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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 095, Gas Separation: Processes

( 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 17 22 16 10 16 81
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 6 1 6 8 9 30
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 5 6 9 4 4 28
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 7 7 7 3 2 26
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 0 6 7 4 24
BOC GROUP, INC. 0 3 2 2 4 11
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 2 0 1 5 3 11
UOP 1 1 2 1 6 11
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 2 1 5 10
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 4 1 3 0 1 9
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 3 1 1 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 1 3 4 9
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 4 9
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 1 2 1 4 8
BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 2 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 3 4 1 8
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 1 0 2 4 0 7
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 3 0 3 0 1 7
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. 3 1 2 0 1 7
ENTEGRIS, INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB 2 0 2 1 0 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 0 0 3 5
H2GEN INNOVATIONS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 3 2 0 5
NORSK HYDRO ASA 2 0 0 2 1 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 0 1 3 0 5


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