Harman Kardon

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Harman / Kardon

Company type	Division
Industry	Electronics
Founded	1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Founders	Sidney Harman Bernard Kardon
Headquarters	Stamford, Connecticut , U.S
Products	Audio Equipment
Parent	Harman International
Website	harmankardon.com

Harman Kardon is a division of US-based Harman International Industries, an independent subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. Harman Kardon was originally founded in Westbury, New York, in 1953 by business partners Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon.^[1]

The company is focused on three audio equipment business segments - Automotive, Consumer and Professional - offering products under company-owned brand names including AKG, Becker, Crown International, dbx, DigiTech, JBL, JBL Professional, Infinity Systems, Harman/Kardon, Lexicon, Mark Levinson Audio Systems, Soundcraft and Studer.

HARMAN International corporate customers have included Apple, Inc., BMW, Land Rover, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Lexus, Mahindra, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Rolls-Royce, SAAB, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.

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.^[2]