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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 137, Fluid Handling

( 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 71 96 124 132 147 570
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 7 11 14 19 56
EATON CORPORATION 5 11 11 8 17 52
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC 4 17 8 10 9 48
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 2 6 9 20 10 47
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 9 3 16 12 4 44
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 7 10 7 14 40
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 5 6 4 19 35
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 3 4 10 2 11 30
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 10 6 5 3 29
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 5 3 3 16 27
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 4 2 3 10 24
KOHLER CO. 4 5 2 2 11 24
FUJIKIN INC. 3 3 6 3 8 23
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 1 5 4 4 7 21
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 2 4 4 9 21
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 2 2 3 11 21
TESCOM CORPORATION 4 2 3 4 8 21
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 4 2 2 8 20
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 0 3 8 6 3 20
SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 6 6 4 4 20
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 4 2 7 6 19
MOEN INCORPORATED 3 4 3 2 7 19
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 2 6 5 2 4 19
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 3 7 5 2 19
SMC CORPORATION 3 2 7 2 4 18
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 3 4 4 5 18
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 1 7 5 3 17
DENSO CORPORATION 4 0 0 4 8 16
FESTO AG & CO. KG 3 4 2 3 3 15
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 5 5 15
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 3 1 9 14
HORIBA STEC, CO., LTD. 1 1 1 4 7 14
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 3 4 4 1 14
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 2 1 6 14
XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES CO LTD 0 0 2 3 9 14
GRACO INC. 0 0 0 5 8 13
MUELLER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 3 8 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 3 4 1 2 13
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 4 2 1 1 13
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 5 1 3 2 12
DRESSER, INC. 0 2 4 0 6 12
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 3 2 4 2 12
HITACHI METALS LTD. 2 2 2 4 2 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 1 2 3 2 12
ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC. 1 5 2 1 3 12
CKD KABUSHIKI KAISHA (CKD CORPORATION) 2 2 3 4 0 11
DEERE + COMPANY 2 1 3 1 4 11
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME) 1 3 3 4 0 11
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 2 4 2 2 11
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 2 1 2 2 4 11
ALEXANDER YEH INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 5 5 0 10
CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. 0 3 1 3 3 10
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 3 0 4 3 10
WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 4 10
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 2 3 1 10
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 2 2 4 9
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 2 2 3 2 0 9
EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 0 3 1 3 9
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 3 9
GEA TUCHENHAGEN GMBH 0 1 6 2 0 9
HYDAC FILTERTECHNIK GMBH 1 0 5 1 2 9
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 0 2 5 9
NEOPERL GMBH 0 1 2 1 5 9
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 4 9
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 1 1 2 2 3 9
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 0 0 4 4 8
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 4 2 1 0 1 8
BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC. 1 3 2 1 1 8
BORGWARNER INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 0 1 1 4 2 8
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 0 3 1 2 8
EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 4 8
ENTEGRIS, INC. 3 1 1 2 1 8
JTEKT CORPORATION 1 4 3 0 0 8
KEIHIN CORPORATION 0 3 3 1 1 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 1 8
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 0 3 2 2 7
BETO ENGINEERING & MARKETING CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 2 7
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 1 2 1 3 7
DELTA FAUCET COMPANY 0 0 0 0 7 7
HYDAC FLUIDTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 1 3 3 7
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH 0 1 4 0 2 7
KOGANEI CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 4 7
MAC VALVES, INC. 0 3 1 0 3 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 0 3 1 7
NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO, L.P. 1 0 1 3 2 7
NIFCO INC. 0 2 3 0 2 7
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 0 1 3 7
PUTZMEISTER ENGINEERING GMBH 3 2 1 0 1 7
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 1 0 1 4 7
STAUBLI FAVERGES 3 0 3 0 1 7
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 0 0 0 5 1 6
BUERKERT WERKE GMBH 0 0 2 2 2 6
CLA-VAL CO. 0 2 2 1 1 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
FIKE CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
FLUID AUTOMATION SYSTEMS S.A. 0 0 1 2 3 6
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 0 4 0 1 1 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 4 2 6
HOERBIGER KOMPRESSORTECHNIK HOLDING GMBH 1 1 0 2 2 6
IDEX HEALTH & SCIENCE LLC 0 1 1 4 0 6
INTERMOLECULAR INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
JANSEN'S AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CONTROLS, INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD. 3 0 1 1 1 6
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 3 2 1 6
MERTIK MAXITROL GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 2 1 3 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 1 3 6
OKLAHOMA SAFETY EQUIPMENT CO. 0 1 2 3 0 6
PIOLAX, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 1 2 6
SOCIETE BIC 2 1 1 1 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 1 6
ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED 0 0 3 0 2 5
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 0 1 2 2 5
AUDI AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
AUSCO, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
DANFOSS A/S 0 1 0 1 3 5
DIVERSEY, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
FLOWSERVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 0 1 2 1 5
GRUNDFOS PUMPS CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
HANSGROHE SE 0 0 4 1 0 5
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
HUSCO AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS, LLC 2 2 0 1 0 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 0 4 5
LUXEMBOURG PATENT COMPANY S.A. 0 0 1 1 3 5
MANDO CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
MARSHALL EXCELSIOR COMPANY 2 1 1 1 0 5
NABTESCO CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1 1 0 0 3 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
SDB IP HOLDINGS, LLC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY 1 0 2 0 2 5
SWAGELOK COMPANY 0 1 2 0 2 5
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
TYCO VALVES & CONTROLS LP 2 3 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 0 2 1 1 5
UOP 1 0 1 2 1 5
VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR 1 1 2 1 0 5
VICTOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 4 5



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