~Individually Owned Patent |
108 |
122 |
117 |
118 |
107 |
572 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION |
10 |
81 |
84 |
63 |
49 |
287 |
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
35 |
73 |
58 |
49 |
51 |
266 |
NESTEC, S.A. |
26 |
27 |
40 |
33 |
34 |
160 |
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION |
123 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
135 |
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. |
32 |
23 |
28 |
19 |
21 |
123 |
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) |
4 |
11 |
27 |
34 |
45 |
121 |
ABB RESEARCH LTD. |
6 |
26 |
33 |
23 |
21 |
109 |
FERAG AG |
25 |
24 |
12 |
8 |
22 |
91 |
NOVARTIS CORPORATION |
10 |
40 |
15 |
15 |
3 |
83 |
ASULAB S.A. |
14 |
20 |
11 |
13 |
17 |
75 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
8 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
15 |
75 |
GRAPHA HOLDING AG |
10 |
10 |
16 |
20 |
12 |
68 |
INVENTIO AG |
13 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
61 |
EMS-INVENTA AG |
13 |
18 |
17 |
6 |
6 |
60 |
LONZA A. G. |
5 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
59 |
ALUSUISSE TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. |
9 |
13 |
15 |
8 |
7 |
52 |
ELPATRONIC AG |
13 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
4 |
48 |
ROCHE VITAMINS INC. |
3 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
45 |
ETA SA FABRIQUES D'EBAUCHES OF GRANGES |
8 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
44 |
GIVAUDAN ROURE (INTERNATIONAL) SA |
2 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
19 |
42 |
SULZER RUTI AG |
10 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
42 |
FIRMENICH SA |
8 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
39 |
CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE S.A. |
4 |
11 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
38 |
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG |
7 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
37 |
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) |
3 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
36 |
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. |
6 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
34 |
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
5 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
32 |
BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
8 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
30 |
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION |
2 |
6 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
30 |
BOBST, S.A. |
9 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
29 |
LONZA LTD. |
9 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
29 |
PELIKAN PRODUKTIONS AG |
1 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
29 |
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED |
6 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
28 |
ROLIC AG |
6 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
28 |
GRETAG IMAGING AG |
4 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
27 |
SMH MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG |
9 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
ZELLWEGER LUWA AG |
5 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
26 |
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
25 |
HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARUS AG. |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
25 |
SULZER CHEMTECH AG |
6 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
25 |
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
23 |
LOGITECH, INC. |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
23 |
TEXTILMA AG |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
23 |
BUHLER AG |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
22 |
SULZER ORTHOPAEDIC AG |
1 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
22 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
2 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
SANDOZ LTD. |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
20 |
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES AG |
0 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
WELLA AG |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
19 |
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
18 |
GEBERIT AG |
7 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
NOVARTIS CROP PROTECTION, INC. |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
18 |
CERBERUS AG |
5 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
GEORG FISCHER ROHRLEITUNGSSYSTEME AG |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
SULZER INNOTEC AG |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
AGIE SA |
0 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
BUCHER-GUYER AG MASCHINENFABRIK |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG |
0 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
SULZER MEDIZINALTECHNIK AG |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
ABB MANAGEMENT AG |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
GEMA VOLSTATIC AG |
6 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
K.K. HOLDINGS AG |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
ASCOM HASLER MAILING SYSTEMS AG |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
LANDIS & GYR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AG |
2 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP. |
4 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
VON ROLL UMWELTTECHNIK AG |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
ABB ALSTOM POWER (SWITZERLAND) LTD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
ASCOM TECH AG. |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
KOMAX HOLDING AG |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
MBT HOLDING AG |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
SULZER ELECTRONICS AG |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
ABB ALSTOM POWER (SCHWEIZ) AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
CONTRAVES SPACE AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
DE LA RUE GIORI S.A. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
ELECTROWATT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AG |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
11 |
ESEC SA |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
LAREX AG |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
RHODIA FILTEC AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
SIKA AG, VORM. KASPAR WINKLER & CO. |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
THERMOSELECT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
EUROCELTIQUE, S.A. |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
HUBER & SUHNER AG |
0 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORP. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
CHARMILLES TECHNOLOGIES SA - GENEVA |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
ED. GEISTLICH SOHNE AG FUR CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
IVOCLAR AG |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
LEICA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
MAAG PUMP SYSTEMS TEXTRON AG |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
MOTOROLA, INC. |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES PYROTEC AG |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
SFS INDUSTRIE HOLDING AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
SIG ARMS INTERNATIONAL AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
VANTICO, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V. |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
GRAF + CIE AG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
HANS OETIKER AG MASCHINEN- UND APPARATEFABRIK |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
MONTRES ROLEX S.A. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
PLUS ENDOPROTHETIK AG |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
RHONE-POULENC VISCOSUISSE SA |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
RIETER MACHINE WORKS LTD. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
SCHOELLER-PLAST SA |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
STORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
SULZER HEXIS AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
ASCOM AUTELCA AG. |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
BRACCO RESEARCH S.A. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
BROWN & SHARPE TESA S.A. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
CONCEPTION ET DEVELOPPEMENT MICHELIN S.A. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
DEBIOTEC S.A. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
DYCONEX PATENTE AG |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
EMHART GLASS S.A. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
IPT WEINFELDEN AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
LAUENER ENGINEERING, LTD. |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
LEICA MIKROSKOPIE SYSTEME AG |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
MAXS AG |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) GMBH |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
TARIM ASSOCIATES FOR SCIENTIFIC MINERAL AND OIL EXPLORATION AG |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
TERRA AG FUR TIEFBAUTECHNIK |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
AEROBUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
BARCOL-AIR AG |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
CASTOLIN S.A. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
CONCAST STANDARD AG |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
DIAMOND SA |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
E. KERTSCHER S.A. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
EJNAR JENSEN & SON MASKINFABRIK A/S |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
EMS-CHEMIE AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
GOLDEN ALUMINUM COMPANY |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
HANSA METALLWERKE AG |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
HAWE NEOS DENTAL DR. H. VON WEISSENFLUH AG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
ILFORD AG |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
INTERELECTRIC AG |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
MAASLAND N.V. |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
MARS INCORPORATED |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
MEDTRONIC INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
MELCHER, AG |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
METTLER TOLEDO AG |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
NOVARTIS NUTRITION AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
PHONAK AG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
PRECIFAR S.A. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
REICHLE+DE-MASSARI AG |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
ROCHE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC. |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
SCHWEIZERISCHE INDUSTRIE-GESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
SCINTILLA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
UREA CASALE S.A. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
USM U. SCHARER SOHNE AG. |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
WAGNER INTERNATIONAL AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
WENGER SA |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
WESTONBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
ZAMBON GROUP S.P.A. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ALLEN-BRADLEY COMPANY |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
AMMONIA CASALE S.A. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
BIO-TEC BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
BRUKER AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
BUCHI LABORTECHNIK AG |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
CERBIOS PHARMA S.A. |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
CIBA VISION CARE CORP. |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CREATECHNIC AG |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
CWS INTERNATIONAL AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
EIDGENOESSISCHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT EMPA |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
ELMA ELECTRONICS AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
EPROVA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
EUGSTER/FRISMAG AG |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
FISCHERWERKE ARTUR FISCHER GMBH & CO. KG |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
GEC ALSTHOM T&D AG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
GILGEN FORDERSYSTEME AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
GRIESHABER & CO. AG SCHAFFHAUSEN |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
HCT SHAPING SYSTEMS SA |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
HOLTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
MEDELA HOLDING AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
OPTOSYS SA |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
ORGAPACK GMBH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
PLUSS STAUFER AG |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
REISHAUER AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
ROTKREUZSTIFTUNG ZENTRALLABORATORIUM BLUTSPENDEDIENST SRK |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
SULZER TEXTIL AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
TILLOTTS PHARMA AG |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |