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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 Grant

- 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 grant.
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 / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 146 143 200 173 181 170 165 153 150 197 95 161 114 103 91 109 111 152 183 153 218 179 189 214 149 199 184 246 218 245 283 308 218 235 251 245 197 206 155 167 145 188 157 180 7924
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 5 17 12 8 5 5 9 15 6 13 7 5 10 16 14 11 157
Frac / YoG 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 0 1 4 4 8 8 6 6 6 11 7 11 17 7 11 9 12 8 8 8 6 153
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products STEELCASE INC. 3 2 1 1 3 9 7 6 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 6 2 6 9 4 7 5 9 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 7 2 2 122
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 9 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 4 2 2 7 4 4 1 4 2 7 8 7 7 4 101
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 3 5 4 3 12 2 4 5 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 6 3 8 1 2 1 2 6 3 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HERMAN MILLER INC. 0 2 2 0 6 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 5 4 1 5 4 3 4 7 3 2 4 2 2 4 6 5 98
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products JULIUS BLUM GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 11 3 2 1 3 4 2 6 3 2 5 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 3 5 9 7 89
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 3 11 5 12 5 8 5 7 6 6 9 9 85
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HOOVER UNIVERSAL, INC. 0 2 4 4 3 3 0 2 3 4 2 8 4 3 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 10 9 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products LEGGETT + PLATT INCORPORATED 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 3 4 3 2 3 0 1 3 5 4 6 11 7 8 5 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 0 4 6 8 5 8 8 4 7 7 8 12 5 80
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 1 0 2 7 4 3 9 9 11 18 17 80
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HAWORTH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 7 6 6 5 7 4 2 5 1 2 4 3 3 2 3 75
Frac / YoG 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 0 1 3 9 2 4 6 3 7 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 5 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 74
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 0 0 7 5 8 15 8 4 6 5 6 2 1 1 1 0 69
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 2 2 1 7 11 6 1 1 3 0 2 3 2 0 3 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 69
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products BOEING COMPANY 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 5 5 2 3 8 4 3 3 4 4 67
Frac / YoG 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 0 1 1 5 4 4 5 2 6 5 6 2 3 6 4 3 3 6 63
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products IKEDA BUSSAN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 5 7 6 6 6 2 3 1 1 3 4 2 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 2 5 5 8 7 5 1 1 2 3 2 4 3 6 54
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 1 0 2 3 7 7 4 7 7 3 4 6 3 3 54
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY 7 1 10 3 8 2 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 51
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 5 5 3 2 3 10 13 50
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 3 0 3 1 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 48
Frac / YoG 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 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 6 3 3 2 8 7 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 47
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 7 7 5 44
Frac / YoG 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 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 5 7 4 6 4 5 2 42
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 1 2 5 4 6 5 6 4 3 1 4 41
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 8 14 12 41
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products SPACESAVER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 2 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 39
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 38
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products UOP 0 2 3 5 5 3 3 5 3 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 2 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 / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products FISHER DYNAMICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 2 2 3 1 6 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 38
Frac / YoG 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 0 4 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 6 2 11 37
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products COSCO, INC. 5 3 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 5 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
Frac / YoG 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 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 6 6 2 3 3 3 3 1 34
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products LA-Z-BOY CHAIR CO. 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products LEAR SIEGLER, INC. 3 1 4 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 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 34
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 8 5 7 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 3 32
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 30
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 1 10 4 1 4 4 1 3 2 1 0 30
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 30
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products KEIPER RECARO GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 1 5 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Frac / YoG 27 337 Furniture and Related Products TACHIKAWA SPRING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 12 6 2 1 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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