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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 15 12 19 25 15 86
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 6 0 2 2 2 12
ORECK HOLDINGS LLC 3 1 3 2 1 10
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 4 3 1 10
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 1 1 2 2 9
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 5 1 2 0 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 0 2 6 9
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 1 1 3 2 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 1 1 2 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 1 3 2 2 8
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 4 1 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 5 0 2 8
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 3 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
IDATECH LLC 2 1 0 2 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 0 2 2 0 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
MANN & HUMMEL GMBH 0 1 1 2 2 6
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 0 2 0 3 1 6
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 3 2 0 1 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 0 1 2 2 6
AISAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
BLUCHER GMBH 1 1 1 0 2 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 4 0 0 5
DAIMLER AG 0 2 3 0 0 5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 1 0 0 3 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 0 1 2 1 5
TOYO ROKI SEIZO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 3 0 5


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