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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 062, Refrigeration

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 189 201 170 116 89 765
CARRIER CORPORATION 54 40 37 43 40 214
DENSO CORPORATION 20 33 28 45 51 177
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 11 31 27 45 49 163
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 36 26 31 7 5 105
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 10 13 15 18 11 67
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 29 16 11 3 6 65
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 17 9 12 15 11 64
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 16 18 12 7 5 58
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 8 15 15 8 57
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 9 16 17 8 56
HITACHI, LTD 19 11 9 9 6 54
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 9 9 13 8 8 47
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 9 11 13 4 5 42
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 10 9 4 2 37
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 6 6 4 12 37
AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL INC. 15 5 11 3 2 36
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 12 10 4 5 34
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 17 6 0 0 33
MAYTAG CORPORATION 3 6 2 17 1 29
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 8 8 1 1 29
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 3 7 8 7 2 27
BEHR GMBH & CO. 4 10 5 6 1 26
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 5 13 8 26
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 7 6 5 3 3 24
THERMO KING CORPORATION 0 5 9 7 3 24
COPELAND CORPORATION 1 7 7 7 1 23
EBARA CORPORATION 9 7 2 4 1 23
SANDEN CORPORATION 3 4 3 7 6 23
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 1 9 10 1 21
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 10 1 6 3 0 20
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 7 2 6 20
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 4 5 2 4 4 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 6 5 4 3 19
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4 6 4 2 2 18
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 3 4 4 3 4 18
BOC GROUP, INC. 6 3 0 3 5 17
COCA-COLA COMPANY 4 6 5 2 0 17
THE BOC GROUP PLC 9 3 3 0 1 16
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 5 4 4 1 1 15
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 6 4 3 2 0 15
MULTISORB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 5 2 0 0 15
ROCKY RESEARCH 2 5 2 5 1 15
CHART INC. 0 4 6 4 0 14
HELIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 3 3 1 2 14
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 6 2 1 1 14
VALEO CLIMATISATION 6 3 3 2 0 14
CARRIER COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, INC. 0 0 0 8 5 13
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 2 1 5 0 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 4 2 3 2 13
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 1 2 4 5 13
XDX, LLC 2 5 2 1 3 13
MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION CO. 2 4 2 3 1 12
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 1 1 3 4 12
TGK COMPANY, LIMITED 4 1 4 2 1 12
FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED 3 2 2 3 1 11
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 2 1 3 3 11
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 2 5 11
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 6 0 0 0 10
INTEL CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 5 10
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, INC. 0 1 1 5 3 10
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 7 1 1 0 0 9
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 1 4 3 1 0 9
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 0 4 3 0 8
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 1 1 3 3 0 8
DIPPIN' DOTS, INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 2 8
KENDRO LABORATORY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 2 0 4 8
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD 2 2 1 1 2 8
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
SPX CORPORATION 5 3 0 0 0 8
SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 1 1 0 8
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 2 2 1 2 1 8
ZEXEL VALEO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 2 8
BSST LLC 0 0 4 1 2 7
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 1 0 0 2 4 7
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 1 3 0 3 0 7
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 2 2 3 0 0 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 1 7
MULTIBRAS S/A ELETRODOMESTICOS 0 0 5 2 0 7
OXFORD MAGNET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 3 1 1 2 0 7
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 1 7
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 3 1 0 1 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 2 1 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 4 1 0 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 1 5 1 0 7
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
AUTOMOTIVE FLUID SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
COMPUTER PROCESS CONTROLS, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 0 0 3 2 1 6
DELTA T, LLC 1 0 4 1 0 6
ELCOR CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 5 1 0 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 5 0 0 0 6
HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, CO. LTD. 0 2 2 2 0 6
HONEYWELL NORMALAIR-GARRETT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 0 0 2 1 3 6
HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC. 1 5 0 0 0 6
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 2 0 0 1 6
INTEGRATED BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH 1 0 3 1 1 6
MANDO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 0 2 4 0 0 6
NANOPORE, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 1 2 1 6
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 2 1 0 1 2 6
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
TOC TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 2 2 2 0 6
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
AGA AB 1 2 2 0 0 5
AIR LIQUIDE PROCESS AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
ALTECH CONTROLS CORP. 0 2 0 1 2 5
APPLIED DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LIMITED 0 0 0 0 5 5
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
BOEING COMPANY 0 3 1 1 0 5
COHAND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 3 1 0 1 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
DEKKO HEATING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
GENERAL SHELTERS OF TEXAS S.B., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
IDALEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
IGC-POLYCOLD SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
INTEGRAL ENERGIETECHNIK GMBH 1 3 1 0 0 5
ISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC 0 0 0 0 5 5
KOMATSU LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
LENNOX MANUFACTURING INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 0 1 2 1 5
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SCOTSMAN ICE SYSTEMS 1 1 1 1 1 5
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 2 1 2 0 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 2 0 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 1 3 1 0 0 5
TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 4 0 0 5
TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
VAI HOLDINGS, LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5


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