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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 326 342 311 233 170 1382
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 7 3 4 19
NIFCO INC. 2 3 0 6 5 16
YAZAKI CORP. 4 3 4 5 0 16
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 2 2 4 15
INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 2 4 3 13
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 5 2 3 12
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 4 3 0 0 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 4 4 0 1 12
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 6 4 1 0 1 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 2 3 0 2 11
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 5 10
FISCHERWERKE ARTUR FISCHER GMBH & CO. KG 3 3 3 1 0 10
LEAR CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 5 10
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 3 10
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 0 1 2 4 9
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 1 2 3 2 1 9
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG 3 1 1 3 1 9
PANDUIT CORPORATION 0 7 2 0 0 9
HAWORTH, INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 2 2 2 2 0 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 4 1 1 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 3 0 3 8
AUTOMATIC FIRE CONTROL INC. 0 0 4 3 0 7
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 2 3 0 1 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 2 1 0 2 7
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 2 1 1 6
COMPX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
DICKE TOOL COMPANY 3 0 1 2 0 6
HUFFY CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 0 6
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 4 1 0 0 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
NEWPORT CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 1 6
NIHON VELBON SEIKI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 4 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 1 1 2 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 4 1 1 0 6
VITEC GROUP, PLC 0 2 3 1 0 6
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
CORMARK, INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 0 0 1 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 0 0 0 2 3 5
INTEL CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
MAVIG GMBH 0 1 0 2 2 5
MAYTAG CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SAMHONGSA CO., LTD. 1 3 0 0 1 5
SHIMANO INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
SNYDER NATIONAL CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TOLCO INCORPORATED 1 0 2 1 1 5
WEBER-KNAPP COMPANY 2 2 0 1 0 5


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