the present day westinghouse founded in 1998 primarily to license the westinghouse brand to other manufacturers . for the historic company see westinghouse electric 1886 . for other uses see westinghouse disambiguation . westinghouse licensing corporation westinghouse logo designed by paul rand trading name westinghouse electric corporation industry brand management trademark management predecessor westinghouse electric 1886 founded new york city new york u.s. 1998 1998 headquarters new york city new york u.s. key people george westinghouse corporate namesake ; founder of the original westinghouse 1886 owner national amusements parent cbs corporation website www.westinghouse.com westinghouse licensing corporation 1 commonly known as westinghouse electric corporation is a delaware general corporation law organized subsidiary that was founded in 1998 by westinghouse cbs the renamed original westinghouse and predecessor of the current cbs corporation in managing the intellectual property assets relating to the westinghouse trademarks produced from 1886 until 1996 . westinghouse licensing has its headquarters in new york city inside the headquarters of its parent cbs corporation ; its predecessor was located in the pittsburgh suburb of monroeville pennsylvania . contents 1 history 2 licensing of the brand 2.1 active licensees 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit all traces of the westinghouse name go back to the original company s roots starting in 1886 when george westinghouse founded the company in pittsburgh pennsylvania . after the original westinghouse acquired cbs inc. in 1995 from laurence tisch it was about ready to transform itself from an industrial company into a media giant . starting in 1996 it did just that selling off many of its non media assets that came with them . in 1997 westinghouse acquired infinity broadcasting corporation and was reorganized as the first cbs corporation taking on the name of the broadcasting network . this however ended the reign of the name that had been associated with america for 111 years . in 1998 cbs corporation established a brand licensing subsidiary westinghouse licensing corporation westinghouse electric corporation ; the original westinghouse name had recognition in the consumer marketplace and so had a value apart from any actual manufacturing company under that name . in 1999 cbs corporation sold all of its nuclear businesses to bnfl . soon after bnfl gained license rights on the westinghouse trademarks and they used those to reorganize their acquired assets as westinghouse electric company llc . that company was later sold to the toshiba group in 2007 . in 2000 cbs corporation was absorbed into viacom thus shutting down all what was left of the original westinghouse for good . the westinghouse licensing division was included in the merger and viacom obtained control of the westinghouse trademarks . however in 2005 viacom changed its name to cbs corporation and spun off a new company under the viacom name . as of 2005 update this incarnation of cbs corporation continues to operate the westinghouse licensing corporation . licensing of the brand edit westinghouse brand product type licensed brandname owner cbs corporation westinghouse electric corporation country u.s. introduced 1886 previous owners westinghouse electric 1886 tagline innovation you can be sure of website www.westinghouse.com since 1998 westinghouse licensing corporation has licensed the famous brand for use on a multitude of products some of which were in similar categories to those sold by the historic version of the company . though these products advertise the westinghouse name they are not manufactured by the historic westinghouse company . active licensees edit these are the active westinghouse licensees manufacturing products under the westinghouse and white westinghouse names westinghouse electric company llc providing nuclear energy worldwide . teco westinghouse motor company previously westinghouse heavy industry motor division himd maintains original westinghouse large electric motor designs and manufactures new motors & generators from hp to 100 000 hp . camelion battery ltd d.b.a westinghouse battery selling general purpose batteries industrial sealed lead acid batteries and led flashlights worldwide at their global sales website . . westinghouse digital llc selling lcd and led television receivers westinghouse lighting corporation formerly angelo brothers selling light bulbs ceiling fans and lighting fixtures mapana middle east fzco selling small home appliances linear llc d.b.a. westinghouse home.com selling garage door openers and wireless intercoms the ncc selling westinghouse branded electrical accessories flashlights timers and remotes . nordyne d.b.a. westinghouse heating and cooling selling heating ventilating and air conditioning systems westinghouse solar inc. selling solar panels electrolux group selling white westinghouse branded refrigerators washing machines and dishwashers in australia . see also edit westinghouse electric 1886 westinghouse electric company 1999 white westinghouse references edit colorado secretary of state package design magazine brand recharging march 2004 external links edit official website v t e westinghouse subsidiaries baldwin westinghouse electric locomotives electrification of the new york new haven and hartford railroad bryant electric company infinity broadcasting corporation new england westinghouse company westinghouse aviation gas turbine division westinghouse broadcasting products a2w reactor list of westinghouse locomotives s2w reactor transit expressway revenue line people george westinghouse related companies viacom cbs corporation westinghouse digital westinghouse electric company westinghouse licensing corporation white westinghouse related george westinghouse award george westinghouse medal intel science talent search westinghouse works 1904 v t e cbs corporation 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