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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 183 219 262 159 174 997
LEAR CORPORATION 32 22 15 7 8 84
BERTRAND FAURE EQUIPEMENTS S.A. 10 14 12 7 7 50
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 3 9 10 17 39
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 6 7 8 17 38
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 9 4 4 12 34
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 7 14 8 30
IKEDA BUSSAN CO., LTD. 7 4 7 8 2 28
HAWORTH, INC. 5 6 6 4 4 25
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 2 5 11 4 3 25
FISHER DYNAMICS CORPORATION 9 3 4 5 2 23
BERTRAND FAURE SITZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 1 3 4 0 9 17
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 6 8 1 0 2 17
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 3 3 4 3 3 16
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 2 4 4 2 4 16
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 1 1 8 1 4 15
HERMAN MILLER INC. 4 2 2 4 3 15
TAKATA CORPORATION 0 2 5 4 4 15
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 6 4 1 14
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 0 8 3 3 0 14
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 3 2 2 3 3 13
SHIN YEH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 1 5 3 3 1 13
STEELCASE INC. 6 5 2 0 0 13
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 4 0 0 0 12
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 9 2 1 0 0 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 4 2 0 4 12
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 1 8 2 0 0 11
GESTIND-M.B. "MANIFATTURA DI BRUZOLO" S.P.A. 7 0 3 1 0 11
HENDERSON'S INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 4 2 1 1 3 11
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 0 2 0 3 6 11
TS TECH CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 7 11
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 0 0 3 7 10
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 8 2 0 10
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 1 3 2 3 10
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 4 10
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 2 2 2 2 2 10
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 2 2 0 9
ARACO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 2 1 2 8
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 0 4 1 1 2 8
COMBI CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 6 8
COSCO, INC. 1 2 5 0 0 8
MAGNA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 4 0 8
MATTEL INC. 0 1 3 1 3 8
MCCORD WINN TEXTRON INC. 1 4 1 2 0 8
APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 1 0 0 3 3 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 4 0 2 1 7
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 1 1 2 7
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 0 3 2 7
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 0 0 0 2 5 7
SEARS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 4 2 0 0 1 7
CESA - COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE DE SIEGES POUR AUTOMOBILES 3 2 1 0 0 6
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 3 6
EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
FAURECIA AUTOSITZ GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 1 5 6
FISHER-PRICE, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 3 0 0 6
GRAMMER AG 1 2 2 1 0 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 2 6
MAUSER OFFICE GMBH 2 2 1 1 0 6
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 2 1 6
SIFA SITZFABRIK GMBH 0 3 1 1 1 6
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 0 6
TRW INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 1 0 6
AB VOLVO 0 1 2 1 1 5
AIRCRAFT MODULAR PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
AMPAFRANCE S.A. 5 0 0 0 0 5
ATOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
BERTRAND FAURE COMPONENTS LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
HON TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
KEIPER RECARO GMBH & CO. 4 1 0 0 0 5
MECO CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
MITY-LITE, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
NORTHFIELD METAL PRODUCTS LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
P. L. PORTER CO. 2 1 2 0 0 5
SHELBY WILLIAMS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
THE FIRST YEARS INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
TOFASCO OF AMERICA INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5


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