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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 1969 - 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 224, Package and Article Carriers

( 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 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 30 52 64 65 47 77 78 70 76 86 65 65 113 76 66 108 70 55 60 116 144 158 153 114 141 150 184 178 181 202 195 164 175 149 132 133 3992
INDUSTRI AB THULE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 5 1 4 6 6 3 6 1 0 45
JAC 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 0 0 4 1 2 8 5 6 3 6 3 7 45
SAFARILAND LTD. INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 27
BIANCHI INTERNATIONAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 24
YAKIMA PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 11 1 0 22
FOUR STAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
GRABER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 20
ADVANCED ACCESSORY SYSTEMS L.L.C. 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 4 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 17
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 14
CANNONDALE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
FISCHERWERKE ARTUR FISCHER 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 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 13
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11
PRINCE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
TRAVEL CADDY 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 1 1 0 1 6 2 11
MICHAELS OF OREGON CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 10
BIANCHI LEATHER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 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 9
ESGE-MARBY GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG + - 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HAPPICH FAHRZEUG-DACHSYSTEME 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 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
K-2 CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 9
NIFCO INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9
SPORT CARRIERS, 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 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 9
THULE SWEDEN AB 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 3 6 9
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., 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 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 8
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 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 8
WALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
AMERICAN RECREATION PRODUCTS, INC. 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 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
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 0 4 1 0 1 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 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 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PORSCHE AG 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 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6
BEATRICE COMPANIES, INC. 1 0 0 0 1 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 6
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
FORD 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 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 6
HINE SNOWBRIDGE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HURON/ST. CLAIR INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY 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 1 2 1 2 6
JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES, 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 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 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 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, 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 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
BIG SKY RACKS, 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 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
DECOMA 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 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5
DRAW-TITE, 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 3 0 2 0 0 0 5
ERIK SCHMIDT AUTOILBEHLOR A/S 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HUNTER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HURON/ST. CLAIR COMPANY, A DIVISION OF MASCO INDUSTRIES, INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
JAC PRODUCTS DEUTSCHLAND 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 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 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 0 2 1 0 5
LEAR 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 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 5
MASCOTECH ACCESSORIES, 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PIAA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SEVENTREES, LTD. 0 0 2 0 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5


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