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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 134 164 121 153 123 695
LEAR CORPORATION 15 10 22 34 32 113
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 13 15 15 14 62
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 8 18 30 58
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 5 10 11 13 14 53
TS TECH CO., LTD. 10 5 4 7 20 46
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 2 7 6 16 14 45
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 14 6 8 11 5 44
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 4 7 14 12 39
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 9 8 7 10 5 39
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 11 4 7 3 6 31
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 1 7 5 9 7 29
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 7 9 0 7 5 28
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 4 1 3 11 8 27
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 5 5 3 8 6 27
RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. 3 7 5 10 2 27
HERMAN MILLER INC. 5 4 3 5 8 25
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 3 4 5 11 24
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 6 5 6 5 2 24
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 6 2 6 6 2 22
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 3 6 5 6 22
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 10 4 2 22
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 7 2 5 4 3 21
JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH 4 3 3 6 5 21
TAKATA CORPORATION 3 5 5 5 3 21
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 7 2 5 3 2 19
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 3 1 6 3 5 18
STEELCASE INC. 0 6 2 9 1 18
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 5 4 3 3 2 17
SCHUKRA OF NORTH AMERICA LTD. 2 2 7 2 3 16
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 1 3 3 2 6 15
GRAMMER AG 1 2 1 4 6 14
HAWORTH, INC. 2 5 4 2 1 14
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH & CO. KG 3 7 1 1 0 12
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 7 2 2 1 0 12
BRITAX CHILD SAFETY INC. 1 4 2 3 1 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 2 3 1 11
DELTA KOGYO CO., LTD. 1 4 3 3 0 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 1 2 2 5 11
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 0 3 2 10
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 4 1 2 3 0 10
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH 0 3 3 2 2 10
MATTEL INC. 0 4 3 2 1 10
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 2 1 4 2 1 10
TK HOLDINGS, INC. 2 0 1 2 5 10
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 3 2 3 10
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 1 1 1 5 1 9
COMBI CO., LTD. 3 2 1 3 0 9
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 2 1 1 1 4 9
JANE, S.A. 3 3 1 2 0 9
KIA MOTORS CORP. 4 2 2 0 1 9
SELLE ROYAL S.P.A. 1 1 3 2 2 9
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 3 8
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 1 0 1 4 2 8
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 1 2 2 7
FIGUERAS INTERNATIONAL SEATING, S.A. 0 1 2 1 3 7
HUMANSCALE CORP. 0 0 2 2 3 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA IMASEN DENKI SEISAKUSHO 0 1 1 4 1 7
KOKUYO FURNITURE CO., LTD. 0 1 0 5 1 7
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 3 2 0 7
MITY-LITE, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
OKAMURA CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 2 7
SURE-FIT, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
SWIMWAYS CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
AGIO INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 2 1 2 6
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
DAIMLER AG 0 1 5 0 0 6
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 2 2 0 6
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 0 0 2 2 6
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ORBIT BABY, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
RECARO GMBH + CO. 2 2 1 1 0 6
CYBEX INDUSTRIAL, LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 0 1 0 0 5
GOLD BUG, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
INTERSTUHL BUEROMOEBEL GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 1 0 2 5
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE SEATING SYSTEMS GMBH 1 0 0 3 1 5
ITW-AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & COMPANY KG 3 1 0 0 1 5
MEEKER R & D, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
PRO-CORD S.P.A. 0 2 1 2 0 5
REGALO INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
SEDUS STOLL AG 0 1 4 0 0 5
SELLE ITALIA S.R.L 1 2 1 0 1 5
SERIES INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 1 2 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 0 2 5


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