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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 233 170 189 183 148 923
INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 10 3 3 23
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 3 3 9 8 23
NIFCO INC. 6 5 3 5 1 20
NEWFREY LLC 0 1 6 6 3 16
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 4 2 2 3 14
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 4 0 3 4 13
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 1 2 9 13
CSAV, INC. 0 0 2 5 5 12
LEAR CORPORATION 2 5 2 2 1 12
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 1 5 5 0 0 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 3 2 3 0 10
BEN Q CORPORATION 2 2 0 4 2 10
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 0 0 3 9
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 4 1 1 1 2 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 0 3 3 1 8
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 6 8
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG 3 1 3 1 0 8
CRAIN ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 2 3 2 0 0 7
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 2 1 2 1 1 7
TATUNG CO., LTD. 2 0 2 2 1 7
CORMARK, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 2 0 1 3 0 6
LINO MANFROTTO & CO. S.P.A. 0 1 1 2 2 6
MAVIG GMBH 2 2 0 0 2 6
NIBCO INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
ANDREW CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
AUTOMATIC FIRE CONTROL INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
MURAKAMI CORPORATION 0 4 0 1 0 5
NIHON VELBON SEIKI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 0 0 0 5
TESA AG 1 3 1 0 0 5
YAZAKI CORP. 5 0 0 0 0 5


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