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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 477, Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control

( 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
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 42 47 33 28 37 187
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 16 31 33 45 51 176
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 29 43 40 32 20 164
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 27 38 30 19 14 128
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 11 11 9 15 12 58
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 5 5 6 16 18 50
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 5 10 13 10 7 45
JATCO LTD. 4 8 15 9 9 45
CATERPILLAR INC. 9 4 7 6 8 34
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 6 8 8 4 5 31
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 3 11 12 0 4 30
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 10 8 1 3 0 22
DENSO CORPORATION 4 2 5 4 4 19
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 3 5 4 4 19
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 4 1 6 2 19
AISIN AI CO., LTD. 0 2 5 6 2 15
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 3 1 6 13
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 3 7 1 0 2 13
PORSCHE AG 1 2 1 3 4 11
ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC. 0 2 5 3 0 10
CUMMINS INC. 0 0 1 8 0 9
KUBOTA CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 2 9
DAIMLER AG 3 0 1 3 1 8
EATON CORPORATION 3 0 1 3 1 8
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 3 1 3 1 8
DEERE + COMPANY 3 2 1 0 1 7
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 1 4 7
KOMATSU LTD. 1 4 1 1 0 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 1 2 0 1 6
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 0 3 3 0 0 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 3 0 6
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 2 6
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA F.C.C. 0 3 0 2 0 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 0 0 5



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