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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 170 189 183 148 195 885
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 3 9 8 9 32
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 2 9 12 25
INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. 3 10 3 3 4 23
NEWFREY LLC 1 6 6 3 3 19
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 2 6 8 16
NIFCO INC. 5 3 5 1 1 15
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 0 3 7 14
CSAV, INC. 0 2 5 5 0 12
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 0 3 4 1 12
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 2 2 3 0 11
LEAR CORPORATION 5 2 2 1 1 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 2 3 0 2 10
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 5 5 0 0 0 10
BEN Q CORPORATION 2 0 4 2 2 10
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 5 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 3 3 1 2 9
PANDUIT CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 5 9
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 2 1 4 8
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 5 7
HANNSPREE, INC. 0 0 1 0 6 7
LINO MANFROTTO & CO. S.P.A. 1 1 2 2 1 7
CORMARK, INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
CRAIN ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 3 2 0 0 1 6
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 1 3 0 2 6
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
MURAKAMI CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 1 6
NIBCO INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
QISDA CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 5 6
ANDREW CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
CORETRONIC CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 0 0 2 5
GARMIN LTD. 1 0 2 0 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 2 0 1 5
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 0 2 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 0 1 0 2 5
HOOLIN RESEARCH COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 4 1 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 1 1 2 5
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 1 2 1 1 0 5
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG 1 3 1 0 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SALLAS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
TATUNG CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5


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