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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 170 116 89 104 104 583
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 27 45 49 56 79 256
CARRIER CORPORATION 37 43 40 36 34 190
DENSO CORPORATION 28 45 51 29 18 171
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 15 18 11 27 16 87
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 12 15 11 19 13 70
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 31 7 5 5 16 64
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 13 8 8 15 20 64
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 16 17 8 7 11 59
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15 15 8 6 6 50
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 8 7 2 8 22 47
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 12 7 5 7 5 36
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 11 3 6 2 14 36
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 13 8 3 3 32
HITACHI, LTD 9 9 6 1 5 30
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 4 12 5 3 30
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 10 4 5 2 7 28
THERMO KING CORPORATION 9 7 3 4 3 26
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 2 6 4 6 25
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13 4 5 3 0 25
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 17 1 3 2 25
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 4 2 6 3 24
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 9 10 1 1 2 23
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 4 3 0 9 6 22
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 4 3 3 7 22
AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL INC. 11 3 2 2 3 21
CARRIER COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, INC. 0 8 5 6 2 21
SANDEN CORPORATION 3 7 6 5 0 21
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 2 4 5 5 3 19
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 4 3 4 4 4 19
COPELAND CORPORATION 7 7 1 1 1 17
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, INC. 1 5 3 4 3 16
BEHR GMBH & CO. 5 6 1 3 0 15
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 2 4 4 3 2 15
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 1 1 2 6 5 15
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 5 5 4 15
BOC GROUP, INC. 0 3 5 1 5 14
ISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC 0 0 5 6 3 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 3 2 4 2 13
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 1 1 2 1 13
TGK COMPANY, LIMITED 4 2 1 3 3 13
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5 3 3 1 0 12
MULTIBRAS S/A ELETRODOMESTICOS 5 2 0 4 1 12
CHART INC. 6 4 0 1 0 11
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 3 2 1 1 4 11
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 5 0 3 2 11
EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 11 11
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 0 0 7 2 11
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 3 2 2 2 11
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 0 1 4 5 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 0 1 6 11
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 2 2 1 11
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 2 4 3 1 10
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 4 10
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 4 1 1 2 2 10
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH 3 1 1 4 1 10
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 3 4 0 2 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 3 3 3 0 10
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 1 0 0 4 4 9
BSST LLC 4 1 2 1 1 9
COMPUTER PROCESS CONTROLS, INC. 3 0 0 4 2 9
EBARA CORPORATION 2 4 1 1 1 9
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 6 3 0 0 0 9
HONEYWELL NORMALAIR-GARRETT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2 1 3 2 1 9
KENDRO LABORATORY PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 4 3 0 9
MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION CO. 2 3 1 0 3 9
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 1 5 2 0 1 9
SCOTSMAN ICE SYSTEMS 1 1 1 3 3 9
COCA-COLA COMPANY 5 2 0 1 0 8
HELIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 0 8
INTEGRATED BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 3 1 8
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD 1 1 2 2 2 8
ROCKY RESEARCH 2 5 1 0 0 8
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 5 0 1 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 1 8
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 2 1 2 2 8
VALEO CLIMATISATION 3 2 0 1 2 8
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 0 1 5 0 7
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 3 0 0 2 2 7
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 3 2 0 0 2 7
NANOPORE, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
OXFORD MAGNET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1 2 0 3 1 7
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 3 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 1 2 1 7
THE BOC GROUP PLC 3 0 1 3 0 7
THERMAGEN (S.A.) 0 1 2 1 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 1 0 0 1 7
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
APPLIED DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LIMITED 0 0 5 0 1 6
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 0 4 0 6
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
DOMETIC APPLIANCES AB 1 0 1 3 1 6
ELCOR CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
EMERSON RETAIL SERVICES INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 2 6
FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED 2 3 1 0 0 6
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
IDALEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
SHI-APD CRYOGENICS, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 5 6
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 0 1 3 6
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 0 0 0 0 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 1 1 1 1 6
XDX, LLC 2 1 3 0 0 6
ADVANCED THERMAL SCIENCES CORP. 0 1 0 2 2 5
ATP OIL & GAS CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 0 0 3 1 5
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
CONVERSION GAS IMPORTS, L.P. 0 2 2 1 0 5
DELTA T, LLC 4 1 0 0 0 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 1 1 2 1 5
GLOBAL ENERGY GROUP, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, CO. LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
IGC-POLYCOLD SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 1 2 2 5
JAMCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
LENNOX MANUFACTURING INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
MOOBELLA, LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
NANOCOOLERS, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
NANOMIX, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
ORTLOFF ENGINEERS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS SUPERCONDUCTIVITY LIMITED 1 2 0 0 2 5
RITCHIE ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 2 0 1 2 5
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 2 0 1 1 5
TECHNIP FRANCE 0 0 1 2 2 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 1 0 0 3 1 5
UTC POWER, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
ZEXEL VALEO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5

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