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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 096, Gas Separation: Apparatus

( 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 12 19 25 15 23 94
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 2 6 5 14
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 5 1 2 0 3 11
MANN & HUMMEL GMBH 1 1 2 2 5 11
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 3 1 0 10
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 2 2 1 3 9
AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 3 4 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 3 2 2 1 9
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 4 1 2 9
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 1 2 2 4 9
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 5 0 2 1 9
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 1 3 2 1 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 2 1 3 8
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 1 3 2 1 8
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 2 0 3 1 2 8
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 2 0 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 0 1 3 7
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 1 3 2 1 0 7
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 0 1 1 7
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 3 3 0 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 2 2 0 6
BHA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONFEDERATION, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
UOP 1 1 0 1 3 6
BLUCHER GMBH 1 1 0 2 1 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 4 0 0 0 5
DAIMLER AG 2 3 0 0 0 5
IDATECH LLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 2 2 0 1 5
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5


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