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ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY 54 | BOOK OF LISTS 2020 Largest patent holders in Connecticut (Ranked by number of 2018 utility patents granted to companies with Connecticut-based inventors) Rank Patent holder Business description 2018 patents (CT-based inventors) 2017 patents (CT-based inventors) 2012-2018 patents (CT-based inventors) Person in charge Year founded 1 United Technologies Corp. (a) 10 Farm Springs Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-728-7000; www.utc.com Technology products and services for aerospace industries 914 459 3,051 Gregory J. Hayes President & CEO 1929 2 Covidien LP (b) 555 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511 203-562-1620; www.covidien.com Medical technology and services 177 221 1,511 Omar Ishrak (c) CEO 2007 3 UTC Aerospace Systems (d) 1 Hamilton Road Windsor Locks, CT 06096 860-654-6000; utcaerospacesystems.com Aerospace and defense products 136 123 700 David Gitlin President 1909 4 IBM Corp. 1 New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 914-499-1900; www.ibm.com Information technology products and services 93 113 753 Virginia M. Rometty Chairman, president & CEO 1911 5 Acushnet Co. 333 Bridge St. Fairhaven, MA 02719 800-225-8500; www.acushnet.com Golf products 55 59 188 David Maher President & CEO 1910 6 Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Co. (e) 6900 Main St. Stratford, CT 06615 800-946-4337; www.sikorsky.com Designs, manufactures and services military helicopters 54 51 296 Daniel C. Schultz President, Sikorsky 1925 7 Yale University 105 Wall St. New Haven, CT 06511 203-432-4771; yale.edu Private university 53 41 215 Peter Salovey President 1701 8 Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (The Hartford) 1 Hartford Plaza Hartford, CT 06155 860-547-5000; www.thehartford.com Insurance and investment services 32 27 202 Christopher J. Swift CEO 1810 9 Life Technologies Corp. (f) 36 E. Industrial Road Branford, CT 06405 www.lifetechnologies.com Life-science products 32 12 126 Mark N. Casper President & CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific 1962 10 University of Connecticut 115 N. Eagleville Road Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-2000; www.uconn.edu Public university 24 20 143 Thomas C. Katsouleas President 1881 11 Hubbell Inc. 40 Waterview Drive Shelton, CT 06484 475-882-4000; www.hubbell.com Manufactures electrical products for commercial and industrial markets 23 18 74 David Nord President & CEO 1888 12 Transdermal Biotechnology Inc. 639 Research Parkway Meriden, CT 06450 203-935-0300 Commercial biotechnical research 22 23 93 Nicholas V. Perricone Founder 2009 13 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (g) 5 Research Parkway Wallingford, CT 06492 203-677-6000; www.bms.com Development and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals 20 35 209 Giovanni Caforio CEO 1858 14 Audi AG Ingolstadt, Germany NA www.audiusa.com Automobile maker 19 21 75 Scott Keogh President 1909 15 International Game Technology (IGT) 10 Memorial Blvd. Providence, RI 02903 401-392-1000; www.igt.com Design, manufacture, and marketing of electronic gaming equipment and systems products 16 12 194 Renato Ascoli CEO, North America Gaming/Interactive 1981 16 Cidra Corporate Services (h) 50 Barnes Park North Wallingford, CT 06492 203-265-0035; www.cidra.com Sensor technologies for industrial processes 15 9 42 Kevin Didden President & CEO 1996 17 ViiV Healthcare (i) 36 E Industrial Road Branford, CT 06405 www.viivhealthcare.com Solutions to cure HIV 14 8 24 Deborah Waterhouse CEO 2009 Source: U.S. Patent Office. Note: Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. (a) On Nov. 26, 2018, announced plans to split the conglomerate into 3 separate companies following the $30 billion acquisition of Iowa-based Rockwell Collins. In June, UTC announced it plans to merge with Massachusetts defense contractor Raytheon in a $120 billion deal. The combined company would be based in Massachusetts. (b) Previously known as Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Covidien was a part of Tyco International; it has now joined with Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic. (c) Expected to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2019. (d) Patents granted under Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., which combined with Goodrich in 2012 to form UTC Aerospace Systems. (e) On Nov. 6, 2015, Lockheed Martin acquired Sikorsky Aircraft from Farmington-based United Technologies Corp. for $9 billion. Sikorsky remains headquartered in Stratford. (f) In February 2014, was acquired by and became a brand of Thermo Fisher Scientific; address is for Thermo Fisher Scientific. (g) Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s Wallingford site closed in 2018. (h) Additional office in Windsor. (i) Headquartered in Brentford, United Kingdom. —Compiled by Stephanie Meagher. LARGEST PATENT HOLDERS IN CONNECTICUT (Ranked by number of 2018 utility patents granted to companies with Connecticut-based inventors)