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

Patenting By NAICS Industry Classification
Breakout By Organization
-- Fractional Counts --

- this report was created with support from the National Science Foundation -

Count (*) of 1969 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Patent Application

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 30 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification Corresponding To

NAICS Classification 337
Furniture and Related Products

( North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classification is determined by
the primary U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) patent classification and a USPC to NAICS concordance - see 'Explanation of Data' )
( * in Fractional Counts tables, counts are rounded -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Fractional Counts report proportionally distributes a patent across each matched industry -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays organizations and FRACTIONAL counts of utility patents associated with them; patents are distributed by year of patent application.
Counts Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title Organization PRE_1970 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 507 149 153 150 157 132 161 167 177 147 156 141 114 82 83 119 133 141 173 193 184 207 192 203 201 215 236 239 261 296 255 277 265 264 235 216 201 178 139 169 128 88 36 4 7924
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products LEAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 20 4 6 8 10 12 10 15 11 9 8 18 5 7 0 1 157
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 7 4 7 6 8 13 10 15 16 9 10 11 7 7 5 3 1 1 153
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products STEELCASE INC. 6 1 3 5 9 7 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 0 4 0 2 4 2 7 7 7 6 4 7 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 122
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 13 2 6 4 3 0 0 101
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 8 5 3 7 6 3 4 4 5 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 5 4 6 3 2 2 5 3 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HERMAN MILLER INC. 4 1 4 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 4 4 0 8 3 3 4 2 2 8 4 3 5 3 2 3 4 1 2 3 0 98
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products JULIUS BLUM GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 7 7 4 3 1 4 1 3 8 2 6 4 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 1 7 5 5 3 2 0 89
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 7 11 7 6 9 5 9 2 10 3 1 0 85
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HOOVER UNIVERSAL, INC. 7 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 5 8 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 6 8 6 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products LEGGETT + PLATT INCORPORATED 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 5 4 2 1 2 3 5 4 3 6 9 11 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 11 4 14 7 5 2 7 7 14 3 0 0 80
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 5 15 9 13 15 9 3 0 80
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HAWORTH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 9 7 4 6 4 4 6 0 3 5 0 3 2 3 0 0 75
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products TACHI-S CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 6 6 6 5 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 5 3 1 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 74
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 12 15 5 5 6 5 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 69
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 1 8 11 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 69
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products BOEING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 5 4 5 8 4 4 3 5 1 2 0 0 67
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 4 5 2 7 4 4 7 3 3 2 6 2 2 2 0 63
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products IKEDA BUSSAN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 5 6 9 5 5 1 2 2 1 4 2 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 5 9 9 2 4 4 3 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 54
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products KEIPER GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 8 6 3 8 6 7 6 1 1 0 0 54
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY 15 5 6 2 6 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 51
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products TS TECH CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 8 5 7 6 2 3 4 1 50
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 5 2 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 48
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products SHIN YEH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 5 3 3 5 6 7 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 47
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 5 4 6 6 2 0 0 44
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 4 2 9 2 3 7 7 2 1 0 0 42
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products DREAMWELL, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 8 8 4 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 41
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 6 15 13 1 0 0 41
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products SPACESAVER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 39
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 38
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products UOP 6 4 4 4 2 4 4 1 0 2 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products FISHER DYNAMICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 4 1 4 5 1 8 3 2 0 37
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products COSCO, INC. 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 10 2 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 34
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products LA-Z-BOY CHAIR CO. 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products LEAR SIEGLER, INC. 9 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 3 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products BERTRAND FAURE EQUIPEMENTS S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 6 7 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 32
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products FORD MOTOR COMPANY 5 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products MAYTAG CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 4 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 1 6 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 30
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 30
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products KEIPER RECARO GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 3 2 4 3 3 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Frac / YoA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products TACHIKAWA SPRING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 12 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30


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