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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 179 139 180 134 164 796
LEAR CORPORATION 27 14 28 15 10 94
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 14 7 13 14 6 54
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 14 8 14 9 8 53
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 9 6 9 5 10 39
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 10 1 11 11 4 37
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 2 8 5 13 35
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 6 4 8 7 9 34
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 6 6 7 7 2 28
TS TECH CO., LTD. 3 1 9 10 5 28
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 6 3 7 6 5 27
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 7 2 8 7 2 26
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 9 2 3 5 5 24
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 3 6 4 7 2 22
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH & CO. KG 6 0 6 3 7 22
HERMAN MILLER INC. 7 4 2 5 4 22
RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. 2 3 7 3 7 22
FISHER DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4 8 6 2 1 21
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 5 4 2 5 4 20
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 4 7 5 3 1 20
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 1 1 4 0 19
SHIN YEH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 8 6 2 2 0 18
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 4 5 5 3 0 17
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 3 3 2 4 17
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 3 2 2 2 7 16
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 4 6 2 15
COMBI CO., LTD. 6 3 1 3 2 15
HAWORTH, INC. 2 3 2 2 5 14
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 4 8 2 0 14
MATTEL INC. 3 5 1 0 4 13
TAKATA CORPORATION 1 2 2 3 5 13
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 2 1 7 12
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 1 4 1 3 12
JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH 0 0 5 4 3 12
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 2 3 3 12
ARACO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 2 2 0 0 11
DELTA KOGYO CO., LTD. 2 0 4 1 4 11
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 4 3 1 1 1 10
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 4 1 0 4 1 10
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 1 3 2 1 3 10
BOEING COMPANY 3 2 2 1 1 9
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 0 2 4 2 1 9
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 3 0 1 9
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 0 2 3 8
FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITED 2 4 1 0 1 8
HON TECHNOLOGY INC. 6 1 1 0 0 8
ITW-AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & COMPANY KG 1 2 1 3 1 8
JANE, S.A. 0 0 2 3 3 8
KIA MOTORS CORP. 1 0 1 4 2 8
APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 1 5 0 0 1 7
BRITAX CHILD SAFETY INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
DAUPHIN ENTWICKLUNGS- U. BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH 2 4 1 0 0 7
FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING CANADA LIMITED 3 2 1 0 1 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 0 1 2 3 7
GRAMMER AG 0 0 4 1 2 7
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 1 3 1 2 7
LEGGETT & PLATT LTD. 1 2 2 1 1 7
PRO-CORD S.P.A. 1 2 2 0 2 7
SEDUS STOLL AG 3 2 1 0 1 7
BABY TREND, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 4 6
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
HABITEX CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 0 6
KOKUYO CO., LTD. 2 3 1 0 0 6
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 1 0 2 6
MAGNA SEATING SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
MJD INNOVATIONS, LLC 2 2 1 0 1 6
STEELCASE INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 3 0 2 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
GOLD BUG, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 2 0 2 0 1 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 1 0 5
MOELLER MARINE PRODUCTS 1 1 1 2 0 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 3 1 0 0 5
PORTER GROUP, LLC 0 3 2 0 0 5
PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS, CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
RECARO GMBH + CO. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SCHUKRA GERATEBAU AG 1 2 0 0 2 5
SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE ET COMMERCIALE DE MATERIEL AERONAUTIQUE 2 1 1 1 0 5
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 1 1 5
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5


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