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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 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 29 34 37 36 23 159
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 13 23 6 2 54
UOP 9 10 17 7 9 52
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 4 8 9 17 12 50
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 5 5 11 11 3 35
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 14 8 7 5 35
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 12 11 5 2 34
SHELL OIL COMPANY 9 3 10 9 3 34
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 6 5 7 9 1 28
BASF SE 5 3 11 4 0 23
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 5 7 5 2 22
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 3 5 3 15
BOEING COMPANY 2 2 0 3 7 14
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 3 3 5 2 1 14
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 4 1 5 2 2 14
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 2 4 5 14
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 3 4 4 2 1 14
MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH, INC. 4 4 1 2 3 14
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 2 3 3 3 13
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 4 4 1 4 13
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 3 3 3 12
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 5 2 1 1 9
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 1 3 3 2 9
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 1 0 4 3 1 9
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 1 3 3 1 1 9
KILIMANJARO ENERGY, INC. 2 6 0 1 0 9
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 0 2 4 1 8
ENTEGRIS, INC. 2 1 1 0 4 8
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 0 0 3 4 1 8
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC 3 2 1 2 0 8
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. 2 2 0 4 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 3 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 1 2 4 0 8
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 2 2 3 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 1 1 2 1 7
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
NEUMANN SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. 0 5 0 2 0 7
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 1 4 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 2 4 0 7
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 0 2 0 1 3 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 4 0 2 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 1 3 2 6
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 1 1 6
TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 0 6
THYSSENKRUPP UHDE GMBH 0 0 2 3 1 6
TWISTER B.V. 1 1 1 2 1 6
UBE INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 0 4 1 1 6
UHDE GMBH 1 1 2 2 0 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 2 0 1 5
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 1 0 3 1 0 5
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
DPOINT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 2 0 2 1 5
EDWARDS LIMITED 0 0 4 0 1 5
GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 2 1 1 0 1 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 1 1 0 0 3 5
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 0 1 1 2 1 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 3 1 5
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 3 0 5
UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, (US) 0 0 2 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 4 0 1 0 0 5



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