STEELCASE INC has a total of 1,536 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 21.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1952. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets furniture and games, machines and civil engineering are MILLER HERMAN INC, STEELCASE DEV CORP and KOENIG & NEURATH AG.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 682 | |
#2 | Canada | 217 | |
#3 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 141 | |
#4 | Australia | 90 | |
#5 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 80 | |
#6 | Japan | 65 | |
#7 | United Kingdom | 48 | |
#8 | Germany | 36 | |
#9 | China | 33 | |
#10 | France | 29 | |
#11 | Brazil | 27 | |
#12 | Mexico | 20 | |
#13 | Spain | 13 | |
#14 | Hong Kong | 12 | |
#15 | Belgium | 9 | |
#16 | Argentina | 7 | |
#17 | Taiwan | 7 | |
#18 | Colombia | 4 | |
#19 | Malaysia | 4 | |
#20 | Portugal | 4 | |
#21 | South Africa | 3 | |
#22 | Italy | 2 | |
#23 | Israel | 1 | |
#24 | India | 1 | |
#25 | Republic of Korea | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Furniture and games | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Civil engineering | |
#4 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#5 | Computer technology | |
#6 | Mechanical elements |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Chairs and beds | |
#2 | Office furniture | |
#3 | Unspecified technologies | |
#4 | General building constructions | |
#5 | Unspecified technologies | |
#6 | Installation of electric cables | |
#7 | Doors and windows | |
#8 | Electric digital data processing | |
#9 | Locks | |
#10 | Springs |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Heidmann Kurt R | 156 |
#2 | Battey Robert J | 132 |
#3 | Peterson Gordon J | 122 |
#4 | Knoblock Glenn A | 64 |
#5 | Deevers Nickolaus William Charles | 59 |
#6 | Andres Todd T | 58 |
#7 | Hall Jeffrey A | 44 |
#8 | Holdredge Russell T | 43 |
#9 | Faiks Frederick S | 43 |
#10 | Karsten Gary L | 43 |
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US2020345142A1 | Chair assembly with upholstery covering | |
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US2019353824A1 | Occupancy sensing systems and methods | |
US2019365108A1 | Seating arrangement | |
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US2019167007A1 | Compliant backrest | |
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US2019169756A1 | Systems and methods for in-line thermal flattening and enameling of steel sheets | |
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US2018352961A1 | Seating arrangement and method of construction | |
US2018348536A1 | Multiple-Polarization Cloaking | |
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WO2018183109A1 | Room scheduling system |