Harman Kardon

Harman Kardon (stylized as harman/kardon) is a brand owned by Harman International Industries, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. Harman Kardon was originally founded in Westbury, New York, in 1953 by business partners Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon. The company is focused on three audio equipment business segments – Automotive, Consumer and Professional – offering products under company-owned brand names including AKG, AMX, Arcam, Bang & Olufsen, Becker, Boston Acoustics, Bowers & Wilkins, BSS Audio, Classé, Crown, dbx, Definitive Technology, Denon, DigiTech, Harman Kardon, HEOS, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Marantz, Martin, Polk Audio, Revel, Soundcraft and Studer. HARMAN International corporate customers include Apple, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Ford, Genesis, Google, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Ram Trucks, Toyota and Volkswagen. As of June 30, 2007, the company held 1,885 trademark registrations and 294 pending trademark applications around the world. The company also held 1,695 United States and foreign patents and 2,172 pending patent applications covering various audio, infotainment and software products.