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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 180 134 164 121 153 752
LEAR CORPORATION 28 15 10 22 34 109
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 5 13 15 15 56
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 13 14 6 8 11 52
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 9 5 10 11 13 48
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 14 9 8 7 10 48
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 11 11 4 7 3 36
TS TECH CO., LTD. 9 10 5 4 7 35
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 2 2 7 6 16 33
RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. 7 3 7 5 10 32
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 8 7 9 0 7 31
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 8 18 31
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 2 4 7 14 30
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 7 6 5 6 5 29
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 8 7 2 5 4 26
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 4 6 2 6 6 24
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 7 5 9 24
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 3 5 5 3 8 24
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 3 10 4 22
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 4 7 2 5 3 21
JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH 5 4 3 3 6 21
TAKATA CORPORATION 2 3 5 5 5 20
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 4 1 3 11 19
HERMAN MILLER INC. 2 5 4 3 5 19
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 7 7 2 2 1 19
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH & CO. KG 6 3 7 1 1 18
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 5 3 1 6 3 18
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 2 3 6 5 17
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 2 5 4 3 3 17
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 4 1 3 4 5 17
STEELCASE INC. 0 0 6 2 9 17
DELTA KOGYO CO., LTD. 4 1 4 3 3 15
HAWORTH, INC. 2 2 5 4 2 15
SCHUKRA OF NORTH AMERICA LTD. 0 2 2 7 2 13
BRITAX CHILD SAFETY INC. 2 1 4 2 3 12
GRAMMER AG 4 1 2 1 4 12
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8 2 0 0 2 12
JANE, S.A. 2 3 3 1 2 11
COMBI CO., LTD. 1 3 2 1 3 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 4 2 3 10
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 0 4 1 2 3 10
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 2 1 3 2 2 10
MATTEL INC. 1 0 4 3 2 10
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 2 1 4 2 10
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 1 1 1 1 5 9
FISHER DYNAMICS CORPORATION 6 2 1 0 0 9
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 3 0 2 2 2 9
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 4 2 1 1 1 9
KIA MOTORS CORP. 1 4 2 2 0 9
SELLE ROYAL S.P.A. 2 1 1 3 2 9
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 3 0 3 8
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 5 3 0 0 0 8
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH 0 0 3 3 2 8
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 3 1 2 1 1 8
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 2 3 2 8
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 2 1 0 1 4 8
BOEING COMPANY 2 1 1 1 2 7
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
PRO-CORD S.P.A. 2 0 2 1 2 7
RECARO GMBH + CO. 1 2 2 1 1 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 1 1 2 2 7
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
AGIO INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 1 1 2 6
DAIMLER AG 0 0 1 5 0 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 0 1 0 6
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA IMASEN DENKI SEISAKUSHO 0 0 1 1 4 6
KOKUYO FURNITURE CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 5 6
OKAMURA CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 3 6
SEDUS STOLL AG 1 0 1 4 0 6
SURE-FIT, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
AIRBUS S.A.S. 1 0 1 2 1 5
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
FIGUERAS INTERNATIONAL SEATING, S.A. 1 0 1 2 1 5
GOLD BUG, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
HABITEX CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
ITW-AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & COMPANY KG 1 3 1 0 0 5
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 1 0 2 1 1 5
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 2 0 1 2 0 5
PORSCHE AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
TK HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5


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