A survey released by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) raveled that Toyota the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued more patents to Toyota’s innovative designers and engineers in 2012 than to any other automaker.
In 2012, there were 1,491 patents issued to Toyota, according to the study.
Toyota companies received 30% more patents in 2012 than the previous year.
For more than 35 years, Toyota Technical Center (TTC), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing NA, Inc. has been the driving force behind Toyota’s North American engineering and research & development activities.
Established in 1977 and headquartered in Michigan, TTC has R&D facilities in Ann Arbor, Saline, Plymouth and Livonia. In addition, TTC has R&D facilities in California and operates the Toyota Arizona Proving Ground near Phoenix.
