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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 58 59 100 84 67 368
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 66 63 73 65 69 336
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 32 20 22 30 50 154
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 42 34 19 17 27 139
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 11 16 24 23 30 104
CARRIER CORPORATION 20 31 23 17 12 103
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 9 8 26 43 94
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 16 8 17 17 23 81
DENSO CORPORATION 12 11 9 8 12 52
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 13 13 10 4 8 48
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 7 7 15 9 7 45
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 4 6 7 16 37
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 7 3 0 10 13 33
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 6 9 11 0 32
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 1 3 9 15 30
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 11 2 5 5 30
EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 3 11 3 6 29
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 7 7 8 28
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 8 5 9 27
PANASONIC CORPORATION 6 10 5 6 0 27
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 0 3 6 6 7 22
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 6 2 4 7 22
THERMO KING CORPORATION 5 4 5 3 5 22
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 6 5 3 3 21
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 4 2 3 6 5 20
HILL PHOENIX, INC. 4 2 1 7 5 19
FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED 3 1 1 5 7 17
ORTLOFF ENGINEERS, LTD. 0 0 3 5 9 17
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 1 5 9 16
DANFOSS A/S 3 2 2 5 4 16
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 3 1 6 5 16
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 5 3 3 2 3 16
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 4 2 3 5 2 16
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 2 4 9 16
BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS INC. 0 0 3 8 4 15
BSST LLC 6 0 6 3 0 15
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 3 2 6 3 15
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 2 2 2 4 15
RAYTHEON COMPANY 5 2 3 3 1 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 4 3 3 3 14
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 0 5 5 2 13
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 1 4 4 3 1 13
COOLTECH APPLICATIONS S.A.S. 1 0 2 8 2 13
HITACHI, LTD 4 1 1 2 5 13
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 1 5 3 13
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 1 6 2 3 13
BEHR GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 4 7 0 12
IHI CORP. 0 3 2 5 2 12
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 4 3 2 11
LIEBHERR-HAUSGERATE OCHSENHAUSEN GMBH 0 2 4 2 3 11
HALLA VISTEON CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 9 10
LIEBERT CORPORATION 3 1 1 3 2 10
VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES S.A. S. 1 1 2 2 4 10
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 3 1 2 2 1 9
EXAFLOP LLC 1 4 2 1 1 9
GENTHERM INCORPORATED 0 1 4 1 3 9
SIEMENS, PLC 1 2 2 2 2 9
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 3 3 2 0 0 8
DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. 0 3 0 1 4 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 0 1 3 1 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 3 2 0 8
LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
PAX SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 1 5 2 0 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 2 1 4 8
TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 4 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 4 8
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 2 3 1 0 7
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 1 1 3 1 7
PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 1 7
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 7 7
SPX CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 1 2 0 1 6
COCA-COLA COMPANY 3 0 1 1 1 6
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 1 0 3 0 2 6
COOL GEAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC 5 0 0 1 0 6
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 0 4 0 0 6
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V. 1 0 1 0 4 6
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 0 2 3 1 6
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC 0 1 2 1 2 6
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD 1 3 1 1 0 6
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 0 3 0 2 6
PRINCE CASTLE INCORPORATED 0 0 1 1 4 6
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 2 1 6
SUMITOMO (SHI) CRYOGENICS OF AMERICA INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
TCP RELIABLE INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
ARKEMA FRANCE 0 0 0 0 5 5
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
CHANG JO 21 CO., LTD 2 1 0 2 0 5
CORNELIUS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 1 2 2 0 5
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 0 2 1 0 2 5
HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS 0 1 0 2 2 5
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
MACHFLOW ENERGY, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 1 3 0 1 5
SARTORIUS STEDIM NORTH AMERICA INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS CORP. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TESLA MOTORS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 1 5
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 4 1 0 0 0 5



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