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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 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 89 104 104 73 54 424
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 49 56 79 39 50 273
CARRIER CORPORATION 40 36 34 15 9 134
DENSO CORPORATION 51 29 18 17 11 126
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 11 19 13 15 15 73
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 27 16 11 8 73
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 15 20 8 4 55
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 8 22 14 9 55
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 5 16 7 8 41
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 7 11 7 6 39
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 6 2 14 11 3 36
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 6 6 2 4 26
MAYTAG CORPORATION 1 3 2 3 17 26
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 2 6 5 5 7 25
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 5 7 5 1 6 24
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 4 4 4 7 5 24
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 3 7 3 7 23
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 12 5 3 3 0 23
EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 11 5 5 21
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 4 6 4 1 21
INTEL CORPORATION 5 5 4 3 3 20
ISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC 5 6 3 4 2 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 8 3 3 3 2 19
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 0 9 6 2 1 18
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 5 3 1 4 18
HITACHI, LTD 6 1 5 2 0 14
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 6 3 1 2 14
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 2 7 0 0 14
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 4 3 2 2 2 13
CARRIER COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, INC. 5 6 2 0 0 13
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 7 2 3 1 13
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD 2 2 2 4 3 13
SANDEN CORPORATION 6 5 0 2 0 13
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 3 1 8 13
BOC GROUP, INC. 5 1 5 0 1 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 3 0 1 3 12
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 4 5 2 0 12
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 4 4 2 0 11
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 2 2 4 1 11
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, INC. 3 4 3 1 0 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 6 2 2 11
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 0 2 3 3 2 10
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 1 1 4 2 2 10
TGK COMPANY, LIMITED 1 3 3 3 0 10
THERMO KING CORPORATION 3 4 3 0 0 10
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 4 10
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 0 4 4 0 1 9
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 4 2 1 0 9
KELIX HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS, LLC 1 2 0 6 0 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 3 0 2 1 9
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 1 8
AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 3 1 0 8
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 3 1 2 2 8
BEHR GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 2 4 0 8
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 4 3 1 0 0 8
EMERSON RETAIL SERVICES INC. 2 2 1 0 3 8
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 5 0 0 2 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 2 2 8
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 2 8
TECHNIP FRANCE 1 2 2 1 2 8
BSST LLC 2 1 1 2 1 7
COMPUTER PROCESS CONTROLS, INC. 0 4 2 1 0 7
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
FOLLETT CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 0 7
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 1 1 2 1 2 7
KENDRO LABORATORY PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH 1 4 1 1 0 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 0 3 0 7
ORTLOFF ENGINEERS, LTD. 0 0 5 0 2 7
SCOTSMAN ICE SYSTEMS 1 3 3 0 0 7
SHI-APD CRYOGENICS, INC. 0 1 4 0 2 7
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
ADVANCED THERMAL SCIENCES CORP. 0 2 2 2 0 6
APPLIED DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LIMITED 5 0 1 0 0 6
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 1 1 1 0 3 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 4 0 1 1 6
DOMETIC APPLIANCES AB 1 3 1 1 0 6
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 1 6
HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 0 6
HONEYWELL NORMALAIR-GARRETT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 3 2 1 0 0 6
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 2 0 1 6
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 4 0 2 0 0 6
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 2 0 1 2 1 6
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 1 1 1 3 6
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 0 1 0 0 6
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 0 1 5 0 0 6
THERMAGEN (S.A.) 2 1 3 0 0 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 1 1 2 1 6
U-LINE CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 0 6
ATP OIL & GAS CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 0 5
BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 2 0 0 5
DOMETIC ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 0 1 2 0 2 5
EBARA CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 2 1 0 1 5
GLOBAL ENERGY GROUP, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
ICE ENERGY, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
INTEGRATED BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
JAMCO CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION CO. 1 0 3 1 0 5
MULTIBRAS S/A ELETRODOMESTICOS 0 4 1 0 0 5
RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 2 2 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 1 0 1 5
SINVENT AS 1 1 1 0 2 5
SUN POWER, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
THE BOC GROUP PLC 1 3 0 1 0 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 2 2 0 0 5
UTC POWER CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 0 5


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