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

Design Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2012 Design Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 2 or More Design Patents During the Period
Originating From

SOUTH CAROLINA

( design patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated design patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 44 37 46 38 38 29 22 37 52 50 42 42 33 39 51 600
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 26 24 21 13 19 28 10 9 8 9 2 18 13 16 3 219
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 34 6 27 5 5 92
ZIKE, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 28
TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 2 9 22
HANSEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 9 0 18
LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 7 0 0 1 0 17
ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
PROFESSIONAL TOOL PRODUCTS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 0 2 0 0 16
QUOIZEL, INC. 0 3 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 16
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
EASTWAY FAIR COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 15
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 3 0 1 12
LIQUID COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 11
DENTAL EQUIPMENT, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 10
FALLON LUMINOUS PRODUCTS CORP. 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
FORCE PROTECTION INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 10
JACOBS CHUCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, INC. 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SPRAYEX, INC. 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PLAY BALL, LLC 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
POWER TOOL HOLDERS, INC. 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
SUNEX INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 9
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
PROCOM HEATING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
SPRAYEX L.L.C. 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
CONQUEST LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6
GRANT PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 6
HOLOPACK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6
NEWELL WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6
SEA CONTAINERS AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ANSELL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5
BETRAS PLASTICS, INC. 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CARRIER COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CASCADES CANADA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 5
MACHINE DESIGN INCORPORATED 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
NORTH AMERICAN RESCUE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
ONIHR MANUFACTURING SRL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5
SPARTANBURG FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TIETEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5
BRITAX CHILD SAFETY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4
FORCE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4
GREENLEAF, INC. 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
L. S. STARRETT COMPANY 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
TEXTRON INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
VKR HOLDING A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4
ACTION PERFORMANCE COMPANIES 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
AGIO INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CADBURY SCHWEPPES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
DISPOZ-O-PLASTICS, INC. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
DRINK CLIP, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HILEX POLY CO., LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HUSQVARNA OUTDOOR PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
HUSQVARNA U.S. HOLDING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3
ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PATTERSON FAN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
PRYM CONSUMER USA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
SASSY TAILS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
STACKABLE CHASSIS INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
SUPER DUPER PUBLICATIONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
WORLD WIDE WELDING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
AMERICAN LINC, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
CARSONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, A DIVISION OF AMETEK 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CAVALIER ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
COMPX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
FERGUSON COPELAND, LLC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
FN MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
FUJIFILM NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
HERMAN MILLER INC. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
HOMELITE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
M & M TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MAINSTREAM PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MOXIE EQUESTRIAN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
NETALOG, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
NORMARK CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
PACKAGE SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
R&D SHAW CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
REDNEX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
RIOUX VISION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
RYOBI NORTH AMERICA, CORP. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
SAFERACK, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
SPX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2


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