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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 223 126 124 135 128 736
SMC CORPORATION 20 6 10 10 6 52
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 13 7 6 11 9 46
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 10 4 6 11 39
EATON CORPORATION 5 9 6 6 10 36
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 4 4 9 3 26
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 6 8 5 5 2 26
FESTO AG & CO. 3 8 3 6 5 25
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 5 4 3 4 24
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 3 1 1 11 23
DENSO CORPORATION 3 4 4 5 3 19
STANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 6 5 3 3 2 19
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 5 2 0 3 8 18
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 0 1 9 5 15
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 1 2 6 15
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 2 4 1 3 14
MANNESMANN VDO AG 6 4 3 0 1 14
ROSS OPERATING VALVE COMPANY 1 3 2 5 3 14
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 3 5 2 14
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 3 7 14
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 4 4 4 13
FUJIKIN INC. 5 2 2 1 3 13
NANOSTREAM, INC. 0 3 3 4 3 13
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 2 4 1 2 12
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 0 2 2 3 12
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 3 2 2 4 1 12
GILMORE VALVE COMPANY, INC. 2 3 5 1 1 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 2 6 0 12
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 5 6 0 1 0 12
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 4 1 2 2 12
NATIONAL COUPLING COMPANY, INC. 7 1 4 0 0 12
B S & B SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 7 0 1 0 11
MOEN INCORPORATED 2 3 1 3 2 11
NIFCO INC. 1 1 0 3 6 11
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 1 3 2 3 10
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 2 5 1 1 10
HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH 3 3 1 1 2 10
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 0 2 2 3 10
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 3 4 10
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 1 0 0 9
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 5 2 0 1 1 9
HUSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 3 1 3 9
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 3 0 1 3 9
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 1 2 3 2 1 9
BOSCH REXROTH AG 0 1 2 2 3 8
CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 0 4 1 1 8
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 3 4 0 1 0 8
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 0 3 2 0 3 8
KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 1 1 1 3 8
SATURN ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING, INC. 4 1 3 0 0 8
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 2 1 3 2 0 8
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 2 0 3 7
BOEING COMPANY 4 0 1 1 1 7
DRESSER, INC. 1 2 0 3 1 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 1 1 2 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 0 7
PACIFIC SEISMIC PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
PGI INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 2 0 1 0 4 7
PRIME SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 0 4 1 2 7
SIEMENS CANADA LTD. 1 4 1 0 1 7
SPX CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
TAYLOR INNOVATIONS, L.L.C. 0 0 3 2 2 7
AGF MANUFACTURING, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
AISAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 0 1 4 0 6
ARICHELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
BURKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. 4 1 0 1 0 6
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 1 1 2 0 6
CASE CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 0 6
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 2 2 1 1 0 6
DANFOSS A/S 2 0 2 1 1 6
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
E-Z FLO INJECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 4 1 0 6
EVAC INTERNATIONAL OY 2 2 1 1 0 6
FLOWMATRIX INC. 0 1 4 1 0 6
FRIEDRICH GROHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 0 1 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 3 1 1 6
MAC VALVES, INC. 1 0 3 2 0 6
SEMPRA FIBER LINKS 0 0 1 5 0 6
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY 4 1 0 1 0 6
SNAP-TITE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 0 1 2 6
SONNAX INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
SWAGELOK COMPANY 0 1 3 1 1 6
TRW INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
UNIT INSTRUMENTS, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
BIOMICRO SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
BRASS-CRAFT MANUFACTURING CO. 1 2 1 0 1 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 0 0 2 5
CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
CORTANA CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
DANIEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
EBARA CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
EMHART INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
GAAP GAS CONTROL LLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
GLAZER ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
HEILMEIER & WEINLEIN, FABRIK FUR OEL-HYDRAULIK GMBH & CO. KG 4 0 0 1 0 5
HYDRAFORCE, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA NERIKI 1 1 1 2 0 5
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 1 2 1 1 0 5
KOHLER CO. 3 0 1 1 0 5
KYOSAN DENKI CO., LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 0 0 2 5
LUK GETRIEBE-SYSTEME GMBH 3 2 0 0 0 5
MANNESMANN REXROTH AG 4 0 0 0 1 5
MERTIK MAXITROL GMBH & CO., KG 2 0 1 1 1 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 0 1 5
MYKROLIS CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
NVB INTERNATIONAL 1 2 2 0 0 5
RANCO INCORPORATED OF DELAWARE 1 0 0 2 2 5
RAVAL - AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 1 1 0 1 2 5
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 0 5
SAUER-DANFOSS (NORDBERG) A/S 0 2 0 1 2 5
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 3 0 0 1 1 5
SUIKEN CO., LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5
TESMA MOTOREN-UND GETRIEBETECHNIK GMBH 1 2 0 1 1 5
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 0 5
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 2 1 0 0 2 5


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