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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 82 51 69 60 57 319
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 14 9 4 5 34
MAYTAG CORPORATION 7 7 2 3 8 27
RITTAL-WERK RUDOLF LOH GMBH & CO. KG. 15 10 0 1 0 26
ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 4 4 1 6 17
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 8 6 14
KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 8 2 4 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 4 3 1 12
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2 2 4 4 0 12
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 5 2 1 1 2 11
HAWORTH, INC. 3 3 3 1 0 10
CAMCO INCORPORATED 2 1 2 3 1 9
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 3 9
PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. 2 0 7 0 0 9
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 2 4 1 1 0 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 2 4 2 0 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 3 0 0 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 1 2 3 7
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 1 1 4 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
NEC CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 1 7
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 0 1 4 0 7
FULTERER GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 2 1 1 2 0 6
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 2 6
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
HERMAN MILLER INC. 4 0 0 1 1 6
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
SPACESAVER CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
COMPX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
EMC CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 0 2 2 1 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SONY CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5


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