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| Industry | Electronics |
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| Founded | 1953 |
| Founders | Sidney Harman Bernard Kardon |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut , U.S |
| Products | Audio Equipment |
| Owner | Samsung Electronics |
| Parent | Harman International |
| Website | harmankardon |
Harman Kardon (stylized as 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, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Rolls-Royce, SAAB, and Toyota.
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]
- ^ McFadden, R.D. Sidney Harman, Newsweek Chairman, Is Dead at 92., The New York Times, 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Harman International - 2007 Annual Report". AnnualReports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.