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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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 417, Pumps

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 113 102 102 99 62 478
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 37 36 40 26 1 140
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 24 29 22 14 5 94
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 4 6 11 15 24 60
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 11 5 11 8 39
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 0 0 20 18 38
SANDEN CORPORATION 10 9 7 8 1 35
SCROLL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 10 14 8 3 35
DENSO CORPORATION 6 7 4 1 10 28
HITACHI, LTD 2 10 6 7 3 28
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 7 9 4 7 28
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 13 7 5 27
CATERPILLAR INC. 5 5 5 7 4 26
CARRIER CORPORATION 8 3 6 7 1 25
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 8 7 5 4 1 25
COPELAND CORPORATION 4 8 3 2 5 22
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 4 7 8 22
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 2 8 7 3 1 21
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 2 8 8 0 19
LUK FAHRZEUG-HYDRAULIK GMBH & CO. KG 5 7 3 1 1 17
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 2 8 4 17
EBARA CORPORATION 2 3 8 1 2 16
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 2 6 3 2 16
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 4 1 1 3 16
EMPRESA BRAZILEIRA DE COMPRESSORES S/A EMBRACO 2 1 1 8 2 14
MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION CO. 3 4 2 4 1 14
THOMAS INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 4 4 0 4 14
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 1 1 2 13
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 5 1 2 2 13
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 0 4 5 2 2 13
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 3 2 3 2 13
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 1 4 4 2 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 1 6 0 0 11
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 8 0 0 0 11
LEYBOLD VAKUUM GMBH 2 0 3 1 5 11
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 0 1 5 3 2 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 2 1 4 11
WALBRO CORPORATION 7 3 1 0 0 11
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 3 1 1 5 0 10
COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 2 2 5 1 0 10
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 2 4 2 10
ALCATEL 1 1 4 2 1 9
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 1 4 2 9
DEVILBISS AIR POWER COMPANY 1 1 2 3 2 9
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 0 1 2 1 9
SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 1 2 2 1 9
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 0 2 5 0 1 8
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 3 0 1 4 0 8
EATON CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 1 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 3 0 4 8
NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO. LTD. 0 1 2 4 1 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 1 2 2 8
ZEXEL CORPORATION 5 1 2 0 0 8
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 3 1 1 0 7
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 4 1 7
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
MANNESMANN VDO AG 2 1 3 1 0 7
PFEIFFER VACUUM GMBH 2 1 3 0 1 7
PUTZMEISTER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 2 0 0 7
SHURFLO PUMP MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 0 0 2 2 7
VARIAN, INC. 2 3 0 0 2 7
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 2 1 1 1 1 6
BORGWARNER INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
BRUENINGHAUS HYDROMATIK GMBH 3 1 1 0 1 6
DANFOSS COMPRESSORS GMBH 1 2 2 1 0 6
FLOWSERVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 4 2 0 0 6
JIDOSHA KIKI CO. LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5 0 1 0 0 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
NTN CORPORATION 1 0 1 4 0 6
S.A.E.S. GETTERS S.P.A. 3 1 0 1 1 6
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 1 6
STANADYNE AUTOMOTIVE CORP. 2 3 1 0 0 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 1 1 2 1 6
WILDEN PUMP & ENGINEERING CO. 3 2 1 0 0 6
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 2 2 1 1 0 6
AMETEK, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
ASMO CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 2 0 5
COLEMAN POWERMATE, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
DRESSER-RAND COMPANY 0 1 1 2 1 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 0 0 3 1 5
GOODRICH PUMP AND ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY 2 1 0 1 1 5
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 1 0 4 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 1 2 1 5
KOBE STEEL LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
LASKO HOLDINGS, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
MILTON ROY COMPANY 1 4 0 0 0 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
NITTO KOHKI COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 2 3 0 5
PIERBURG AG 1 4 0 0 0 5
ROPER HOLDINGS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 3 1 5
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 2 3 0 0 0 5
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
WOOD GROUP ESP, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
ZANUSSI ELETTROMECCANICA S.P.A. 1 1 3 0 0 5
ZF BATAVIA, L.L.C. 0 0 1 4 0 5


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