IFI

Patent Intelligence & Technology Report

Class Distribution for 1990-1999

062 - REFRIGERATION (IPC F25B, F25D, F25J)

       1999  1998  1997  1996  1995  1994  1993  1992  1991  1990  Total

BOC GROUP INC THE
         10    13     6    11    16     7     5     4     3     9     84
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
          5     7     5     5     7     7     5     3     9     6     59
SANDEN CORP JP
          1     4     3     2     1     6     8     5    13    12     55
DAIKIN KOGYO CO LTD JP
          4     5     8     6     4     1     1     2     1     1     33
MAYTAG CORP
          4     3     0     0     1     2     0     0     0     0     10
MARYLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
          0     0     0     0     1     0     3     1     0     0      5
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
          1     1     0     1     1     0     0     0     0     0      4
PORSCHE, DR ING H C F AG DE
          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     2     1      3
SMS SCHLOEMANN-SIEMAG AG DE
          1     1     0     0     1     0     0     0     0     0      3
DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGSANSTALT FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E V DE
          0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0     1      2
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD GB
          0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     1     0      2
SHOWA DENKO K K JP
          1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1      2
SMC CORP JP
          1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0      2
AMGEN INC
          0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0      1
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO
          0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0     0      1
DUKE UNIVERSITY
          0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0     0      1
ENGELHARD CORP
          1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      1
IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD JP
          0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0      1
MANNESMANN SACHS AG DE
          0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      1
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
          0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0      1
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORP
          1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      1
TOSHIBA KIKAI K K JP
          0     0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0      1

Total    30    35    23    26    35    24    24    15    30    31    273