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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 73 54 81 66 63 337
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 39 50 72 58 59 278
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 15 15 36 42 34 142
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 14 9 19 32 20 94
CARRIER CORPORATION 15 9 15 20 31 90
DENSO CORPORATION 17 11 31 12 11 82
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 8 13 16 8 56
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 6 12 11 16 52
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 2 1 9 13 13 38
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 4 6 6 6 30
MAYTAG CORPORATION 3 17 6 2 0 28
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 5 8 9 26
EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 5 6 6 3 25
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 2 6 6 10 25
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 5 7 11 25
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 7 5 8 4 1 25
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 0 8 7 7 24
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 8 1 3 3 22
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 5 7 3 4 2 21
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 3 7 7 3 21
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 7 2 5 2 19
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 11 3 2 2 1 19
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 3 4 6 18
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 8 1 4 4 18
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 3 1 5 3 3 15
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 2 7 3 0 15
INTEL CORPORATION 3 3 7 1 1 15
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 6 2 0 14
SPX CORPORATION 1 0 6 3 4 14
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 3 2 5 3 13
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 4 1 2 4 2 13
BSST LLC 2 1 3 6 0 12
EMERSON RETAIL SERVICES INC. 0 3 7 2 0 12
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD 4 3 1 1 3 12
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 0 0 3 6 12
THERMO KING CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 4 11
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 3 1 5 0 1 10
ICE ENERGY, LLC 2 1 4 0 3 10
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 3 1 3 10
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 0 1 5 2 10
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 1 2 1 4 10
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 6 1 1 0 9
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 3 2 1 1 2 9
DANFOSS A/S 1 0 3 3 2 9
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 0 2 3 3 1 9
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 4 3 2 9
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 2 3 1 3 9
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 2 2 3 2 0 9
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 4 4 0 0 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 4 2 0 2 9
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 2 8
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 3 8
HILL PHOENIX, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
HITACHI, LTD 2 0 1 4 1 8
ISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC 4 2 2 0 0 8
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 0 2 1 2 7
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 0 0 2 1 4 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 2 0 2 1 7
BEHR GMBH & CO. KG 4 0 2 1 0 7
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 2 1 0 7
HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC. 1 2 2 0 2 7
KELIX HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS, LLC 6 0 0 0 1 7
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
DOMETIC CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 1 2 1 1 1 6
RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 2 0 0 6
SANDEN CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 1 6
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 3 0 1 1 6
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 1 2 6
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
AMERIGON, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 2 1 0 5
BRUKER BIOSPIN GMBH 4 0 0 0 1 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 1 1 0 3 0 5
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 2 2 0 1 0 5
COOL GEAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 0 0 5 0 5
EXAFLOP LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
FOLLETT CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 1 2 1 5
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
LIEBERT CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 0 2 0 0 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 1 1 1 0 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 0 0 1 5
SIEMENS, PLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
WESTPORT POWER INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5


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