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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 312, Supports: Cabinet Structure

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 19 16 24 31 35 125
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 5 16 12 16 39 88
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 3 4 26 12 14 59
KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD. 3 5 9 4 20 41
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 3 3 7 11 9 33
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 6 4 5 5 11 31
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 2 9 6 11 29
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 0 2 3 13 21
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 3 1 11 16
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 3 4 5 14
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 5 5 2 0 12
ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 3 2 4 11
AOPEN INC. 1 0 7 2 1 11
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 6 5 11
HARN MARKETING SDN BHD 3 1 4 1 1 10
NAN JUEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 2 2 2 3 1 10
CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
ALFIT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 2 0 2 6
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
GSLIDE CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 0 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 3 6
SPACESAVER CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
STEELCASE INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
GRASS GMBH 0 0 1 3 1 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 0 1 1 0 5
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
KNAPE & VOGT MANUFACTURING CO. 0 2 0 0 3 5
RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 3 1 5


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