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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 362 326 342 311 233 1574
YAZAKI CORP. 4 4 3 4 5 20
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 4 7 3 16
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8 6 0 0 0 14
NIFCO INC. 3 2 3 0 6 14
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 4 2 2 13
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 3 4 4 0 13
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 5 4 3 0 12
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 4 2 2 2 2 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 4 2 3 0 12
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 6 4 1 0 11
INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 3 2 4 11
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 2 4 1 1 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 2 0 3 0 11
FISCHERWERKE ARTUR FISCHER GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 3 3 1 10
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 2 1 2 3 2 10
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 2 5 2 9
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG 1 3 1 1 3 9
PANDUIT CORPORATION 0 0 7 2 0 9
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2 2 4 1 0 9
BERTRAND FAURE EQUIPEMENTS S.A. 5 2 1 0 0 8
HAWORTH, INC. 0 5 2 1 0 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 2 0 1 2 8
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 0 1 2 3 2 8
LEAR CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 2 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 2 0 2 0 8
SONY CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 0 4 1 1 8
WEBER-KNAPP COMPANY 3 2 2 0 1 8
AUTOMATIC FIRE CONTROL INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 0 3 2 7
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 0 3 2 0 7
VITEC GROUP, PLC 1 0 2 3 1 7
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 1 2 1 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 1 0 0 6
COMPX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 0 0 6
DICKE TOOL COMPANY 0 3 0 1 2 6
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 1 2 3 0 6
ERGOTRON, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 2 2 1 0 6
GARMIN CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 0 0 1 1 6
HUFFY CORPORATION 0 0 5 1 0 6
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 1 4 1 0 6
LORD CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 2 6
SHIMANO INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG 3 1 0 1 0 5
CARRIER CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
CORMARK, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 1 5
EMHART INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
GROUP DEKKO SERVICES, LLC 1 2 2 0 0 5
HERMAN MILLER INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
NEWPORT CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
NIHON VELBON SEIKI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 1 4 5
SAMHONGSA CO., LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
SECURUS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 1 0 3 0 1 5
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TOLCO INCORPORATED 1 1 0 2 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 1 1 1 2 5
WORK-RITE ERGONOMICS ACCESSORIES, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5


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