U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1997 - 2001 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

SWEDEN

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 87 150 270 348 391 1246
~Individually Owned Patent 101 151 151 147 162 712
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 31 35 63 45 62 236
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 39 44 51 40 28 202
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 22 14 35 25 37 133
AB VOLVO 23 26 25 33 19 126
ERICSSON, INC. 35 34 13 10 7 99
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 10 15 14 29 28 96
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 10 18 16 26 24 94
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 14 22 23 15 16 90
PACESETTER AB 22 22 7 13 17 81
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN AB 11 28 18 14 4 75
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 4 10 17 25 18 74
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 9 19 15 15 6 64
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 0 2 15 20 22 59
ALFA-LAVAL AB 0 10 13 12 14 49
ALLGON AB 3 5 9 16 14 47
TELIA AB 9 13 10 9 4 45
ALFA-LAVAL AGRI INTERNATIONAL AB 0 7 13 15 8 43
ARRAY PRINTERS PUBL. AB 1 6 7 14 7 35
VALMET-KARLSTAD AB 1 5 8 15 6 35
MOLNLYCKE AB 10 18 4 2 0 34
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 2 6 5 3 17 33
SECO TOOLS AB 2 2 10 8 11 33
ASTRAZENECA AB 0 0 0 8 24 32
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 4 9 5 11 3 32
AKZO NOBEL NV 3 2 10 7 9 31
PHARMACIA BIOTECH AB 4 10 9 5 3 31
SUNDS DEFIBRATOR INDUSTRIES AKTIEBOLAG 4 11 13 3 0 31
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 1 0 2 3 25 31
EKA CHEMICALS AB 0 10 13 4 2 29
ABB ATOM AB 6 3 10 3 6 28
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 5 4 1 1 17 28
NOBEL BIOCARE AB 3 10 4 2 8 27
ABB FLAKT AB 4 5 5 6 6 26
GAMBRO AB 0 9 5 7 4 25
IRO AB 3 4 5 9 4 25
NESTEC, S.A. 7 4 6 2 6 25
BOFORS AB 3 8 4 5 3 23
AGA AB 2 4 5 5 6 22
KVAERNER PULPING TECHNOLOGIES AB 10 5 4 1 2 22
VALMET FIBERTECH AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 5 17 22
LEAR CORPORATION 2 8 7 2 2 21
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB 1 4 9 4 3 21
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 3 2 0 10 4 19
EKA NOBEL AB 11 3 1 1 3 19
HOGANAS AB 2 4 5 2 6 19
NYCOMED IMAGING AS 2 3 5 5 4 19
PERSTORP AB 4 2 3 4 6 19
VOLVO PENTA AB 3 7 3 3 2 18
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 1 4 2 2 7 16
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 1 1 3 5 6 16
AMERSHAM PHARMACIA BIOTECH AB 0 2 1 1 11 15
FRIGOSCANDIA EQUIPMENT AKTIEBOLAG 0 5 2 6 2 15
SYMBICOM AKTIEBOLAG 2 3 0 4 6 15
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 3 1 4 4 2 14
AB REXROTH MECMAN 2 1 2 5 3 13
SAAB AUTOMOBILE AKTIEBOLAG 5 3 1 2 2 13
INDUSTRI AB THULE 1 3 3 3 2 12
MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 2 4 4 12
TELEVERKET 6 1 2 0 3 12
BIACORE AB 1 0 4 3 3 11
SVENSKA ROTOR MASKINER AKTIEBOLAG 3 4 3 0 1 11
TEXO AB 3 1 1 6 0 11
VOLVO WHEEL LOADERS AB 1 0 0 7 3 11
ABB CARBON AB 3 2 2 0 3 10
ALFA-LAVAL SEPARATION AB 3 4 3 0 0 10
ATLAS COPCO BEREMA AKTIEBOLAG 1 2 5 1 1 10
MECEL AB 3 3 2 2 0 10
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 0 3 5 1 10
BTG KALLE INVENTING AB 2 1 1 2 3 9
CELSIUS TECH ELECTRONICS AB 0 1 2 4 2 9
HUMANTEKNIK AB 1 6 1 1 0 9
KANTHAL AB 0 1 3 3 2 9
LINDAB AB 2 1 2 3 1 9
MEDIVIR AB 2 2 2 1 2 9
MITEL SEMICONDUCTOR AB 0 0 0 4 5 9
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 5 9
ABU AKTIEBOLAG 6 1 1 0 0 8
APPLICATOR SYSTEM AB 0 2 3 2 1 8
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 1 2 8
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
DALLOZ SAFETY AB 0 3 2 2 1 8
FORSVARETS FORSKNINGSANSTALT 0 4 1 2 1 8
GUL & CO DEVELOPMENT AB 0 0 0 8 0 8
ITT FLYGT AB 4 2 0 1 1 8
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
KEMIRA KEMI AKTIEBOLAG 3 1 1 0 3 8
MEDEVELOP AB 2 3 0 1 2 8
NORDIC WATER PRODUCTS AB 4 3 0 1 0 8
OVAKO STEEL COUPLINGS AB 0 0 2 1 5 8
ATLAS COPCO CRAELIUS AB 0 4 1 2 0 7
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S 0 0 0 3 4 7
FERRING B.V. 1 2 2 1 1 7
ICL SYSTEMS AKTIEBOLAG 4 2 1 0 0 7
MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB 0 0 3 2 2 7
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 1 2 4 7
SCA HYGIENE PAPER AB 0 2 0 5 0 7
STORA KOPPARBERGS BERGSLAGS AB 0 1 2 1 3 7
SYSTEM 3R INTERNATIONAL AB 0 1 3 2 1 7
VALINGE ALUMINUM AB 0 1 1 2 3 7
VOLVO PERSONVAGNAR AB 0 0 0 2 5 7
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 2 7
AB PH. NEDERMAN & COMPANY 0 2 0 3 1 6
AEROCRINE AB 0 0 1 4 1 6
ASEPT INTERNATIONAL AB 0 1 0 3 2 6
COR THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ESAB AB 0 0 0 2 4 6
MEDICARB AB 1 1 2 0 2 6
S.E.G. MEKANIK AB 0 0 0 4 2 6
SAAB-SCANIA COMBITECH AKTIEBOLAG 2 2 1 1 0 6
SKF NOVA AB 0 1 1 1 3 6
STRIDSBERG INNOVATION AB 0 1 2 1 2 6
VALEO ENGINE COOLING AB 1 2 1 0 2 6
VATTENFALL AB 1 3 1 1 0 6
AKZO NOBEL SURFACE CHEMISTRY AB 0 0 0 4 1 5
AUTOFILL PATENT AB 0 2 0 0 3 5
BIOFLEXIN AB 0 0 3 1 1 5
EMHART GLASS S.A. 0 1 1 2 1 5
FERRING AB 3 1 1 0 0 5
FLOW HOLDINGS GMBH (SAGL) LIMITED LIABILITY CO. 0 0 1 0 4 5
FORSHEDA AB 2 0 1 1 1 5
FORSKARPATENT I LINKOPING AB 0 0 3 2 0 5
GENENTECH, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
GRAMTEC INNOVATION AB 0 0 2 2 1 5
GS DEVELOPMENT AB 0 3 1 0 1 5
KAPMAN AB 0 0 0 1 4 5
KARO BIO AB 0 1 1 0 3 5
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 0 0 0 2 3 5
SAAB ERICSON SPACE AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 1 1 2 5
SINTER-CAST AB 0 1 1 3 0 5
STROMSHOLMEN AB 0 1 1 2 1 5
SYNECTICS MEDICAL AB 1 4 0 0 0 5
TOOLEX ALPHA AKTIEBOLAG 1 0 0 3 1 5
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5



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