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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

Niles-Benton Harbor, 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
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 15 9 11 16 11 16 16 24 21 30 44 83 83 104 97 110 690
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 4 5 4 6 5 7 4 2 5 11 1 2 2 7 2 73
LECO CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 4 2 3 1 2 4 6 35
GENTEX CORPORATION 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 1 27
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 6 3 2 2 3 1 0 27
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 1 0 3 3 3 4 3 1 27
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 5 1 0 1 2 0 3 4 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 24
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 24
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 1 1 3 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
GAST MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 11
AUSCO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 9
ELKHART BRASS MFG. CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8
NEC CORPORATION 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
JENESIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7
HP DOORS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5
ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4
CTS CORPORATION 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
PACKARD BELL NEC INC. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Q.C. DESIGNS, INC. 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
DESA IP, LLC 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MAC ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
RENEWABLE DENSIFIED FUELS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
TP ORTHODONTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
VANAIR MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3


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