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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2007 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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 84 53 58 53 49 55 50 29 43 50 28 40 56 32 36 39 43 54 77 38 53 43 50 48 33 50 60 61 41 55 47 50 57 42 35 53 27 30 22 1824
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 3 4 10 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 4 3 1 1 0 4 8 2 5 9 6 6 11 4 8 5 7 3 0 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 138
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 10 6 10 5 3 2 0 0 4 1 3 4 10 9 5 5 1 2 92
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 6 2 7 2 3 1 2 0 53
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 3 2 6 3 2 3 3 5 3 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 52
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 6 6 4 4 2 2 3 2 0 46
STANLEY WORKS 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 42
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 1 2 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 2 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
OHI SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 4 0 38
STANDARD PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 3 6 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 7 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS-FRANCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 9 6 2 3 0 30
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 5 3 6 1 2 0 0 29
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
CALDWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 28
U.S. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 5 6 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 4 3 2 2 27
SCHLEGEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 27
PULLMAN, INCORPORATED 1 0 2 1 3 4 3 1 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
YOSHIDA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 5 5 1 3 0 0 25
GENCORP INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 5 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 25
ARDCO, INC. 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 20
DRAFTEX INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 18
GEBR. BODE & CO. GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
V. E. ANDERSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
ASMO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
KAWNEER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
TRUTH HARDWARE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16
TRUTH INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
VAPOR CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
ASHLAND PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 15
OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15
ATOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 14
BUDD COMPANY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14
DONNELLY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 14
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13
ETABLISSEMENTS MESNEL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
FERRO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
METALLWERK MAX BROSE GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
REGIE NATIONALE DES USINES RENAULT 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
V. KANN RASMUSSEN INDUSTRI A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
KINUGAWA RUBBER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12
MITSUI KINZOKU KOGYO K.K. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 12
YOUNGSTOWN STEEL DOOR CO. 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
HENNESSY PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
HI-LEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 11
HUTCHINSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11
SIEGENIA-FRANK AG. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10
ENDURA PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 10
KUSTER CO. GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
MASCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
NEWELL MFG. CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 1 0 10
AMESBURY GROUP INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 9
BILCO COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
DRAFTEX DEVELOPMENT A.G. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 9
MILLER EDGE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 3 9
NIFCO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9
PORSCHE AG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9
AMEROCK CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
BOON EDAM B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 8
CAPITOL PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
FERCO INTERNATIONAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
FIAT SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
H. T. GOLDE GMBH 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
INTERNATIONAL STEEL COMPANY 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MARVIN LUMBER AND CEDAR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 8
PEACHTREE DOORS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ASHLAND PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
C. HAGER & SONS HINGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 7
EMCO ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
FAIVELEY S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
METZELER AUTOMOTIVE PROFILE SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 7
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
ROLSCREEN COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0