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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 49 46 55 50 67 267
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 35 7 21 8 17 88
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 23 10 16 15 17 81
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 15 7 20 8 20 70
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 6 9 11 20 22 68
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 9 12 17 26 64
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 8 2 11 7 24 52
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 14 2 10 4 18 48
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7 5 2 12 11 37
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 5 5 9 15 36
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 14 7 7 3 4 35
DISCO CORPORATION 6 3 8 8 5 30
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 5 6 4 1 27
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 6 6 10 26
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 5 8 4 4 5 26
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 4 3 2 2 12 23
HYPERTHERM, INC. 2 4 4 2 10 22
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 6 0 5 3 7 21
TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG 2 3 5 4 7 21
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 2 4 3 5 6 20
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 5 6 2 4 20
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 4 6 5 4 20
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 2 2 1 9 18
FANUC LTD. 4 2 3 5 2 16
FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 5 2 2 6 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 16 0 0 0 0 16
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 5 2 2 3 4 16
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 2 5 4 4 16
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 1 2 5 4 3 15
E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERATEBAU GMBH 3 2 3 4 3 15
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 3 0 8 15
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 4 5 6 15
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 3 3 2 3 3 14
GSI GROUP CORPORATION 1 1 6 1 5 14
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 2 5 0 6 13
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 4 1 5 1 13
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 2 3 1 2 12
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 3 1 4 3 12
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 0 1 2 8 11
DENSO CORPORATION 0 5 1 3 2 11
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 0 4 2 11
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 2 2 6 0 11
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 1 4 4 0 2 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 2 8 11
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 2 4 2 2 11
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 1 2 3 11
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 3 1 1 3 2 10
HITACHI VIA MECHANICS LTD. 0 3 1 4 2 10
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 6 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 4 10
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 4 2 2 2 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 0 3 2 9
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 0 3 0 2 4 9
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 3 0 2 9
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 5 0 3 9
BOEING COMPANY 0 2 3 2 1 8
CATEM GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 4 1 2 8
CEM CORPORATION 2 0 4 2 0 8
DAIHEN CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 4 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 1 2 1 3 8
KYOCERA CORPORATION 3 0 0 4 1 8
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 1 2 1 3 1 8
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 0 0 4 2 8
SEB S.A. 1 4 0 1 2 8
THERMAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 3 8
ULTRATECH, INC. 2 0 3 1 2 8
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION 2 2 4 0 0 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 1 1 3 0 7
BTU INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 2 0 0 4 7
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 0 1 2 1 3 7
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 2 7
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. 1 2 1 3 0 7
INDUCTOTHERM INDUSTRIES INC. 0 4 1 0 2 7
JENOPTIK AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK GMBH; 0 0 2 2 3 7
PRINCE CASTLE INCORPORATED 2 0 3 1 1 7
SODICK CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 2 7
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
THE ESAB GROUP, INC. 3 1 0 0 3 7
AGIE CHARMILLES SA 0 0 2 1 3 6
APPLIANCE SCIENTIFIC, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
BERU AG 1 0 2 1 2 6
HAKKO CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 3 6
HITACHI, LTD 1 0 0 0 5 6
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 3 1 2 0 0 6
INTEL CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 3 6
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 0 0 4 2 0 6
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY LLC 0 1 3 1 1 6
MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 0 0 1 3 2 6
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 2 1 0 2 1 6
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 2 1 1 2 0 6
TDK CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 2 1 1 0 1 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 0 1 0 4 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 4 0 0 1 0 5
ENODIS CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
EXATEC, LLC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 0 2 1 2 5
LASAG AG 1 2 1 0 1 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 4 0 1 5
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 2 5
ORBOTECH LTD. 0 3 1 1 0 5
ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG 1 0 1 1 2 5
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
TRUMPF LASER - UND SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH 1 0 0 3 1 5
XEROX CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5


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