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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 1969 - 2006 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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 42 51 70 46 57 55 54 46 53 56 33 58 45 45 47 46 49 45 50 40 40 36 46 47 50 51 49 43 56 59 75 77 51 49 41 40 39 38 1875
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 9 4 3 6 5 5 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 8 3 0 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 84
J. M. VOITH GMBH 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 4 1 4 2 5 2 8 4 6 8 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 16 6 0 5 1 62
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 2 2 1 5 4 6 3 0 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 2 61
BELOIT CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 5 0 4 0 9 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
VALMET CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 10 16 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 59
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 19 12 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 57
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 9 11 14 40
VALMET PAPER MACHINERY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 5 4 2 3 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 10 6 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 3 4 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 39
MAYTAG CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 37
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 4 5 3 4 3 3 2 4 37
VEPA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 6 6 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 34
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 33
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 5 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 4 3 4 2 0 0 4 30
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 2 3 3 27
VALMET OY 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 2 5 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 3 2 2 3 8 25
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 5 2 3 1 0 23
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
SEMITOOL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 3 2 0 1 22
EXXON RESEARCH + ENGINEERING CO. 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 21
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 2 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 17
FULLER COMPANY 1 1 2 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 8 0 2 0 0 17
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
AB SVENSKA FLAKTFABRIKEN 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 16
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16
AGFA-GEVAERT, AG 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15
THERMO ELECTRON WEB SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
FEDDERS CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 14
KLOCKNER-HUMBOLDT-DEUTZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 7 14
LINDAUER DORNIER GESELLSCHAFT MBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 1 3 14
XEROX CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14
INSTITUTE OF PAPER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13
MIDLAND-ROSS CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 13
A/S NIRO ATOMIZER 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 12
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 11
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
ANDRITZ-PATENTVERWALTUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 11
BERGWERKSVERBAND GMBH 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
FMC CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 11
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
NIRO A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 11
OY TAMPELLA AB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
UOP 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
A. MONFORTS GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CAMCO INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 10
ENDOLINE% MEGTEC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 10
FFI CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 10
FTS SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
MARQUIP INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 10
VITS MASCHINENBAU GMBH 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
AMERICAN DRYER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9
ASM AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 9
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
BRAUN A.G. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CONAIR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
FLUID ENERGY PROCESSING AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 9
MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
PROTO-VEST, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 9
WERNER AND PFLEIDERER 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
ESCHER WYSS GMBH 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
GEBRUDER BUHLER AG 0 0 0 2 1