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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

DENMARK

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 41 45 41 48 38 54 40 34 34 46 25 44 21 22 26 28 35 33 47 27 43 27 37 29 34 26 37 31 44 41 39 44 40 35 33 36 16 28 18 1367
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 23 30 40 27 50 87 102 159 126 80 37 55 23 28 24 18 931
DANFOSS A/S 39 35 48 34 36 27 16 25 21 30 21 16 19 18 10 22 35 25 25 17 9 13 17 14 10 6 5 9 19 29 16 19 12 14 7 6 4 7 11 746
NOVOZYMES A/S 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 40 42 47 22 18 26 31 226
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 1 0 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 3 11 8 5 10 10 12 11 15 18 15 12 16 13 11 17 8 222
F. L. SMIDTH CO. 4 8 6 4 7 11 7 10 11 11 3 2 5 2 14 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 115
H. LUNDBECK A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 6 1 1 2 1 6 0 4 7 2 3 10 11 7 12 10 9 6 107
INTERLEGO A.G. 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 7 0 0 3 4 2 5 12 12 4 8 5 7 7 3 0 1 107
LEO PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS LTD. A/S (LOVENS KEMISKE FABRIK PRODUCTIONSAKTIESELSKAB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 4 1 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 8 1 0 4 4 4 7 5 2 3 3 1 7 4 10 5 1 1 0 103
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 5 1 5 0 2 2 0 3 4 7 4 4 5 8 13 6 6 6 9 101
NOVO INDUSTRI A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 1 3 3 5 3 13 4 8 3 4 9 9 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
F. L. SMIDTH & CO. A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 13 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 10 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 86
INTEL CORPORATION 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 2 14 10 13 26 13 79
NEUROSEARCH A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 3 4 4 1 4 6 4 6 7 6 6 4 1 8 75
RADIOMETER MEDICAL A/S 1 1 0 2 0 1 4 3 4 1 3 0 2 3 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 6 3 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 3 0 1 70
NOKIA CORPORATION 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 8 6 7 23 23 67
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 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 9 16 9 7 6 3 1 67
A/S NIRO ATOMIZER 2 2 3 2 6 4 2 3 3 5 1 4 5 0 2 3 3 2 2 5 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
DANSK INDUSTRI SYNDIKAT A/S 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 5 3 0 8 2 1 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
DANISCO A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 6 8 8 3 7 4 2 53
ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 7 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 0 48
A/S FERROSAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 8 12 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 47
GRUNDFOS A/S 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 7 3 46
LOVENS KEMISKE FABRIK PRODUCKTIONSAKTIESELSKAB 2 2 3 7 4 12 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
V. KANN RASMUSSEN INDUSTRI A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 1 3 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
VKR HOLDING A/S 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 5 12 3 5 4 0 33
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 0 0 4 5 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 6 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 31
OTICON A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 8 8 31
SAUER-DANFOSS (NORDBERG) A/S 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 3 1 5 7 8 7 31
KEFALAS A/S 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4 5 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
SLAGTERIERNES FORSKNINGSINSTITUT 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 29
AKTIESELSKABET DE DANSKE SUKKERFABRIKKER 3 0 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
BRODRENE GRAM A/S 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
ESKOFOT A/S INDUSTRIPARKEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
FOSS ELECTRIC A/S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 24
NORDISK VENTILATOR CO. AKTIESELSKAB 0 2 3 2 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
TOPHOLM & WESTERMANN APS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 24
BANG & OLUFSEN A/S 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 23
NIRO A/S 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 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 22
GRUNDFOS INTERNATIONAL A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
SAUER-DANFOSS HOLDING A/S 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 8 10 3 0 0 0 21
WIDEX A/S 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 3 9 3 4 2 21
CRISPLANT A/S 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 3 1 0 0 19
DANFOSS COMPRESSORS GMBH 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 2 3 4 2 2 2 0 2 19
FORSKNINGSCENTER RISO 0 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 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 5 0 1 19
NOVO TERAPEUTISK LABORATORIUM A/S 2 1 0 4 3 3 4 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 0 0 19
AASTED-MIKROVERK APS 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 1 2 2 3 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 18
CHR. HANSEN A/S 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 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 4 1 2 2 1 17
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 17
DE FORENEDE BRYGGERIER A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16
STATENS SERUM INSTITUTE 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 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 4 0 16
A/S ALFRED BENZON 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
AKADEMIET FOR DE TEKNISKE VIDENSKABER, SVEJSECENTRALEN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
AKTIESELSKABET BRUEL & KJAER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
DISA INDUSTRIES A/S 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 3 4 3 3 0 15
GEORG FISCHER DISA A/S 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 3 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 15
LINAK A/S 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 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 15
M.A.N.-B & W DIESEL A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 15
NKT FLEXIBLES I/S 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 2 2 2 2 4 2 15
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 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 2 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 15
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS, 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 0 1 2 3 1 7 14
AKTIESELSKABET NORDISKE KABEL OG TRAADFABRIKER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
EXIQON A/S 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 1 4 2 1 4 0 14
FITEL U.S.A. CORP. 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 6 3 1 2 0 14
GN NETCOM A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 14
H. NIELSEN SON MASKINFABRIK A/S 2 1 3 2 1 2 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 0 14
KOSAN CRISPLANT A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
NIRO HOLDING A/S 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 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14
NORSK HYDRO A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
APV PASILAC A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 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 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
CRYSTAL FIBRE A/S 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 1 1 4 2 4 12
A/S DUMEX DUMEX LTD. 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
AKTIESELSKABET LAUR. KNUDSEN, NORDISK ELEKTRICITETS SELSKAB 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
CHRISTIAN ROVSING A/S 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
DANIONICS A/S 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 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 11
DSC COMMUNICATIONS A/S 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 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 11
E. R. SQUIBB + SONS, 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 2 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
ENKOTEC A/S 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 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 11
NKT RESEARCH CENTER A/S 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 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 11
NORDISK INSULINLABORATORIUM 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
O. G. HOYER A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
PLM AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE 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 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 11
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 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 3 3 0 3 11
A/S CHEMINOVA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 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 1 10
AKTIESELSKABET BRODRENE HARTMANN 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 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 10
AKTIESELSKABET GRINDSTEDVAERKET 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 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 10
ALFA-LAVAL SEPARATION A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0