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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 159 174 182 179 139 833
LEAR CORPORATION 7 8 20 27 14 76
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 10 17 12 9 2 50
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 14 8 8 13 1 44
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 8 17 7 6 6 44
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 3 6 13 14 7 43
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 3 7 10 9 6 35
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2 3 8 14 8 35
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 12 8 7 2 33
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 0 2 20 7 1 30
FISHER DYNAMICS CORPORATION 5 2 11 4 8 30
SHIN YEH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 3 1 8 8 6 26
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 2 4 10 6 3 25
FAURECIA AUTOSITZ GMBH & CO. KG 1 5 12 6 0 24
HERMAN MILLER INC. 4 3 4 7 4 22
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 1 4 6 4 7 22
COMBI CO., LTD. 1 6 3 6 3 19
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 3 3 4 5 4 19
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 0 3 3 10 1 17
HAWORTH, INC. 4 4 4 2 3 17
MATTEL INC. 1 3 5 3 5 17
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 2 3 2 3 6 16
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 4 4 5 3 16
MAGNA SEATING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 6 4 2 16
BERTRAND FAURE EQUIPEMENTS S.A. 7 7 1 0 0 15
HON TECHNOLOGY INC. 2 0 6 6 1 15
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 1 4 6 4 15
TS TECH CO., LTD. 1 7 3 3 1 15
APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 3 3 2 1 5 14
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 2 0 3 4 5 14
ARACO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 7 2 13
TAKATA CORPORATION 4 4 2 1 2 13
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 1 4 0 4 3 12
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 3 0 4 4 1 12
IKEDA BUSSAN CO., LTD. 8 2 0 1 0 11
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 2 3 1 3 11
BERTRAND FAURE SITZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 9 1 0 0 10
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 2 5 1 2 0 10
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 4 0 2 9
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 3 3 1 0 2 9
BOEING COMPANY 0 1 2 3 2 8
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 1 3 0 0 8
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 1 1 4 8
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 4 3 0 1 0 8
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 1 1 5 0 0 7
DAUPHIN ENTWICKLUNGS- U. BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH 0 0 1 2 4 7
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 3 2 2 0 0 7
KOKUYO CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 3 7
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 3 0 7
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 0 2 1 1 3 7
LEGGETT & PLATT LTD. 0 2 2 1 2 7
MICHIGAN TUBE SWAGERS & FABRICATORS, INC. 1 3 0 3 0 7
MITY-LITE, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
SEDUS STOLL AG 0 0 2 3 2 7
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 2 0 3 6
FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING CANADA LIMITED 0 1 0 3 2 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITED 0 0 0 2 4 6
FUJI KIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 0 1 6
GRAMMER AG 1 0 5 0 0 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 1 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
ITW-AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & COMPANY KG 0 1 2 1 2 6
MAGNA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 0 1 2 6
PRO-CORD S.P.A. 0 0 3 1 2 6
RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. 0 0 1 2 3 6
SCHUKRA GERATEBAU AG 0 0 3 1 2 6
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 2 6
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 1 1 1 0 5
DENSO CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
DUTAILIER INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ELIO ENGINEERING INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
FIRST SOURCE FURNITURE GROUP, LLC 0 0 1 4 0 5
FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY 0 1 2 0 2 5
HENDERSON'S INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 1 3 0 0 1 5
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 0 0 3 1 1 5
PORTER ENGINEERED SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 1 3 5


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