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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 156 189 201 170 116 832
CARRIER CORPORATION 42 54 40 37 43 216
DENSO CORPORATION 19 20 33 28 45 145
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 10 11 31 27 45 124
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 16 36 26 31 7 116
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 30 10 13 15 18 86
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 21 29 16 11 3 80
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 18 16 18 12 7 71
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 13 17 9 12 15 66
HITACHI, LTD 8 19 11 9 9 56
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 6 9 16 17 54
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 14 9 9 13 8 53
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 11 8 15 15 50
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 7 9 11 13 4 44
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 16 9 6 6 4 41
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 12 10 9 4 37
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 10 17 6 0 37
AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 15 5 11 3 34
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 11 8 8 1 34
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 3 6 2 17 30
BEHR GMBH & CO. 4 4 10 5 6 29
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 12 10 4 29
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 4 3 7 8 7 29
EBARA CORPORATION 5 9 7 2 4 27
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 11 4 6 4 2 27
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 6 10 1 6 3 26
THE BOC GROUP PLC 10 9 3 3 0 25
COPELAND CORPORATION 1 1 7 7 7 23
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 19 0 3 1 0 23
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 7 6 5 3 23
THERMO KING CORPORATION 2 0 5 9 7 23
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 13 7 1 1 0 22
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 1 4 7 2 22
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 0 1 9 10 20
COCA-COLA COMPANY 2 4 6 5 2 19
SANDEN CORPORATION 2 3 4 3 7 19
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 5 13 18
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 4 3 4 4 3 18
BOC GROUP, INC. 5 6 3 0 3 17
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 5 2 1 5 17
VALEO CLIMATISATION 3 6 3 3 2 17
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 6 5 4 16
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 1 6 4 3 2 16
MULTISORB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 8 5 2 0 16
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 0 4 5 2 4 15
CHART INC. 1 0 4 6 4 15
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 1 5 4 4 1 15
ROCKY RESEARCH 0 2 5 2 5 14
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 4 6 2 1 14
HELIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 5 3 3 1 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 4 2 3 13
MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION CO. 2 2 4 2 3 13
SPX CORPORATION 5 5 3 0 0 13
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 6 0 0 12
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 5 1 3 0 3 12
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 6 1 3 0 1 11
FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED 1 3 2 2 3 11
SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 3 1 1 11
TGK COMPANY, LIMITED 0 4 1 4 2 11
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 1 1 4 3 1 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 2 2 1 3 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 0 1 5 1 10
XDX, LLC 0 2 5 2 1 10
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 1 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 3 2 3 1 0 9
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
AUTOMOTIVE FLUID SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 0 1 0 4 3 8
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
CARRIER COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 8 8
DIPPIN' DOTS, INC. 0 3 3 2 0 8
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 1 2 2 3 0 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 2 8
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD 2 2 2 1 1 8
MODINE MANUFACTURING INC. 0 3 1 1 3 8
NEC CORPORATION 4 1 0 3 0 8
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 0 2 8
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 1 1 2 4 8
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. 3 1 2 1 0 7
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC. 1 1 5 0 0 7
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
MULTIBRAS S/A ELETRODOMESTICOS 0 0 0 5 2 7
OXFORD MAGNET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 3 1 1 2 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 2 2 7
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 2 2 1 2 7
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
CALIFORNIA INNOVATIONS INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
COMPUTER PROCESS CONTROLS, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
DANFOSS A/S 5 0 0 1 0 6
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
DELTA T, LLC 0 1 0 4 1 6
ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 1 6
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 3 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 1 5 0 0 6
HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, CO. LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
INTEGRATED BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
INTEL CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
MANDO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 0 6
NESTEC, S.A. 2 2 0 1 1 6
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
TOC TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 1 2 2 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 1 4 1 0 6
ZEXEL VALEO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 0 6
AGA AB 0 1 2 2 0 5
AIR LIQUIDE PROCESS AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
ALTECH CONTROLS CORP. 2 0 2 0 1 5
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 3 1 1 5
BOEING NORTH AMERICAN INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
BSST LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
CAMCO INCORPORATED 1 3 0 1 0 5
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 0 0 0 3 2 5
DEKKO HEATING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 1 1 2 0 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
GENERAL SHELTERS OF TEXAS S.B., LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
IDALEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 3 2 0 0 5
INTEGRAL ENERGIETECHNIK GMBH 0 1 3 1 0 5
KOBE STEEL LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
LENNOX MANUFACTURING INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH 0 1 0 3 1 5
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE GROUP, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
MESSER GRIESHEIM GMBH & CO. 1 1 1 2 0 5
NANOPORE, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 0 1 2 5
PALOMA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 0 0 0 5
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 3 2 0 0 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 2 1 2 5
SANKYO SEIKI MFG. CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
SCROLL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 0 2 1 2 5
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 1 3 1 0 5
TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 4 0 5
TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
VAI HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5


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