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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 2004 - 2008 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 096, Gas Separation: Apparatus

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 23 23 24 15 12 97
IDATECH LLC 5 1 2 2 1 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 0 2 3 1 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 3 2 1 8
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 1 8
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 0 0 1 5 7
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 1 6 0 7
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 2 0 0 3 1 6
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 1 0 0 1 5
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5


PTMT Contacts

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
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