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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 095, Gas Separation: Processes

( 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 16 9 27 29 34 115
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 2 8 10 13 37
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 6 11 4 12 37
UOP 6 4 7 9 10 36
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 9 6 9 6 5 35
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 4 5 5 1 14 29
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 9 3 9 3 24
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 4 1 3 4 8 20
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 2 2 5 5 14
MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH, INC. 1 2 1 4 4 12
CATERPILLAR INC. 5 0 1 0 5 11
BOEING COMPANY 3 0 3 2 2 10
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 2 0 3 4 1 10
ENTEGRIS, INC. 5 2 0 2 1 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 2 1 3 4 10
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 1 1 2 2 9
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 1 3 5 9
BASF SE 1 0 0 4 3 8
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 5 0 2 1 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
IDATECH LLC 2 0 3 2 1 8
KILIMANJARO ENERGY, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. 1 0 0 3 4 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 1 8
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 3 1 0 7
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
UHDE GMBH 0 2 3 1 1 7
AIR LIQUIDE PROCESS AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 0 1 4 1 0 6
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 1 2 0 2 1 6
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 0 1 1 1 6
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 2 2 6
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 3 1 2 0 0 6
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
BOC GROUP, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
CAMFIL FARR INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 0 1 3 1 0 5
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 0 1 2 1 5
INOGEN, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
NEUMANN SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 1 0 4 0 5


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