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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 475, Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components

( 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
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 149 114 128 84 50 525
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 18 38 40 31 41 168
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 14 25 39 42 27 147
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 19 20 29 34 43 145
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 8 11 24 16 32 91
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 13 22 14 22 10 81
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 14 15 22 11 67
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 20 12 10 17 6 65
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 16 5 12 5 18 56
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 3 8 8 10 14 43
JTEKT CORPORATION 7 8 9 8 5 37
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 4 5 14 8 34
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 2 8 11 9 33
NABTESCO CORPORATION 8 7 7 6 3 31
JATCO LTD. 8 8 9 1 3 29
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 5 8 12 25
FALLBROOK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY LLC 0 3 10 7 4 24
EATON CORPORATION 4 5 4 3 5 21
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 8 6 4 0 21
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 2 3 6 5 2 18
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 4 3 4 6 17
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 1 2 3 5 15
ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC. 3 2 3 3 3 14
DEERE + COMPANY 2 2 4 1 5 14
GKN DRIVELINE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 3 3 5 2 14
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 4 3 7 14
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 3 3 5 2 13
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC. 3 4 2 2 2 13
SHIMANO INC. 4 1 3 2 3 13
TIMKEN COMPANY 0 3 2 5 3 13
AUDI AG 2 2 4 2 2 12
NTN CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 6 12
BORGWARNER INC. 2 5 2 0 2 11
DENSO CORPORATION 0 0 3 7 1 11
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 3 3 3 1 11
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 4 2 2 0 10
MAGNA POWERTRAIN OF AMERICA, INC. 0 1 3 6 0 10
TOROTRAK (DEVELOPMENT) LTD 1 2 4 2 1 10
KOMATSU LTD. 3 5 1 0 0 9
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 2 4 3 9
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 4 1 8
KUBOTA CORPORATION 2 4 1 1 0 8
REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 5 3 0 8
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 4 1 2 1 8
DIFFERENTIAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 7
DTI GROUP B.V. 0 1 0 5 1 7
GKN DRIVELINE TORQUE TECHNOLOGY KK 3 3 1 0 0 7
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 2 1 7
MAKITA CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
PORSCHE AG 0 0 1 2 4 7
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 0 2 5 0 0 7
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 1 2 6
DAIMLER AG 2 0 2 1 1 6
FAIRFIELD MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 1 1 6
IMS GEAR GMBH 0 1 1 0 4 6
MAGNA POWERTRAIN, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
NSK LTD. 0 1 0 3 2 6
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC 2 0 0 2 1 5
GETRAG GETRIEBE- UND ZAHNRADFABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG 0 1 0 2 2 5
GKN DRIVELINE JAPAN LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 3 0 1 5
NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY 0 1 4 0 0 5
SCANIA CV AB 0 0 0 4 1 5



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