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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 113 85 49 46 55 348
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 36 36 35 7 21 135
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 54 22 14 7 7 104
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 29 19 23 10 16 97
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 25 24 15 7 20 91
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 27 24 16 0 0 67
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 18 11 11 5 6 51
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 14 10 14 2 10 50
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 15 8 6 9 11 49
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 11 4 8 2 11 36
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 7 9 5 8 4 33
FANUC LTD. 13 8 4 2 3 30
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 9 8 4 2 3 26
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 3 3 5 6 24
NEWFREY LLC 12 8 0 4 0 24
DISCO CORPORATION 3 1 6 3 8 21
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 4 1 3 6 21
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 9 12 21
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 7 6 0 5 21
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 8 4 4 2 2 20
FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH 6 5 1 5 2 19
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 2 7 3 3 2 17
THERMAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 12 1 2 1 1 17
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 2 5 5 16
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 7 5 2 16
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 4 3 5 2 2 16
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 7 6 0 2 0 15
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 4 1 4 6 15
TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG 2 3 2 3 5 15
BOEING COMPANY 7 2 0 2 3 14
GSI GROUP CORPORATION 4 2 1 1 6 14
HYPERTHERM, INC. 2 2 2 4 4 14
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 4 3 2 4 1 14
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 3 4 3 2 14
CEM CORPORATION 4 3 2 0 4 13
CERAMASPEED LIMITED 6 4 2 1 0 13
DENSO CORPORATION 5 2 0 5 1 13
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 2 2 3 13
ULTRATECH, INC. 4 4 2 0 3 13
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 2 5 3 2 0 12
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 5 2 2 2 1 12
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 3 1 2 5 11
BTU INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 4 2 4 1 11
E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERATEBAU GMBH 2 1 3 2 3 11
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 1 2 4 3 11
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 4 0 0 2 5 11
MAYTAG CORPORATION 10 1 0 0 0 11
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 2 3 2 1 11
THE ESAB GROUP, INC. 6 1 3 1 0 11
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 4 11
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 5 0 3 1 1 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 3 1 0 10
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 3 4 2 1 0 10
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 5 1 1 2 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 6 0 1 0 10
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 5 10
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 4 10
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 0 1 5 10
CATEM GMBH & CO. KG 4 0 0 1 4 9
HITACHI VIA MECHANICS LTD. 2 3 0 3 1 9
INTEL CORPORATION 4 3 0 2 0 9
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 4 9
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 5 4 0 0 0 9
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 2 0 3 1 2 8
INDUCTOTHERM INDUSTRIES INC. 1 2 0 4 1 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 4 8
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 2 0 4 2 8
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 4 3 0 0 1 8
SEB S.A. 3 0 1 4 0 8
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 1 1 2 4 8
TDK CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 2 8
ALTO-SHAAM, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
BERU AG 3 1 1 0 2 7
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 3 2 0 2 0 7
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 4 3 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 1 2 2 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 0 1 1 2 7
ITHERM TECHNOLOGIES, LP 2 1 1 0 3 7
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 4 1 1 1 7
NEXICOR LLC 3 2 1 1 0 7
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 1 1 1 0 4 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 2 0 2 0 7
SOKUDO CO., LTD. 0 4 1 1 1 7
XEROX CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 0 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 2 1 1 6
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 1 2 1 1 6
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 4 0 0 6
DOBEN LIMITED 0 3 0 1 2 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 1 0 2 0 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 3 0 0 0 6
GOODRICH CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 2 6
HAKKO CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 2 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 2 0 1 2 1 6
MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. 0 1 2 0 3 6
ORBOTECH LTD. 1 1 0 3 1 6
PRINCE CASTLE INCORPORATED 0 1 2 0 3 6
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 2 1 2 1 0 6
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 0 2 2 1 1 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 0 0 1 6
ALLIED PRECISION INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 0 0 0 5
DAVID & BAADER-DBK-GMBH 1 0 2 1 1 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 5 0 0 0 0 5
EICHENAUER HEIZELEMENTE GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 1 1 2 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ENGINEERED GLASS PRODUCTS, LLC 3 1 0 0 1 5
ENGINEERING + RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
EXATEC, LLC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 2 0 0 3 0 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 1 0 0 3 5
MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 4 5
NEL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
PATENTED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC 1 2 2 0 0 5
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 2 2 0 1 0 5
SANSHA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 0 5
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 0 1 3 0 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 0 1 3 1 5
TUTCO, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 3 1 0 0 5
WELCOME COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5


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