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

Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 3 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Holland-Grand Haven, MI

( Metropolitan Statistical Area )

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

The following table displays first-named patent assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
DONNELLY CORPORATION 36 44 41 23 31 27 25 23 37 34 28 26 37 27 15 7 461
GENTEX CORPORATION 19 28 31 29 19 27 19 13 24 23 20 16 15 16 26 25 350
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 4 14 14 17 6 6 9 8 4 6 20 15 20 17 10 172
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 14 8 17 12 11 8 10 9 10 5 9 11 11 6 8 15 164
HAWORTH, INC. 12 7 10 7 2 6 3 3 6 5 12 5 9 1 7 6 101
BRADFORD COMPANY 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 1 7 3 7 3 7 6 4 11 60
SHAPE CORPORATION 1 4 3 3 2 4 5 4 4 4 1 3 6 1 5 3 53
MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 8 8 17 9 51
HERMAN MILLER INC. 3 7 6 5 6 2 0 0 1 1 5 2 2 0 3 1 44
MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 11 11 30
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 5 4 8 4 30
GEMTRON CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 4 5 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 29
SAF-HOLLAND, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 4 8 5 27
PRINCE CORPORATION 20 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 4 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 20
MILLER, R. A., INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 20
NATIONAL NAIL CORP. 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 18
GRAND HAVEN STAMPED PRODUCTS, DIV. OF JSJ CORPORATION 2 3 1 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
TOUCHSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 16
STEELCASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 6 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
ITC, INCORPORATED 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14
KNAPE & VOGT MANUFACTURING CO. 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 14
RAPISTAN SYSTEMS ADVERTISING CORP. 0 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
INNOTEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 13
JACKSON PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13
PLEOTINT, L.L.C. 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 12
VENTUREDYNE, LTD. 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 12
HALDEX BRAKE CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10
STEELCASE INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 10
BRUNSWICK BOWLING AND BILLIARDS CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 9
FLEETWOOD GROUP, INC. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 9
ODL, INCORPORATED 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
STANDARD LIFTERS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 9
TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 9
DEMATIC CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
K-LINE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
PRINCE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TENNANT COMPANY 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
HOLLAND HITCH COMPANY 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6
FOGG FILLER COMPANY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6
HORTECH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 6
SLIGH FURNITURE CO. 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
THE HOLLAND GROUP, INC. 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
BUILDER'S BEST, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
COMPX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5
LIGHT ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
MARCUS AUTOMOTIVE, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 5
PERMALOC CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
TRANSCORP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5
WOODWARD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 5
ADAC PLASTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
GARRISON DENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
HANGERS PLUS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
HART & COOLEY, INC. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
HOLLAND NEWAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
JOST INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
JR AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
LAKEWOOD PROCESS MACHINERY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4
NETCOM, INC. 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
PRODUCTION ASSEMBLY SERVICE, INC. 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SATURN ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4
STRYKER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4
THERMODRIVE LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
AMWAY CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
BLD PRODUCTS, LTD. 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CANNON-MUSKEGON CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
DANA CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
INRAD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
MODULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NETSHAPE ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
NOBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
P-TEC PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
PLASCORE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
SEED RESOURCES L.L.C. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
SOILCORE, INC. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
THE WILLIAM M. YARBROUGH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
TRACK CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
TRANS-MATIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TRENDWAY CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
VENNTIS TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
SCODA AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3


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