HOOVER UNIVERSAL has a total of 636 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1973. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets machines, transport and packaging and shipping are TACHIKAWA SPRING CO, TOKAI CHEMICAL IND and ARAKAWA SHATAI KOGYO.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 244 | |
#2 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 98 | |
#3 | Canada | 55 | |
#4 | Japan | 48 | |
#5 | Australia | 31 | |
#6 | Brazil | 24 | |
#7 | United Kingdom | 16 | |
#8 | Germany | 15 | |
#9 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 14 | |
#10 | Mexico | 11 | |
#11 | South Africa | 7 | |
#12 | Poland | 6 | |
#13 | China | 5 | |
#14 | Denmark | 5 | |
#15 | Hungary | 5 | |
#16 | Portugal | 5 | |
#17 | Argentina | 4 | |
#18 | Czechia | 4 | |
#19 | Italy | 4 | |
#20 | France | 3 | |
#21 | Republic of Korea | 3 | |
#22 | Bulgaria | 2 | |
#23 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | |
#24 | German Democratic Republic | 2 | |
#25 | Finland | 2 | |
#26 | Ireland | 2 | |
#27 | Israel | 2 | |
#28 | Jordan | 2 | |
#29 | Morocco | 2 | |
#30 | Norway | 2 | |
#31 | New Zealand | 2 | |
#32 | Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) | 2 | |
#33 | Belgium | 1 | |
#34 | Switzerland | 1 | |
#35 | Indonesia | 1 | |
#36 | India | 1 | |
#37 | Netherlands | 1 | |
#38 | Turkey | 1 | |
#39 | Taiwan | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Machines | |
#2 | Transport | |
#3 | Packaging and shipping | |
#4 | Furniture and games |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Vehicle seats | |
#2 | Shaping of plastics | |
#3 | Containers for goods storage | |
#4 | Chairs and beds | |
#5 | Unspecified technologies | |
#6 | Unspecified technologies | |
#7 | Vehicle parts | |
#8 | Certain plastics | |
#9 | Fillers | |
#10 | Preparation of materials |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Mizelle Ned W | 25 |
#2 | Hirschberger Michael | 20 |
#3 | Hancock William L | 18 |
#4 | Husted David W | 16 |
#5 | Behm Dale Herbert | 16 |
#6 | Hewko Marc D | 15 |
#7 | Kitchen John P | 14 |
#8 | Plummer George Allen | 14 |
#9 | Witzke Duane W | 14 |
#10 | Elton Robert D | 13 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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EP0867333A2 | Wire attachment to a seat frame | |
US5967602A | Extending cargo shelf for vehicle seat | |
US5909866A | Transmission assembly for vehicle seat adjuster with mechanical brake to prevent back driving | |
US5894024A | Adjustable, pinch-off neck assembly | |
US6045151A | Seat mounted side air bag with deployment force concentrator | |
US5858159A | Method for manufacturing automotive seat assemblies using pre-bonded adhesives | |
US5813726A | Inertia locking device for a vehicle seat adjustment mechanism | |
US5826942A | Vehicle seat assembly with adjustable headrest coupled to seat back latch | |
US5738411A | Vehicle seat assembly | |
US5697670A | Vehicle seat | |
EP0841864A1 | Vehicle seat frame | |
BR9609846A | Vehicle seat frame | |
WO9704950A1 | Method and apparatus for bonding a cover fabric to a cushion body using a barrier layer | |
EP0707820A1 | Process for forming multiple density body from fibrous polymeric material | |
US5618489A | Apparatus and process for blow molding containers | |
US5614718A | Apparatus and method for noninvasive assessment of pressurized container properties | |
US5620722A | Extrusion head for blow molding | |
US5628543A | Vehicle seat back having ski tote bag and trunk pass through | |
US5670211A | Method for applying liquid to sheet material | |
JPH08118468A | Method of molding soft interior finish part |