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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 096, Gas Separation: Apparatus

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 23 24 15 12 19 93
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 6 0 2 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 2 1 1 9
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 0 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 3 1 1 7
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 0 1 5 1 7
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 0 0 3 1 3 7
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
IDATECH LLC 1 2 2 1 0 6
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 2 4 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
DAIMLER AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 2 0 2 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 3 1 5
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5


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