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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

FRANCE

( 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 322 315 402 422 395 483 418 361 311 299 223 290 283 249 252 277 284 305 349 336 403 268 315 262 196 202 229 182 176 247 239 210 201 211 189 150 105 106 94 10561
L'OREAL S.A. 11 13 37 46 36 44 53 61 38 39 22 35 41 41 39 39 40 32 49 48 91 72 83 70 76 67 71 125 163 177 253 219 264 267 192 116 102 145 149 3466
THOMSON-CSF 0 2 25 57 68 87 82 93 96 104 87 107 127 146 132 116 172 119 129 128 104 114 138 104 87 83 90 51 52 65 67 46 45 46 21 12 2 2 0 3006
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 93 68 75 44 58 74 54 82 82 77 39 61 57 79 54 60 94 90 125 90 82 70 48 68 49 62 39 69 79 88 81 62 83 86 80 87 82 92 91 2854
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 28 29 42 43 48 54 51 48 43 29 33 43 48 45 57 42 44 35 55 63 66 72 82 56 72 90 74 68 85 140 109 155 153 117 113 79 57 66 87 2621
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 16 28 47 30 32 42 33 46 29 38 23 20 36 23 26 48 48 55 82 74 89 75 87 65 43 31 48 51 57 61 96 98 82 25 1 0 0 0 0 1685
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 11 10 15 21 23 18 16 7 8 13 6 14 9 7 7 18 23 26 23 20 26 17 21 36 38 39 51 47 28 42 60 66 107 66 46 32 27 24 33 1101
STMICROELECTRONICS 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 1 21 75 105 137 146 147 133 167 155 1087
ROUSSEL-UCLAF 27 21 20 36 42 47 44 41 31 33 24 39 41 27 27 40 30 24 26 19 30 24 28 37 25 28 46 30 24 36 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 954
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 17 18 15 16 17 18 14 14 10 7 9 15 18 12 21 33 35 20 30 37 32 19 31 48 43 53 49 50 35 39 44 44 46 16 4 0 1 1 23 954
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 29 111 137 151 143 117 71 106 78 943
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE 0 0 2 9 18 9 9 8 6 7 9 14 18 17 18 25 28 29 37 31 38 50 54 65 58 66 52 49 38 57 39 31 32 10 3 0 0 0 0 936
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 4 10 6 11 11 9 4 17 12 6 11 13 13 10 14 17 17 18 22 15 28 27 21 27 25 29 30 34 31 27 37 24 32 41 58 40 44 36 836
RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 6 9 21 49 75 122 72 53 57 47 41 69 80 45 16 11 2 2 4 0 0 0 798
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 37 34 25 30 37 52 58 83 116 113 79 38 13 9 2 4 2 0 754
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 24 16 14 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 10 22 28 41 36 37 29 26 24 25 14 11 16 18 15 26 18 33 34 44 33 45 51 46 746
REGIE NATIONALE DES USINES RENAULT 30 23 43 34 43 46 51 58 31 30 25 32 28 29 36 31 23 20 17 8 10 8 4 2 3 3 7 1 2 1 2 3 10 8 6 6 4 1 0 719
RHONE-POULENC S.A. 51 47 68 89 63 86 102 81 32 7 4 2 2 1 0 3 2 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 650
SALOMON S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 16 26 23 33 64 54 34 32 39 34 23 21 24 48 33 35 25 15 12 13 12 15 644
FRANCE TELECOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 50 36 47 36 63 47 38 34 24 29 37 19 31 43 554
VALEO S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 35 43 42 47 29 26 30 15 31 7 14 11 9 17 50 14 20 35 22 9 16 4 0 1 550
FRAMATOME ET CIE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 8 18 22 19 23 45 40 39 32 38 53 48 24 30 22 15 21 5 5 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 536
RHONE POULENC INDUSTRIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 61 70 41 62 92 58 57 25 11 6 3 3 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 520
INSTITUT PASTEUR 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 4 2 3 3 5 10 3 7 4 8 6 14 8 12 13 5 14 30 41 49 41 47 27 35 23 15 33 22 494
PRODUITS CHIMIQUES UGINE KUHLMANN 30 28 37 27 25 19 23 53 51 38 17 26 32 27 20 17 6 4 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 489
AGENCE NATIONALE DE VALORISATION DE LA RECHERCHE (ANVAR) 0 3 8 21 23 31 31 43 55 47 34 50 37 37 23 15 7 4 2 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 483
ELF ATOCHEM 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 4 21 21 37 36 39 56 68 58 32 18 10 3 2 0 1 406
ADIR ET COMPAGNIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 14 3 9 12 14 16 36 41 37 43 33 42 28 21 26 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 405
COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIELLE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIT-ALCATEL 11 20 17 22 28 28 28 42 24 24 18 22 22 20 12 14 13 17 18 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 403
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN 13 20 18 22 18 22 16 12 10 18 17 30 25 10 6 12 10 8 8 6 14 11 10 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 349
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 3 54 78 71 57 61 23 347
BULL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 23 15 17 20 30 17 17 25 21 26 21 15 19 21 8 10 5 15 6 341
COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE 24 44 40 32 28 14 10 14 14 18 15 13 7 8 7 6 7 4 8 2 8 7 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 339
RHODIA CHIMIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 35 51 65 57 35 29 22 28 332
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 5 7 3 5 11 8 8 12 3 5 7 13 5 7 10 9 10 5 13 8 9 5 9 7 8 6 4 6 5 5 13 12 15 12 15 24 16 326
ATOCHEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 23 22 29 32 34 28 40 41 20 13 14 7 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 321
SANOFI, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 12 15 17 19 15 20 25 22 19 18 6 15 18 26 28 22 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 320
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 5 8 4 5 4 10 8 7 4 8 16 11 6 12 6 10 14 10 4 8 10 12 12 6 10 19 9 11 11 12 9 13 309
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 9 9 10 3 4 2 4 5 1 2 3 10 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 5 3 14 13 20 29 31 20 24 14 20 10 5 5 1 302
AUTOMOBILES PEUGEOT 5 12 18 18 20 16 12 11 7 8 7 10 8 8 5 2 2 6 8 13 20 13 11 9 4 4 1 2 8 4 9 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 296
THOMSON LICENSING 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 6 15 27 34 31 45 63 59 280
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 0 0 0 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 18 36 45 29 29 23 24 16 16 10 6 273
COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE POUR L'INFORMATIQUE CII-HONEYWELL 1 2 2 5 7 5 14 28 21 22 19 31 29 31 18 23 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 22 44 43 49 49 52 272
LA TELEMECANIQUE ELECTRIQUE 9 10 5 3 4 9 4 12 13 2 3 7 9 11 8 18 13 22 36 22 29 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270
SOCIETE NATIONALE ELF AQUITAINE (PROD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 19 14 11 10 12 26 24 27 12 17 18 10 11 12 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 265
AVENTIS PHARMA SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 26 71 51 28 33 24 21 264
SEB S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 6 3 5 9 3 7 4 7 8 1 9 13 6 16 25 19 12 19 10 12 20 6 18 4 261
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE PROPULSION 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 2 2 4 6 5 10 7 9 2 6 8 13 9 8 8 20 22 21 14 15 19 10 19 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 256
SNECMA MOTEURS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 31 47 32 81 42 252
SOCIETE ANONYME DBA 6 4 11 6 18 26 8 7 10 15 7 14 7 7 6 23 26 33 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 249
HUTCHINSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 12 11 14 15 14 20 9 11 8 10 13 19 16 8 13 11 13 8 11 5 247
SYNTHELABO S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 8 9 4 4 6 10 10 5 9 13 6 12 4 12 16 11 7 12 9 19 16 11 6 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 246
SEXTANT AVIONIQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 19 19 15 22 29 33 27 13 26 18 6 8 1 0 0 0 245
ETAT FRANCAIS 1 2 9 11 16 27 26 29 20 13 7 2 0 4 6 3 9 6 12 11 7 7 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242
RHONE-POULENC RORER, 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 6 10 19 23 56 49 35 22 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 235
SOCIETE NATIONALE DES POUDRES ET EXPLOSIFS 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 15 11 10 7 19 8 9 6 7 7 7 17 9 9 5 6 5 8 7 7 3 7 6 3 3 3 1 5 5 0 0 0 234
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 15 13 18 12 11 25 33 22 20 30 12 6 3 0 1 231
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ELECTRIC CORPORATION (ITT CORP. UNIT) 18 23 45 30 29 20 24 12 7 8 6 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 231
MERLIN GERIN S.A. 2 7 10 12 20 7 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 1 3 6 7 5 13 23 8 15 9 18 16 14 15 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 231
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 4 8 11 12 21 15 9 7 5 3 2 5 17 20 16 24 20 14 3 2 1 0 0 231
SAFT-SOCIETE DES ACCUMULATEURS FIXES ET DE TRACTION 11 16 16 13 9 11 11 11 12 8 4 10 8 3 0 1 4 1 4 5 6 3 2 3 4 5 6 11 10 7 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 229
EUROCOPTER FRANCE 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 7 12 12 19 23 46 33 17 6 22 9 12 10 228
AUTOMOBILES CITROEN 32 29 19 13 14 21 16 12 11 6 6 8 10 5 5 6 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 227
RHONE-POULENC SPECIALITIES CHIMIQUES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 40 29 43 39 23 10 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226
PONT-A-MOUSSON S.A. 7 2 7 10 12 7 12 17 20 10 8 8 8 9 8 10 17 11 4 6 3 0 1 2 7 5 2 1 1 2 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 225
GIAT INDUSTRIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 21 22 20 16 27 14 6 8 13 14 12 11 8 14 11 224
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE (SERVICE NATIONAL) 4 3 4 3 3 1 1 8 5 4 2 3 3 3 5 5 14 16 19 14 12 17 9 2 4 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 1 7 2 1 4 1 2 223
VALEO VISION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 9 8 11 7 6 4 4 15 12 19 17 18 20 19 20 19 223
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 3 3 5 4 1 1 6 0 4 7 6 9 7 7 13 20 13 35 19 19 16 216
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 4 5 4 2 3 6 4 7 2 2 4 12 7 6 5 7 14 17 11 17 25 18 7 8 8 215
OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES (O 10 6 7 8 5 12 10 8 8 3 4 5 8 5 5 10 5 7 9 7 11 9 5 5 4 3 2 6 2 2 3 3 2 5 3 4 2 1 1 215
THALES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 38 59 63 201
SOCIETE ANONYME DE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3 4 0 4 7 4 10 7 11 7 5 17 8 10 9 5 9 16 15 11 12 3 7 2 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 200
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 4 2 2 5 2 6 2 1 5 2 1 2 2 5 7 8 3 7 8 20 13 14 7 8 11 9 5 11 11 197
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 4 3 8 5 5 0 1 6 2 7 1 5 6 8 2 2 6 3 4 7 12 13 8 9 13 12 15 11 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 193
ALCATEL N. V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 6 7 15 34 19 23 30 26 12 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 191
AIRBUS FRANCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 30 33 43 56 188
RHONE-POULENC SANTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 17 14 18 23 21 27 22 19 10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185
ATOFINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 31 34 49 40 13 7 5 181
ALUMINIUM PECHINEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 5 6 7 5 1 5 5 8 12 17 15 9 4 8 6 3 2 4 2 4 1 9 4 5 6 3 1 3 4 6 180
CREUSOT-LOIRE 4 10 7 8 10 25 10 14 9 12 7 3 10 10 7 13 12 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180
ALCATEL CIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 3 15 39 22 27 9 7 12 9 4 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 174
SOCIETE ANONYME FRANCAIS DU FERODO 12 8 5 7 7 14 13 10 11 13 11 21 15 18 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 174
ROQUETTE FRERES 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 3 4 2 6 5 2 7 7 7 5 3 11 9 7 6 7 10 3 12 16 7 6 3 5 5 167
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 8 10 11 9 17 8 3 5 4 3 11 10 4 6 10 12 5 10 4 4 165
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 5 3 4 5 2 5 5 3 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 15 5 9 11 23 23 10 163
INSTITUTE DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANCAISE (IRSID) 16 6 12 5 4 9 10 6 5 9 3 2 2 7 6 4 3 6 12 6 8 2 9 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160
SOCIETE NATIONALE DES PETROLES D AQUITAINE 18 27 13 26 19 18 11 18 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158
KUHN S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 7 3 7 2 0 4 3 4 7 10 9 13 9 8 3 4 2 5 3 8 11 6 6 8 3 2 1 4 1 157
RHONE-POULENC-TEXTILE 0 0 0 0 3 10 21 32 24 10 13 10 14 11 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0