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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 104 104 73 54 81 416
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 56 79 39 50 72 296
CARRIER CORPORATION 36 34 15 9 15 109
DENSO CORPORATION 29 18 17 11 31 106
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 19 13 15 15 36 98
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 27 16 11 8 13 75
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 8 22 14 9 19 72
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 15 20 8 4 6 53
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 11 7 6 12 43
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 16 7 8 1 37
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 14 11 3 2 32
MAYTAG CORPORATION 3 2 3 17 6 31
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 4 4 7 5 8 28
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 9 6 2 1 9 27
EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 11 5 5 6 27
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 6 5 5 7 3 26
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 6 2 4 6 24
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 7 3 7 2 22
INTEL CORPORATION 5 4 3 3 7 22
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 7 5 1 6 1 20
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 7 2 3 1 5 18
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 3 3 2 7 18
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 6 4 1 3 18
ISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC 6 3 4 2 2 17
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 3 1 4 4 17
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 3 1 2 3 15
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 0 1 3 7 14
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 3 1 8 1 14
EMERSON RETAIL SERVICES INC. 2 1 0 3 7 13
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 3 3 0 2 13
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD 2 2 4 3 1 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 2 5 12
RAYTHEON COMPANY 4 5 2 0 1 12
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 5 11
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 2 3 3 2 1 11
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 3 2 2 2 2 11
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 2 4 1 2 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 6 2 2 0 11
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 1 1 4 2 11
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 7 0 0 2 11
BEHR GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 4 0 2 10
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 5 0 0 2 3 10
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 4 2 0 0 10
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 0 2 0 8 10
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, INC. 4 3 1 0 2 10
SANDEN CORPORATION 5 0 2 0 3 10
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 4 4 0 1 0 9
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 1 4 2 2 0 9
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 3 9
HITACHI, LTD 1 5 2 0 1 9
ICE ENERGY, LLC 1 1 2 1 4 9
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 6 9
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 2 9
TGK COMPANY, LIMITED 3 3 3 0 0 9
THERMO KING CORPORATION 4 3 0 0 2 9
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 3 1 2 2 0 8
BOEING COMPANY 4 0 1 1 2 8
BSST LLC 1 1 2 1 3 8
CARRIER COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
COMPUTER PROCESS CONTROLS, INC. 4 2 1 0 1 8
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 1 2 0 2 3 8
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 0 0 4 8
FOLLETT CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 2 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 2 1 0 1 8
KELIX HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS, LLC 2 0 6 0 0 8
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH 4 1 1 0 2 8
SPX CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 6 8
ADVANCED THERMAL SCIENCES CORP. 2 2 2 0 1 7
BOC GROUP, INC. 1 5 0 1 0 7
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 1 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 1 2 1 2 1 7
ORTLOFF ENGINEERS, LTD. 0 5 0 2 0 7
RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 2 2 2 7
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 0 2 1 1 7
SHI-APD CRYOGENICS, INC. 1 4 0 2 0 7
TECHNIP FRANCE 2 2 1 2 0 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 1 2 1 2 7
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 0 5 7
AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 1 1 0 3 1 6
DANFOSS A/S 1 1 1 0 3 6
EBARA CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 2 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 0 1 1 6
SCOTSMAN ICE SYSTEMS 3 3 0 0 0 6
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 1 1 3 0 6
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 1 5 0 0 0 6
U-LINE CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 0 0 0 5
DOMETIC APPLIANCES AB 3 1 1 0 0 5
DOMETIC ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 1 0 1 1 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
JAMCO CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
MULTIBRAS S/A ELETRODOMESTICOS 4 1 0 0 0 5
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SUN POWER, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 3 1 0 0 1 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 2 2 0 0 1 5
UTC POWER CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5


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