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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 164 121 153 123 134 695
LEAR CORPORATION 10 22 34 32 25 123
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 8 18 30 26 83
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 13 15 15 14 8 65
TS TECH CO., LTD. 5 4 7 20 27 63
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 7 6 16 14 20 63
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 10 11 13 14 7 55
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 7 14 12 11 48
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 6 8 11 5 5 35
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 3 11 8 11 34
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 7 5 9 7 5 33
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 5 3 8 6 11 33
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 8 7 10 5 3 33
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 4 5 11 8 31
RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. 7 5 10 2 4 28
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 6 5 6 7 27
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 9 0 7 5 6 27
HERMAN MILLER INC. 4 3 5 8 6 26
JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH 3 3 6 5 9 26
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 2 6 6 2 9 25
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 4 7 3 6 4 24
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 10 4 2 2 21
TAKATA CORPORATION 5 5 5 3 2 20
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 5 6 5 2 1 19
STEELCASE INC. 6 2 9 1 0 18
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 3 3 2 6 3 17
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 2 5 7 17
HAWORTH, INC. 5 4 2 1 4 16
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 1 6 3 5 1 16
SCHUKRA OF NORTH AMERICA LTD. 2 7 2 3 2 16
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 2 5 3 2 3 15
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 3 2 3 15
GRAMMER AG 2 1 4 6 2 15
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 3 2 3 5 15
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 3 2 6 14
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 2 5 4 3 0 14
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH 3 3 2 2 3 13
MATTEL INC. 4 3 2 1 3 13
BRITAX CHILD SAFETY INC. 4 2 3 1 2 12
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION 0 0 3 4 4 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 3 1 1 11
DELTA KOGYO CO., LTD. 4 3 3 0 1 11
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 4 2 1 2 10
SWIMWAYS CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 3 10
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 0 1 4 2 3 10
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 2 2 3 9
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH & CO. KG 7 1 1 0 0 9
HUMANSCALE CORP. 0 2 2 3 2 9
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 1 1 1 4 2 9
MITY-LITE, INC. 0 2 1 4 2 9
OKAMURA CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 4 9
ORBIT BABY, INC. 1 1 2 2 3 9
SELLE ROYAL S.P.A. 1 3 2 2 1 9
TK HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 2 5 1 9
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 1 1 5 1 0 8
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 3 2 0 1 8
PORSCHE AG 1 1 2 0 4 8
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 0 7
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 2 2 2 1 7
COMBI CO., LTD. 2 1 3 0 1 7
FIGUERAS INTERNATIONAL SEATING, S.A. 1 2 1 3 0 7
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 2 0 1 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA IMASEN DENKI SEISAKUSHO 1 1 4 1 0 7
KOKUYO FURNITURE CO., LTD. 1 0 5 1 0 7
PRO-CORD S.P.A. 2 1 2 0 2 7
REGALO INTERNATIONAL, LLC 1 2 1 1 2 7
SURE-FIT, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 2 1 2 0 6
CVG MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
DAIMLER AG 1 5 0 0 0 6
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 2 1 1 1 1 6
JANE, S.A. 3 1 2 0 0 6
KNOLL, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
AIRBUS S.A.S. 1 2 1 0 1 5
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 0 2 2 1 5
CUSHION SEATS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CYBEX INDUSTRIAL, LTD. 0 1 0 3 1 5
EXCELLERATE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITED 1 0 1 1 2 5
HTS HANS TORGERSEN & SONN AS 1 0 1 0 3 5
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE SEATING SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 3 1 1 5
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 2 1 1 0 1 5
MEEKER R & D, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
NEW-TEC INTEGRATION (XIAMEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
RECARO GMBH + CO. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SCHUKRA GERATEBAU AG 2 1 0 1 1 5
SEDUS STOLL AG 1 4 0 0 0 5
SERIES INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 1 3 1 0 5
SKJP HOLDINGS, LLC 1 1 2 0 1 5
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SYNTEC SEATING SOLUTIONS, LLC. 0 0 2 1 2 5


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