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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 262 159 174 182 179 956
LEAR CORPORATION 15 7 8 20 27 77
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 9 10 17 12 9 57
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 14 8 8 13 50
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 7 8 17 7 6 45
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 0 3 6 13 14 36
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 4 12 8 7 35
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 3 2 3 8 14 30
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 3 7 10 9 29
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 0 0 2 20 7 29
BERTRAND FAURE EQUIPEMENTS S.A. 12 7 7 1 0 27
FISHER DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4 5 2 11 4 26
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 4 2 4 10 6 26
FAURECIA AUTOSITZ GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 5 12 6 24
SHIN YEH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 3 3 1 8 8 23
HAWORTH, INC. 6 4 4 4 2 20
HERMAN MILLER INC. 2 4 3 4 7 20
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 3 4 5 19
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 11 4 3 0 1 19
IKEDA BUSSAN CO., LTD. 7 8 2 0 1 18
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 8 1 4 0 4 17
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 8 2 0 3 4 17
HON TECHNOLOGY INC. 3 2 0 6 6 17
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 2 1 4 6 4 17
TS TECH CO., LTD. 3 1 7 3 3 17
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 0 0 3 3 10 16
COMBI CO., LTD. 0 1 6 3 6 16
TAKATA CORPORATION 5 4 4 2 1 16
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 0 4 4 5 15
MATTEL INC. 3 1 3 5 3 15
BERTRAND FAURE SITZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 4 0 9 1 0 14
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 4 1 3 0 14
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 3 3 0 4 4 14
MAGNA SEATING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 6 4 14
ARACO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 1 7 13
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 0 1 4 6 11
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 0 2 3 2 3 10
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 0 2 5 1 2 10
MAGNA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. 4 4 0 2 0 10
APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 0 3 3 2 1 9
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 2 3 3 1 0 9
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 4 2 0 3 0 9
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 2 4 0 8
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 1 1 1 5 0 8
GRAMMER AG 2 1 0 5 0 8
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 2 2 3 1 8
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 3 0 0 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 0 3 2 2 0 7
FUJI KIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 3 0 7
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 1 1 3 7
MICHIGAN TUBE SWAGERS & FABRICATORS, INC. 0 1 3 0 3 7
MITY-LITE, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 2 2 2 0 1 7
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 1 2 3 6
DUTAILIER INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
ELIO ENGINEERING INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 0 1 6
SEDUS STOLL AG 1 0 0 2 3 6
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 2 1 1 1 5
BERTRAND FAURE COMPONENTS LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
BRITAX-EXCELSIOR LIMITED 2 0 2 0 1 5
COSCO, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
FIRST SOURCE FURNITURE GROUP, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
GLOBAL TOTAL OFFICE 2 0 1 0 2 5
HENDERSON'S INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
INVACARE CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
IRWIN SEATING COMPANY 2 1 0 2 0 5
KNOLL, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 1 0 2 1 1 5
LEGGETT & PLATT LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
NEUTRAL POSTURE ERGONOMICS, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
PORTER ENGINEERED SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
SCHUKRA OF NORTH AMERICA LTD. 1 0 1 3 0 5
TRW INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5


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