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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 062, Refrigeration

( 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 104 73 54 81 66 378
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 79 39 50 72 58 298
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 13 15 15 36 42 121
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 22 14 9 19 32 96
CARRIER CORPORATION 34 15 9 15 20 93
DENSO CORPORATION 18 17 11 31 12 89
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 16 11 8 13 16 64
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 11 7 6 12 11 47
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 20 8 4 6 6 44
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 16 7 8 1 3 35
EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 5 5 6 6 33
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 14 11 3 2 2 32
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 6 2 1 9 13 31
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 3 17 6 2 30
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 4 7 5 8 4 28
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 3 7 2 5 24
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 5 5 7 3 4 24
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 2 4 6 2 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 3 2 7 3 18
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 4 1 3 4 18
INTEL CORPORATION 4 3 3 7 1 18
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 3 7 7 18
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 2 5 8 18
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 2 0 8 7 17
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 8 1 4 17
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 2 6 6 15
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 5 1 6 1 1 14
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 0 5 7 14
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 1 3 1 5 3 13
BSST LLC 1 2 1 3 6 13
EMERSON RETAIL SERVICES INC. 1 0 3 7 2 13
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 4 1 2 4 13
RAYTHEON COMPANY 5 2 0 1 5 13
HITACHI, LTD 5 2 0 1 4 12
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 3 1 4 4 0 12
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 3 1 5 0 11
ISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC 3 4 2 2 0 11
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD 2 4 3 1 1 11
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 0 0 2 2 11
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 3 3 2 1 1 10
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 2 0 2 3 3 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 3 2 5 10
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 1 2 2 3 2 10
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 2 3 1 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 2 2 0 0 10
SPX CORPORATION 0 1 0 6 3 10
THERMO KING CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 5 10
BEHR GMBH & CO. KG 2 4 0 2 1 9
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 4 2 2 0 1 9
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 0 4 3 9
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 1 9
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 0 8
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 2 2 1 8
DANFOSS A/S 1 1 0 3 3 8
ICE ENERGY, LLC 1 2 1 4 0 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 3 0 2 0 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 4 2 0 8
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 2 2 0 2 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 2 1 2 1 1 7
ORTLOFF ENGINEERS, LTD. 5 0 2 0 0 7
RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 2 2 0 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 1 2 1 7
BOC GROUP, INC. 5 0 1 0 0 6
COMPUTER PROCESS CONTROLS, INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
FOLLETT CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 0 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 2 3 1 6
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
HILL PHOENIX, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 0 1 2 6
KELIX HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS, LLC 0 6 0 0 0 6
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 3 0 0 3 6
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 1 3 0 1 6
SHI-APD CRYOGENICS, INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
TGK COMPANY, LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
U-LINE CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 2 6
ADVANCED THERMAL SCIENCES CORP. 2 2 0 1 0 5
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 2 0 2 1 5
AMERIGON, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 1 0 3 1 0 5
BOEING COMPANY 0 1 1 2 1 5
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 1 1 0 3 5
COOL GEAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
DAIMLER AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
DOMETIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
EBARA CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
SANDEN CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 0 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 2 1 1 1 5
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 3 1 5
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 5 0 0 0 0 5
SUN POWER, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
TECHNIP FRANCE 2 1 2 0 0 5
WESTPORT POWER INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5


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