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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 219, Electric Heating

( 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 102 113 85 49 46 395
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 57 54 22 14 7 154
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 27 36 36 35 7 141
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 25 29 19 23 10 106
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 18 25 24 15 7 89
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 20 27 24 16 0 87
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22 14 10 14 2 62
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 18 11 11 5 50
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 11 15 8 6 9 49
FANUC LTD. 12 13 8 4 2 39
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 7 9 5 8 32
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 11 4 8 2 30
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 9 8 4 2 30
MAYTAG CORPORATION 16 10 1 0 0 27
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 12 7 4 1 3 27
NEWFREY LLC 2 12 8 0 4 26
THERMAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 9 12 1 2 1 25
FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH 4 6 5 1 5 21
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 6 7 6 0 2 21
BOEING COMPANY 9 7 2 0 2 20
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 7 3 3 5 20
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 8 4 4 2 19
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 13 2 0 3 1 19
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 3 7 6 0 19
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 7 2 3 4 3 19
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 3 2 7 3 3 18
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 4 4 3 5 2 18
CERAMASPEED LIMITED 4 6 4 2 1 17
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 3 6 0 1 17
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 0 7 5 15
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 5 2 2 2 15
DENSO CORPORATION 2 5 2 0 5 14
HYPERTHERM, INC. 4 2 2 2 4 14
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 2 3 1 13
DISCO CORPORATION 0 3 1 6 3 13
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 5 3 2 13
INTEL CORPORATION 4 4 3 0 2 13
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 3 2 3 2 13
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 4 3 2 4 13
CEM CORPORATION 3 4 3 2 0 12
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 3 2 5 12
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 7 1 1 1 2 12
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 3 4 2 1 12
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 5 1 2 2 12
THE ESAB GROUP, INC. 1 6 1 3 1 12
E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERATEBAU GMBH 3 2 1 3 2 11
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 5 1 1 11
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 6 1 1 1 2 11
TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG 1 2 3 2 3 11
BTU INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 4 2 4 10
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 5 0 3 1 10
HITACHI VIA MECHANICS LTD. 2 2 3 0 3 10
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 4 10
NEXICOR LLC 3 3 2 1 1 10
SEB S.A. 2 3 0 1 4 10
ULTRATECH, INC. 0 4 4 2 0 10
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 2 3 2 0 2 9
INDUCTOTHERM INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 2 0 4 9
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 4 1 1 9
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 5 4 0 0 9
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 9 9
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 4 3 0 0 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 4 1 0 0 9
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 2 4 0 0 9
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 1 3 1 0 9
XEROX CORPORATION 2 4 1 1 1 9
BERU AG 3 3 1 1 0 8
CATEM GMBH & CO. KG 3 4 0 0 1 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 5 0 0 0 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
GSI GROUP CORPORATION 0 4 2 1 1 8
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 2 1 3 8
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 2 0 4 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 2 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 1 1 2 1 7
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 1 4 0 7
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 1 2 1 2 1 7
TUTCO, INC. 2 3 1 1 0 7
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 0 1 7
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 2 7
ALTO-SHAAM, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 1 0 0 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 3 1 0 2 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 3 3 0 0 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 4 0 0 2 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 1 2 0 0 3 6
KOMATSU INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
MALDEN MILLS INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 1 2 0 1 2 6
ORBOTECH LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 1 2 2 0 1 6
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 4 0 0 2 0 6
SOKUDO CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 1 6
TDK CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 1 0 1 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 4 1 0 0 1 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 1 1 2 1 5
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
DAVID & BAADER-DBK-GMBH 1 1 0 2 1 5
DOBEN LIMITED 1 0 3 0 1 5
EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 1 1 1 2 5
ENGINEERING + RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
HAKKO CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 1 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 0 1 0 5
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
LSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
PATENTED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 1 2 2 0 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 0 0 2 2 1 5
SANSHA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 3 0 1 1 5
STEAMWAY FRANCHISE SALES, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 0 0 1 3 5
WELCOME COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5


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