 1 2 5 8
PANASONIC CORPORATION 8 0 0 0 0 8
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 3 3 2 0 8
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 3 1 2 0 1 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 3 1 1 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 3 1 2 7
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH 0 1 1 2 3 7
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 1 0 4 2 0 7
MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 2 6
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 3 0 1 2 6
OME TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 2 0 0 3 6
THOMSON INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
NEWCERA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 0 5
PACIFIC BEARING CO. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5



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