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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 249 223 126 125 135 858
SMC CORPORATION 11 20 6 10 10 57
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 10 13 7 6 11 47
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 8 10 4 6 29
EATON CORPORATION 3 5 9 6 6 29
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 8 5 4 3 29
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 6 4 4 9 28
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 4 6 8 5 5 28
FESTO AG & CO. 0 3 8 3 6 20
STANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2 6 5 3 3 19
DENSO CORPORATION 1 3 4 4 5 17
NATIONAL COUPLING COMPANY, INC. 4 7 1 4 0 16
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 3 1 3 5 16
FUJIKIN INC. 5 5 2 2 1 15
MANNESMANN VDO AG 2 6 4 3 0 15
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 3 3 2 2 4 14
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 5 6 0 1 14
MOEN INCORPORATED 5 2 3 1 3 14
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 4 1 2 5 1 13
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 3 2 4 1 13
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 5 0 2 2 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 2 2 6 13
B S & B SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 7 0 1 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 7 3 1 1 12
ROSS OPERATING VALVE COMPANY 1 1 3 2 5 12
GILMORE VALVE COMPANY, INC. 0 2 3 5 1 11
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 4 2 4 1 11
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 1 5 2 0 3 11
SATURN ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING, INC. 3 4 1 3 0 11
EMHART INC. 5 2 2 1 0 10
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 3 1 0 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 4 1 2 10
NANOSTREAM, INC. 0 0 3 3 4 10
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 0 0 1 9 10
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 8 2 0 0 0 10
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 0 4 4 9
FRIEDRICH GROHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 3 0 1 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 2 0 4 1 9
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 5 2 0 1 9
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 0 4 4 0 1 9
SPX CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 1 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 3 0 2 2 9
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 3 1 2 9
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 6 1 0 1 0 8
BURKERT WERKE GMBH & CO. 2 4 1 0 1 8
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 4 3 1 0 0 8
EVAC INTERNATIONAL OY 2 2 2 1 1 8
HUSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 2 3 1 8
HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH 0 3 3 1 1 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 2 8
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 2 0 2 1 8
MAC VALVES, INC. 2 1 0 3 2 8
MANNESMANN REXROTH AG 4 4 0 0 0 8
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 2 8
TRW INC. 2 6 0 0 0 8
ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH 0 1 2 3 2 8
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 1 2 2 1 1 7
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 1 2 1 3 0 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 1 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SAGINOMIYA SEISAKUSHO 3 4 0 0 0 7
KOMATSU LTD. 4 2 0 1 0 7
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY 1 4 1 0 1 7
SNAP-TITE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 3 0 1 7
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 1 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
WABCO GMBH & CO, OHG 4 0 1 2 0 7
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
AGF MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
AISAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 4 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 4 0 1 1 6
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 2 1 1 2 6
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
CKD KABUSHIKI KAISHA (CKD CORPORATION) 4 1 0 1 0 6
CORTANA CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 0 6
DANFOSS A/S 1 2 0 2 1 6
DRESSER, INC. 0 1 2 0 3 6
E-Z FLO INJECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 1 1 2 0 6
EBARA CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 1 6
FLOWMATRIX INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 1 1 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA NERIKI 1 1 1 1 2 6
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 1 1 2 1 1 6
KYOSAN DENKI CO., LTD. 1 0 1 3 1 6
LUK GETRIEBE-SYSTEME GMBH 1 3 2 0 0 6
MERTIK MAXITROL GMBH & CO., KG 2 2 0 1 1 6
PARKER HANNIFIN RAK, SA 2 0 2 0 2 6
SEMPRA FIBER LINKS 0 0 0 1 5 6
SIEMENS CANADA LTD. 0 1 4 1 0 6
SONNAX INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
SWAGELOK COMPANY 1 0 1 3 1 6
TESMA MOTOREN-UND GETRIEBETECHNIK GMBH 2 1 2 0 1 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 2 3 0 0 1 6
UNIT INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 0 1 1 5
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
BIOMICRO SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
BOSCH REXROTH AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
BRASS-CRAFT MANUFACTURING CO. 1 1 2 1 0 5
CHUNG CHENG FAUCET CO. LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
DANA CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
FLOW-RITE CONTROLS, LTD. 1 2 0 1 1 5
FMC CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
GAAP GAS CONTROL LLC 0 0 3 1 1 5
GLAZER ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
HEILMEIER & WEINLEIN, FABRIK FUR OEL-HYDRAULIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 4 0 0 1 5
HYDRAFORCE, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 0 0 3 2 0 5
KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 0 3 1 5
KEIHIN CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
KOHLER CO. 0 3 0 1 1 5
KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
MYKROLIS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
NIFCO INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 0 0 1 1 5
NVB INTERNATIONAL 0 1 2 2 0 5
PACIFIC SEISMIC PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
PRIME SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 1 3 0 0 1 5
STURMAN BG, LLC 2 3 0 0 0 5
SUIKEN CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 0 5
TAYLOR INNOVATIONS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 3 2 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 1 1 2 0 1 5
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 1 0 1 5
WATTS INVESTMENT COMPANY 2 2 0 1 0 5
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 1 0 0 1 3 5


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