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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 198 231 210 220 294 1153
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 32 45 39 8 3 127
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 6 9 9 12 6 42
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 9 5 6 12 37
PEERLESS INDUSTRIES, INC. 9 7 4 5 2 27
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 4 6 7 4 23
NIFCO INC. 1 2 3 11 5 22
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 0 0 9 5 6 20
WISTRON CORPORATION 2 4 3 3 7 19
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 3 6 4 4 18
ERGOTRON, INC. 1 2 2 4 9 18
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 3 1 4 4 18
SHIROKI CORPORATION 0 2 4 6 6 18
PANDUIT CORPORATION 7 1 2 3 4 17
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 5 1 5 2 16
FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 1 5 4 5 15
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 6 0 2 1 15
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 3 5 0 4 14
BOEING COMPANY 1 3 3 1 5 13
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 3 3 3 4 13
LEAR CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 4 13
SYNCMOLD ENTERPRISE CORP. 2 1 0 3 7 13
AOPEN INC. 1 4 1 2 4 12
ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 4 5 1 1 12
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 3 1 4 2 2 12
MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES LLC 7 2 1 1 1 12
SONY CORPORATION 4 3 4 1 0 12
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 2 1 3 1 5 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 5 1 0 0 11
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 0 1 4 1 5 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 3 4 0 11
NEWFREY LLC 3 3 1 1 3 11
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 3 2 0 4 11
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 0 0 3 7 10
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 1 0 6 10
JARLLYTEC CO., LTD. 4 1 0 3 2 10
KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD. 2 2 0 2 4 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 3 2 1 3 10
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 0 3 5 9
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 7 9
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD. 1 0 3 4 1 9
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 0 2 1 4 9
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 2 4 8
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 3 0 2 2 1 8
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 4 1 2 1 0 8
LIBERTY HARDWARE MANUFACTURING CORP. 1 4 3 0 0 8
MODERNSOLID INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 3 2 2 1 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 3 1 1 2 1 8
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 1 1 0 2 4 8
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 2 2 0 2 8
YAZAKI CORP. 2 2 1 1 2 8
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED 0 0 0 4 3 7
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 2 1 2 2 0 7
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 1 1 2 7
BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 1 7
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 0 5 7
COOPER B-LINE, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 0 2 0 3 2 7
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 5 0 2 0 7
SECURUS, INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 2 1 7
UNDERGROUND DEVICES, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 2 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 0 1 2 2 6
AGCO CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 2 6
APPLE, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 1 6
DELTA KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 2 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
KNOLL, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC 1 2 0 2 1 6
NEWPORT CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 1 6
PRIMOS, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
QISDA CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 1 1 1 2 6
AMTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 3 0 1 0 5
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
ATTAX 0 0 2 3 0 5
INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
J. VAN WALRAVEN B.V. 1 2 0 2 0 5
LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
PEAK INNOVATIONS INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
RAFFEL SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
REXON INDUSTRIAL CORP. LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
SCIENBIZIP CONSULTING (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 0 2 2 0 5
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 2 0 5
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH 1 0 0 2 2 5
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO. 1 0 1 3 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 2 1 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5



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