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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 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 50 67 83 69 65 334
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 8 17 51 55 55 186
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 8 20 33 36 49 146
PANASONIC CORPORATION 17 26 24 34 4 105
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 18 20 22 30 94
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 20 22 12 11 12 77
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 15 17 15 13 6 66
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 7 24 6 19 8 64
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 9 15 19 14 2 59
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 12 11 7 15 8 53
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 12 21 9 5 49
HYPERTHERM, INC. 2 10 13 15 7 47
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 10 10 10 10 46
DISCO CORPORATION 8 5 11 6 14 44
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 5 6 12 8 7 38
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 8 6 8 15 37
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 9 15 4 4 33
FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH 2 6 6 9 9 32
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 8 11 4 28
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 5 4 5 11 3 28
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 28 28
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 4 8 6 7 28
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 5 6 8 5 3 27
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 7 7 7 2 26
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 8 4 5 7 26
FANUC CORPORATION 0 0 2 14 8 24
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 2 4 4 7 7 24
TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG 4 7 6 3 4 24
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 3 3 8 3 5 22
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 8 5 5 2 22
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 5 3 6 4 22
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 5 1 4 5 7 22
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 4 4 6 6 0 20
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 3 10 5 0 19
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 3 4 5 3 2 17
E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERATEBAU GMBH 4 3 5 2 2 16
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V. 1 0 5 5 5 16
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 4 5 4 2 16
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 2 1 4 5 4 16
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 5 6 5 16
BOEING COMPANY 2 1 6 2 4 15
GOJI LIMITED 0 1 2 2 10 15
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 2 3 2 4 15
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 3 2 2 4 15
DAIHEN CORPORATION 3 4 5 0 2 14
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 6 4 1 1 14
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 3 5 1 13
JENOPTIK AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK GMBH; 2 3 3 2 3 13
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 4 3 3 13
BORGWARNER BERU SYSTEMS GMBH 1 2 5 3 1 12
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 3 2 2 4 1 12
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 3 3 1 12
INDUCTOTHERM INDUSTRIES INC. 0 2 2 5 3 12
KYOCERA CORPORATION 4 1 6 0 1 12
THE ESAB GROUP, INC. 0 3 2 6 1 12
VICTOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 2 10 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 4 2 2 1 11
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 4 11
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 2 6 1 1 11
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 4 0 1 5 10
EBERSPACHER CATEM GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 3 4 2 10
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 4 2 2 2 0 10
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 2 1 1 1 5 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 1 3 3 1 10
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 3 2 1 4 0 10
BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 2 9
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 6 2 0 1 9
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 3 4 1 9
KJELLBERG FINSTERWALDE PLASMA UND MASCHINEN GMBH 0 0 2 3 4 9
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 3 3 2 9
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 3 2 0 2 9
APPLIANCE SCIENTIFIC, INC. 3 2 1 1 1 8
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 4 3 0 1 0 8
ESAB AB 0 1 1 3 3 8
FANUC LTD. 5 2 1 0 0 8
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 3 1 2 1 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 6 0 1 1 0 8
HITACHI, LTD 0 5 0 3 0 8
HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY 1 2 1 1 3 8
IHI CORP. 0 2 3 2 1 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 2 1 1 8
SCHOTT AG 0 1 3 0 4 8
THERMAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 2 8
TURK & HILLINGER GMBH 1 1 2 2 2 8
AGIE CHARMILLES SA 1 3 2 1 0 7
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 0 1 2 2 2 7
CATEM GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 2 1 1 7
CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
DUKE MANUFACTURING CO. 0 2 1 3 1 7
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 7 7
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 3 7
GSI GROUP CORPORATION 1 5 1 0 0 7
HARRIS CORP. 0 1 1 4 1 7
INSERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 7 0 7
IPG MICROSYSTEMS LLC 0 0 5 2 0 7
JFE STEEL CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 0 5 0 2 7
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 3 1 2 1 0 7
NORDSON CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 2 2 2 0 1 7
SODICK CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 1 7
SONY CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 0 7
SUNGWOO HITECH CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 3 7
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 2 7
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 0 1 3 2 1 7
TRUMPF LASER - UND SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH 3 1 1 0 2 7
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 1 2 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 0 2 0 1 6
ACP, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 4 1 1 0 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 3 0 3 6
FORET PLASMA LABS, LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
HITACHI VIA MECHANICS LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A. 0 0 0 1 5 6
INDUCTOHEAT, INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
KOMATSU INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 1 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 0 2 4 6
KRONES AG 0 1 0 3 2 6
LG CHEM, LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
NESTEC, S.A. 1 2 1 0 2 6
SEB S.A. 1 2 3 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 3 1 0 6
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 2 1 0 6
APPLE, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
BERU AG 1 2 2 0 0 5
BOSE CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ENTHERMICS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
EUROKERA, SOCIETE EN NOM COLLECTIF 0 1 2 0 2 5
EXATEC, LLC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FRANZ HAIMER MASCHINENBAU KG 1 1 1 0 2 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 2 1 1 0 5
IMRA AMERICA, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
INTEL CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 1 5
KEYENCE CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH 1 2 0 1 1 5
NEL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 4 1 0 5
NEWFREY LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
PERKINELMER HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 2 0 1 1 1 5
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
TESA SE 0 1 4 0 0 5
TUTCO, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
ULTRATECH, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5



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