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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

BELGIUM

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 34 47 81 68 30 4 1 0 57 38 22 26 33 14 12 19 16 20 18 23 32 19 38 33 54 67 91 102 113 135 116 128 96 77 60 61 40 58 39 1922
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 27 36 50 50 36 42 30 24 37 21 14 30 29 36 16 22 26 35 28 29 22 25 25 15 29 30 23 33 23 37 41 36 53 36 26 25 20 26 20 1163
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. 2 4 2 5 3 8 14 8 10 12 14 19 11 11 5 10 11 7 8 12 17 19 22 13 17 8 13 29 41 24 18 20 19 23 21 11 11 14 19 535
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14 4 2 8 10 20 8 11 7 2 7 16 18 20 35 44 34 29 41 30 7 5 3 0 382
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 5 0 5 5 1 5 2 8 9 5 4 6 5 3 5 3 2 4 2 12 20 21 30 31 24 20 29 25 31 20 16 12 378
SOLVAY & CIE (SOCIETE ANONYME) 14 13 17 12 16 16 14 24 15 16 6 21 18 10 8 7 6 7 19 11 17 10 13 19 10 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 347
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 1 4 7 9 14 16 28 23 44 29 25 27 25 263
AGFA-GEVAERT, AG 0 0 1 18 47 74 45 59 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 23 15 17 20 11 14 16 21 19 14 18 13 14 9 246
N.V. BEKAERT S.A. 0 0 0 6 10 5 7 6 4 5 6 2 7 3 4 2 2 5 6 12 16 5 7 3 5 4 4 5 8 7 6 6 14 9 3 5 9 10 8 226
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 1 8 5 1 5 3 6 2 4 2 4 5 1 6 2 3 2 2 16 13 7 12 16 15 8 5 12 8 16 10 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 222
ALCATEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 23 17 19 33 36 34 13 197
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 6 6 8 10 8 14 13 13 8 11 12 12 10 8 4 3 3 0 0 165
GLAVERBEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 2 8 5 10 12 10 9 8 3 4 3 6 9 5 4 3 4 3 2 8 7 4 153
ALCATEL N. V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14 2 4 8 17 21 21 22 13 16 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 150
PICANOL N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 21 23 15 8 7 7 4 4 3 3 1 5 9 4 3 3 7 6 5 150
U.C.B. SOCIETE ANONYME 6 1 3 4 4 2 5 10 3 10 8 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 4 1 3 2 3 6 3 5 1 0 3 4 14 4 7 4 4 2 144
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 1 3 6 2 2 1 4 2 3 3 2 5 2 4 2 2 5 8 3 9 12 21 1 2 7 8 2 2 4 139
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 9 7 14 21 15 19 14 10 5 3 7 4 135
LABOFINA S.A. 0 2 0 1 9 10 9 15 7 10 5 4 7 4 6 2 3 3 4 9 7 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
GLAVERBEL S.A. 14 23 15 21 12 25 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 119
CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES CENTRUM VOOR RESEARCH IN 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 4 7 6 9 11 6 12 4 3 4 5 2 4 6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112
STAAR, S.A. 3 2 3 4 3 1 3 3 6 2 2 3 1 3 7 6 13 5 7 1 5 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 109
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ELECTRIC CORPORATION (ITT CORP. UNIT) 10 16 20 7 6 2 8 5 0 3 2 4 4 4 2 0 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108
N. V. RAYCHEM S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 6 3 6 5 7 3 6 4 3 3 0 1 5 3 5 10 4 11 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 107
FINA RESEARCH S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 2 4 5 6 4 13 25 21 14 1 3 0 0 106
N. V. INNOGENETICS S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 5 14 12 12 7 16 8 6 7 9 102
N. V. MICHEL VAN DE WIELE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 5 3 1 5 4 7 6 1 9 14 10 2 7 4 12 5 102
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 12 16 15 16 19 97
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 13 13 5 10 8 6 88
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 4 4 6 13 8 7 13 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM BIOLOGICALS (S.A.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 8 4 6 10 17 6 9 9 76
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 5 3 8 5 8 3 6 9 7 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 75
ATELIERS DE CONSTRUCTIONS ELECTRIQUES DE CHARLEROL (ACEC) 5 10 8 7 0 6 3 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 3 3 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 5 4 2 2 4 2 3 3 4 0 2 9 2 64
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 11 11 20 6 64
PLANT GENETIC SYSTEMS N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 13 12 8 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 59
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 12 6 3 5 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 5 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
METALLURGIE HOBOKEN-OVERPELT 0 1 0 4 1 1 4 3 4 4 2 2 5 3 4 7 1 3 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
DOW CORNING S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 5 1 5 4 1 8 5 6 3 2 4 1 1 0 0 55
FABRIQUE NATIONALE HERSTAL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 3 7 4 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 54
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 4 1 6 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 5 0 6 0 6 1 1 1 0 53
CERESTAR HOLDING BV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 2 3 1 8 5 10 4 5 0 1 1 3 0 51
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 5 9 6 7 8 6 1 0 1 0 51
EXXON RESEARCH + ENGINEERING CO. 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 3 6 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 5 7 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
SOLVAY POLYOLEFINS EUROPE -- BELGIUM (SOCIETE ANONYME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 5 7 9 5 1 3 2 0 48
FIRMA G.B. BOUCHERIE, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 3 4 4 1 4 3 4 0 3 2 0 0 46
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 3 4 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 45
S.A. TEXACO BELGIUM N.V. 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 4 5 6 15 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 5 5 5 6 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 44
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 8 8 5 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 43
XEIKON NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 4 3 8 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 42
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 12 10 40
BARCO N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 1 4 4 11 8 39
FORD NEW HOLLAND, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 16 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 7 11 4 2 1 39
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 4 4 6 2 5 1 3 1 3 3 38
INTEROX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 9 4 2 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 34
MONROE BELGIUM N.V. 1 0 1 2 2 14 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
CENTRE NATIONALE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES 4 5 10 3 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 3 33
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 2 1 5 5 3 1 1 2 0 31
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 30
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 3 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 29
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 7 1 0 2 4 5 28
MONSANTO EUROPE S.A. 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 5 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
RAYCHEM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 9 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
BFG GLASSGROUP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 6 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 1 4 3 26
RECHERCHE ET INDUSTRIES THERAPEUTIQUES, R.I.T. 3 0 1 2 0 1 8 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
SANOFI, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
LEUVEN RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT VZW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 25
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 24
CPC INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 2 3 5 3 1 24
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 6 5 1 23
ATOFINA RESEARCH, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 8 1 0 22
COCKERILL-OUGREE-PROVIDENCE ET ESPERANCE-LONGDOZ EN ABREGE 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
GEVAERT PHOTO-PRODUCTEN N.V. 13 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
GLAVERBEL-MECANIVER 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
RAFFINERIE TIRLEMONTOISE, SOCIETE ANONYME 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 22
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 7 3 22
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 0 21
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 21
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 5 6 21
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 5 0 3 21
LABAZ 1 2 0 1 0 2 5 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
VLAAMS INTERUNIVERSITAIR INSTITUUT VOOR BIOTECHNOLOGIE (VIB) VZW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2 4 7 21