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10 Hartford Business Journal • June 6, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com To view the full list, please visit HartfordBusiness.com ▶ ▶ Did we miss you? We want to publish the most complete and accurate lists possible. To correct an error or submit information, contact Stephanie Meagher, research director, at (508) 755-8004, ext. 262 or smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com. THE LIST Largest patent holders in Connecticut (Ranked by number of 2015 utility patents granted to companies with Connecticut-based inventors) Rank Patent owner Business description 2015 patents (CT-based inventors) 2014 patents (CT-based inventors) 2011-2015 patents (CT-based inventors) Person in charge Year founded 1 United Technologies Corp. 1 Financial Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-728-7000; www.utc.com Technology products and services for the building systems and aerospace industries 372 328 1,441 Gregory J. Hayes President & CEO 1929 2 Covidien LP (1) 710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55432 800-722-8772; www.covidien.com Medical technology and services 224 202 1,076 Bryan Hanson EVP, Medtronic & president, Covidien Group 2007 3 IBM Corp. 1 New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 914-499-1900; www.ibm.com Information technology products and services 113 107 505 Virginia M. Rometty Chairman, president & CEO 1911 4 UTC Aerospace Systems (2) 1 Hamilton Road Windsor Locks, CT 06096 860-654-6000; utcaerospacesystems.com Aerospace and defense products 99 108 362 David Gitlin President 1909 5 Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (3) 6900 Main St. Stratford, CT 06615 800-946-4337; www.sikorsky.com Designs, manufactures and services military helicopters 44 41 147 Dan Schultz President 1925 6 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 31 34 199 Renato Ascoli CEO, North America Gaming/Interactive 1981 7 Advanced Technology Materials Inc. (ATMI Inc.) (4) 7 Commerce Drive Danbury, CT 06810 203-794-1100; www.entegris.com Semiconductor materials, and materials packaging and delivery systems used in the manufacture of microelectronics devices 22 15 79 Bertrand Loy President & CEO, Integris 1966 (5) 8 Yale University 105 Wall St. New Haven, CT 06511 203-432-4771; yale.edu Private university 21 28 118 Peter Salovey President 1701 9 University of Connecticut 115 N. Eagleville Road Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-2000; www.uconn.edu Public university 21 20 96 Susan Herbst President 1881 10 Boehringer Ingelheim International GMBH 900 Ridgebury Road Ridgefield, CT 06877 203-798-9988; www.boehringer- ingelheim.com Pharmaceuticals and other healthcare products for humans and animals 20 25 106 Paul R. Fonteyne President & CEO 1885 (6) 11 Otis Elevator Co. 10 Farm Springs Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-676-6000; www.otis.com Elevators, escalators and moving sidewalks 19 25 117 Philippe Didier Delpech President 1853 12 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 5 Research Parkway Wallingford, CT 06492 (7) 203-677-6000; www.bms.com Development and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals 16 45 166 Giovanni Caforio CEO 1858 13 ASML Holding N.V. 77 Danbury Road Wilton, CT 06897 (8) 203-761-4000; www.asml.com Design, manufacture, and services of semiconductor processing equipment used in making integrated circuits 16 22 77 Peter Wennink President & CEO 1984 14 Hartford Fire Insurance Company (a.k.a. The Hartford) 1 Hartford Plaza Hartford, CT 06155 860-547-5000; www.thehartford.com Insurance and investment services 14 42 155 Christopher J. Swift CEO 1810 15 Pitney Bowes Inc. 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06926 203-356-5000; www.pb.com Mail-processing equipment and integrated mail products 13 26 216 Marc B. Lautenbach President & CEO 1920 16 Pfizer Inc. 235 E. 42nd St. New York, NY 10017 212-733-2323; www.pfizer.com Human and veterinary biopharmaceuticals 13 22 82 Ian C. Read CEO 1849 17 PerkinElmer Health Science Inc. 29 Business Park Drive Branford, CT 06405 203-488-8899; www.perkinelmer.com Products and services for diagnostics, research, environmental, industrial, and laboratory markets 13 19 67 Robert F. Friel President & CEO 1947 18 Alstom Technology LTD (Alstom Power) 2000 Day Hill Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-285-4898; www.alstom.com Power generation 13 10 49 Patrick Kron CEO 1912 19 Life Technologies Corp. (9) 81 Wyman St. Waltham, MA 02451 781-622-1000; www.lifetechnologies.com Life-science products 10 22 70 Mark N. Casper President & CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific 1962 20 Henkel of America Inc. (10) 1 Henkel Way Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-571-5100; www.henkelna.com Adhesives, laundry, home and beauty care technologies 10 1 42 Jeffrey Piccolomini President 1876 (6) 21 Spine Wave Inc. 3 Enterprise Drive, Suite 210 Shelton, CT 06484 203-944-9494; www.spinewave.com Development and delivery of medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders 9 14 47 Mark LoGuidice CEO 2001 22 Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 1000 Stanley Drive New Britain, CT 06053 860-225-5111; www.stanleyblackanddecker.com Tools and security systems 9 8 49 John F. Lundgren Chairman & CEO 1843 Source: U.S. Patent Office. Note: Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. (1) Previously known as Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Covidien was a part of Tyco International; it is now joined with Medtronic. (2) Patents granted under Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., which combined with Goodrich in 2012 to form UTC Aerospace Systems. (3) On Nov. 6, 2015, Lockheed Martin acquired Sikorsky Aircraft from Farmington-based United Technologies Corp. for $9 billion. Sikorsky will remain headquartered in Stratford. (4) An Entegris Company. (5) Year founded as Fluroware Inc. (6) Founding date for parent company. (7) In early 2018, BMS plans to close Wallingford site and move 900-plus employees to other locations in Connecticut and Cambridge, Mass. (8) One of two manufacturing and R&D sites in the U.S. Headquartered in the Netherlands. (9) In Feb. 2014, was acquired by and became a brand of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Address and phone is for Thermo Fisher Scientific. (10) North American affiliate of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA based in Germany. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.