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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 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 123 134 144 168 191 760
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30 26 22 38 37 153
LEAR CORPORATION 32 25 20 34 25 136
TS TECH CO., LTD. 20 27 21 19 31 118
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 6 11 13 33 33 96
WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD. 14 20 14 8 23 79
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 6 7 11 11 38 73
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 12 11 20 13 13 69
KEIPER GMBH & CO. 5 5 14 11 25 60
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14 8 13 5 15 55
GRAMMER AG 6 2 8 9 24 49
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 8 11 8 5 14 46
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 14 7 10 11 2 44
JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH 5 9 9 4 11 38
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 6 4 9 5 13 37
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 11 8 3 3 9 34
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 5 1 3 7 17 33
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 5 3 8 5 10 31
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 5 7 4 7 7 30
STEELCASE INC. 1 0 1 4 20 26
HERMAN MILLER INC. 8 6 5 1 5 25
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED 6 3 6 6 4 25
MAGNA SEATING INC. 1 1 7 8 8 25
ZODIAC SEATS US LLC 0 2 6 10 7 25
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 5 5 7 22
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG 2 9 0 4 6 21
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 5 5 2 5 20
FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A. 3 0 6 5 5 19
BAE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 6 4 4 1 17
C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG 7 5 1 2 2 17
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 2 3 4 6 2 17
BP CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS HK CO., LIMITED 0 1 1 2 11 15
FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, INC. 2 1 0 6 6 15
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 2 1 6 3 3 15
BOEING COMPANY 2 3 3 2 4 14
FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH 2 3 1 4 4 14
KNOLL, INC. 2 4 4 3 1 14
RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. 2 4 1 2 5 14
TAKATA CORPORATION 3 2 1 2 6 14
MATTEL INC. 1 3 5 1 3 13
OKAMURA CORPORATION 2 4 0 2 5 13
SHIROKI CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 11 12
DELTA KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 1 3 6 1 11
DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD. 2 3 3 1 2 11
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 4 1 2 2 11
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE INC. 5 6 0 0 0 11
PORSCHE AG 0 4 2 3 2 11
LERADO (ZHONG SHAN) INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 5 3 10
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 3 5 0 10
TK HOLDINGS, INC. 5 1 1 1 2 10
BRITAX CHILD SAFETY INC. 1 2 2 2 2 9
HAWORTH, INC. 1 4 0 2 2 9
JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG. 0 0 0 5 4 9
SWIMWAYS CORPORATION 3 3 1 1 1 9
ZODIAC SEATS FRANCE 0 0 2 1 6 9
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION 4 4 0 0 0 8
BLACK MOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 0 4 2 8
FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITED 1 2 1 2 2 8
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 4 2 0 2 0 8
KIDS II, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
LEGGETT & PLATT CANADA CO. 0 0 1 0 7 8
BOCK 1 GMBH & CO. 1 2 1 2 1 7
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 1 1 1 3 1 7
F.S. FEHRER AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 3 3 1 7
FUJI KIKO COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 2 2 2 7
HUMANSCALE CORP. 3 2 0 2 0 7
KINTEC-SOLUTION GMBH 1 0 1 3 2 7
MITY-LITE, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
ORBIT BABY, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
PRO-CORD S.P.A. 0 2 1 2 2 7
SCHUKRA GERAETEBAU GMBH 0 2 3 1 1 7
SELLE ROYAL S.P.A. 2 1 1 2 1 7
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 1 0 1 2 2 6
ARMORWORKS ENTERPRISES, LLC 1 0 3 1 1 6
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 1 2 1 0 6
BRITAX ROMER KINDERSICHERHEIT GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 2 1 0 2 1 6
DOREL JUVENILE GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
PERMOBIL AB 0 0 2 3 1 6
SCHUKRA OF NORTH AMERICA LTD. 3 2 1 0 0 6
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 1 0 6
AMI INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
CYBEX INDUSTRIAL, LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
EXCELLERATE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 5 0 0 0 5
GCI OUTDOOR, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG 0 1 2 0 2 5
NUMARK INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
THORLEY INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 1 0 2 2 5
TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 2 1 5



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