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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 369 324 362 326 341 1722
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 5 8 6 0 19
LEAR CORPORATION 7 6 3 0 2 18
BERTRAND FAURE EQUIPEMENTS S.A. 4 4 5 2 1 16
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 1 2 3 4 15
ERGOTRON, INC. 3 6 3 1 2 15
YAZAKI CORP. 2 2 4 4 3 15
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 2 2 3 4 13
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 2 3 2 0 12
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 5 2 3 0 1 11
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 2 4 2 2 11
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 3 4 2 11
HAWORTH, INC. 1 2 0 5 2 10
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 6 4 10
NIFCO INC. 1 1 3 2 3 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 6 2 0 10
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 1 1 4 9
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 2 3 1 9
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 4 9
FISCHERWERKE ARTUR FISCHER GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 0 3 3 9
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 4 1 2 2 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 3 2 4 9
WEBER-KNAPP COMPANY 1 1 3 2 2 9
ADAMS MFG. 3 2 1 0 2 8
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 2 8
HERMAN MILLER INC. 2 1 3 1 1 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 2 2 3 1 0 8
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 4 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 2 0 4 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 2 2 7
DICKE TOOL COMPANY 2 2 0 3 0 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 0 0 1 7
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 2 0 3 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 4 2 0 7
LORD CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 1 7
PANDUIT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
PRINCE CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 0 7
SIGMA-ALDRICH COMPANY 4 3 0 0 0 7
STABILUS GMBH 2 2 1 1 1 7
STEELCASE INC. 2 5 0 0 0 7
CORMARK, INC. 1 1 0 0 4 6
EMHART INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
HUFFY CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 5 6
IKEDA BUSSAN CO., LTD. 5 1 0 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 1 6
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
ROSEN PRODUCTS LLC 0 2 1 1 2 6
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
ANDREW CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 2 0 0 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 1 0 1 2 5
FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
FREIGHTLINER LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
GARMIN CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
GROUP DEKKO SERVICES, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 4 0 0 5
HUTCHINSON 0 2 2 0 1 5
INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 0 0 1 4 5
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG 0 0 1 3 1 5
MERITOR AUTOMOTIVE CANADA, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 3 1 0 0 5
RITTAL-WERK RUDOLF LOH GMBH & CO. KG. 1 2 1 0 1 5
SAMHONGSA CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SECURUS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SHIMANO INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SIOUX CHIEF MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 3 0 0 0 2 5
TRAFFIX DEVICES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 1 0 1 1 5
VITEC GROUP, PLC 2 0 1 0 2 5


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