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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 312, Supports: Cabinet Structure

( 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 25 19 16 24 31 115
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 5 5 16 12 16 54
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 3 3 4 26 12 48
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 3 3 3 7 11 27
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 4 6 4 5 5 24
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 4 1 2 9 6 22
KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD. 1 3 5 9 4 22
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 1 1 3 4 14
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 0 5 5 2 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 3 0 2 3 13
HARN MARKETING SDN BHD 2 3 1 4 1 11
NAN JUEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 2 2 2 2 3 11
AOPEN INC. 0 1 0 7 2 10
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 5 0 1 3 1 10
ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 2 3 2 8
CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
GSLIDE CORPORATION 1 2 0 3 1 7
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
GRASS GMBH 2 0 0 1 3 6
ORIGINAL IDEAS, INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
SPACESAVER CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 3 0 1 1 5
LIEBHERR-HAUSGERATE OCHSENHAUSEN GMBH 1 0 1 1 2 5


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