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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 055, Gas Separation

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 33 27 37 32 20 149
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 28 20 33 16 22 119
MANN & HUMMEL GMBH 19 30 18 20 21 108
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 11 10 8 6 5 40
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 6 12 1 2 28
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 1 6 7 11 28
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 8 6 5 3 5 27
HOLLINGSWORTH + VOSE COMPANY 3 4 4 7 3 21
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 2 10 3 2 20
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 5 6 3 3 20
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 4 3 5 2 16
BHA ALTAIR, LLC 0 0 0 11 4 15
MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 1 2 4 7 15
BALDWIN FILTERS, INC. 4 3 4 1 2 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 6 3 1 1 14
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 6 3 3 1 0 13
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 10 2 0 0 1 13
ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB 1 0 0 8 3 12
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 3 1 5 2 1 12
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 4 5 3 0 0 12
EUROFILTERS HOLDING N.V. 0 2 3 5 2 12
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 2 5 1 1 12
CAMFIL FARR INC. 4 3 1 2 0 10
AAF - MCQUAY INC. 5 3 0 1 0 9
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 4 2 0 2 1 9
CARL FREUDENBERG KG 1 2 2 3 1 9
CLARCOR AIR FILTRATION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 3 2 4 9
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 2 0 5 1 1 9
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 1 0 2 5 8
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 3 2 3 0 8
G.B.D. CORP. 5 2 1 0 0 8
HITACHI METALS LTD. 1 1 4 2 0 8
SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN 4 0 4 0 0 8
CAMFIL AB 4 0 0 1 2 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
GEO2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 2 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 0 1 2 0 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 2 1 2 0 7
BHA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 3 2 1 0 0 6
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 0 3 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 0 2 1 6
CAMFIL USA, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
EUROFILTERS N.V. 3 2 0 0 0 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
JOHNS MANVILLE 1 2 1 0 1 5
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
YANMAR CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
ZIPWALL, LLC 1 1 2 1 0 5



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