DENSO is a global automotive supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components, heading toward an automotive society where cars put less drag on the environment and drivers have fewer worries about traffic accidents.DENSO's lead in developing this automotive society comes from anticipating the needs of automakers and closely partnering with customers right from the start. DENSO's teams work quickly and diligently to manufacture products that show a commitment to safety and the environment, while at the same time punch up the level of driving comfort and convenience. Holding approximately 30,000 active patents worldwide - approximately 7,300 in the United States - DENSO is going all out to design groundbreaking systems and components tuned especially to consumers' specifications - whether they are drivers, passengers, pedestrians or society as a whole. While leveraging their global expertise, they stay on track with regional needs to bring a competitive lineup of innovative technology that the industry has come to count on.