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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 219, Electric Heating

( 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 85 49 46 55 50 285
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 36 35 7 21 8 107
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 19 23 10 16 15 83
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 24 15 7 20 8 74
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 8 6 9 11 20 54
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 22 14 7 7 3 53
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 14 2 10 4 40
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 24 16 0 0 0 40
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 9 12 17 38
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 11 5 6 4 37
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 4 8 2 11 7 32
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 9 5 8 4 4 30
DISCO CORPORATION 1 6 3 8 8 26
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 7 5 2 12 26
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 5 5 9 24
FANUC LTD. 8 4 2 3 5 22
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 7 6 0 5 3 21
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 4 1 4 6 5 20
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 3 6 6 20
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 3 5 6 2 19
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 7 3 3 2 3 18
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 8 4 2 3 1 18
TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG 3 2 3 5 4 17
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 1 2 5 4 15
FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH 5 1 5 2 2 15
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 2 4 3 5 15
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 3 5 2 2 3 15
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 2 4 1 5 15
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 5 3 2 0 4 14
HYPERTHERM, INC. 2 2 4 4 2 14
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 3 4 3 2 2 14
E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERATEBAU GMBH 1 3 2 3 4 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 4 2 2 1 13
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 5 4 13
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 0 0 4 5 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 2 2 6 12
NEWFREY LLC 8 0 4 0 0 12
BTU INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 2 4 1 0 11
CEM CORPORATION 3 2 0 4 2 11
DENSO CORPORATION 2 0 5 1 3 11
GSI GROUP CORPORATION 2 1 1 6 1 11
HITACHI VIA MECHANICS LTD. 3 0 3 1 4 11
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 4 2 2 10
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 1 2 4 2 10
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 3 2 1 2 10
ULTRATECH, INC. 4 2 0 3 1 10
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION 2 2 2 4 0 10
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 2 3 2 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 1 0 3 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 0 1 4 1 9
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 1 1 2 0 9
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 1 4 4 0 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 0 1 0 2 9
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 1 3 1 4 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 2 1 1 3 8
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 3 8
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 6 0 2 0 0 8
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 3 0 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 2 1 1 8
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 2 2 1 1 2 8
TDK CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 0 8
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 5 0 8
CERAMASPEED LIMITED 4 2 1 0 0 7
DOBEN LIMITED 3 0 1 2 1 7
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 4 3 0 7
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 2 5 0 7
INDUCTOTHERM INDUSTRIES INC. 2 0 4 1 0 7
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 3 0 0 4 7
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 4 2 1 0 0 7
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 1 1 0 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 3 0 1 7
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 0 1 2 1 3 7
PRINCE CASTLE INCORPORATED 1 2 0 3 1 7
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 3 0 0 1 3 7
SOKUDO CO., LTD. 4 1 1 1 0 7
ALTO-SHAAM, INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
CATEM GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 4 1 6
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 4 0 0 1 6
DAIHEN CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 3 6
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 3 1 2 0 6
INTEL CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 1 6
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. 1 2 0 3 0 6
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 2 0 0 4 6
ORBOTECH LTD. 1 0 3 1 1 6
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 1 1 0 4 0 6
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 1 2 1 0 2 6
SEB S.A. 0 1 4 0 1 6
THERMAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
ALLIED PRECISION INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 2 1 1 0 5
BERU AG 1 1 0 2 1 5
EXATEC, LLC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 0 1 2 1 5
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
GOODRICH CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 1 2 1 5
ITHERM TECHNOLOGIES, LP 1 1 0 3 0 5
JENOPTIK AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK GMBH; 1 0 0 2 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 0 0 3 0 2 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 4 0 0 0 1 5
MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 0 4 0 5
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 2 0 1 0 2 5
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
SODICK CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
THE ESAB GROUP, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5


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