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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 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 139 180 134 164 121 738
LEAR CORPORATION 14 28 15 10 22 89
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 7 13 14 6 8 48
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 8 14 9 8 7 46
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 8 5 13 14 42
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 6 9 5 10 11 41
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 1 11 11 4 7 34
TS TECH CO., LTD. 1 9 10 5 4 29
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 4 8 7 9 0 28
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 3 7 6 5 6 27
RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. 3 7 3 7 5 25
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 6 4 7 2 5 24
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 2 8 7 2 5 24
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 6 7 7 2 2 24
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 7 5 3 1 6 22
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 3 4 6 2 6 21
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 3 3 10 21
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 3 2 4 7 19
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 2 2 2 7 6 19
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 4 2 5 4 3 18
HERMAN MILLER INC. 4 2 5 4 3 18
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 3 5 5 3 18
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 1 7 5 17
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH & CO. KG 0 6 3 7 1 17
FISHER DYNAMICS CORPORATION 8 6 2 1 0 17
TAKATA CORPORATION 2 2 3 5 5 17
HAWORTH, INC. 3 2 2 5 4 16
JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH 0 5 4 3 3 15
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 8 2 0 0 14
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 5 5 3 0 0 13
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 4 1 3 4 13
MATTEL INC. 5 1 0 4 3 13
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 1 8 13
DELTA KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 4 1 4 3 12
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 2 3 6 12
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 3 2 1 3 2 11
SCHUKRA OF NORTH AMERICA LTD. 0 0 2 2 7 11
COMBI CO., LTD. 3 1 3 2 1 10
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 2 4 2 1 1 10
SHIN YEH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 6 2 2 0 0 10
BRITAX CHILD SAFETY INC. 0 2 1 4 2 9
JANE, S.A. 0 2 3 3 1 9
KIA MOTORS CORP. 0 1 4 2 2 9
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 4 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 4 2 8
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 1 0 4 1 2 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 4 1 3 8
GRAMMER AG 0 4 1 2 1 8
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 1 3 1 2 1 8
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 0 1 0 8
SEDUS STOLL AG 2 1 0 1 4 8
STEELCASE INC. 0 0 0 6 2 8
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 3 1 1 1 1 7
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 2 3 0 7
BOEING COMPANY 2 2 1 1 1 7
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 4 0 1 7
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 0 3 0 2 2 7
ITW-AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & COMPANY KG 2 1 3 1 0 7
PRO-CORD S.P.A. 2 2 0 2 1 7
SELLE ROYAL S.P.A. 0 2 1 1 3 7
APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 5 0 0 1 0 6
DAIMLER AG 0 0 0 1 5 6
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH 0 0 0 3 3 6
FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITED 4 1 0 1 0 6
GOLD BUG, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
HABITEX CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 0 6
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
LEGGETT & PLATT LTD. 2 2 1 1 0 6
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
RECARO GMBH + CO. 0 1 2 2 1 6
BABY TREND, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
DAUPHIN ENTWICKLUNGS- U. BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH 4 1 0 0 0 5
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 0 2 0 1 2 5
PORTER GROUP, LLC 3 2 0 0 0 5
SCHUKRA GERATEBAU AG 2 0 0 2 1 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 1 1 1 2 5
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5


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