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

NETHERLANDS

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 248 428 404 338 392 1810
~Individually Owned Patent 59 64 86 61 62 332
AKZO NOBEL NV 44 55 54 53 35 241
SHELL OIL COMPANY 27 47 43 37 32 186
DSM N.V. 18 28 19 43 46 154
MEDTRONIC INC. 9 22 17 25 29 102
KONINKLIJKE PTT NEDERLAND N.V. 14 25 19 12 3 73
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 6 18 14 21 63
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 1 3 12 22 19 57
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. 3 11 14 8 6 42
OCE-NEDERLAND B.V. 7 23 5 5 2 42
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 5 14 11 7 41
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 9 7 12 10 40
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJ 4 8 9 8 10 39
CORDIS CORPORATION 12 17 4 2 2 37
MAASLAND N.V. 1 6 6 8 14 35
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 5 7 7 8 8 35
AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPEENNE 7 9 3 8 5 32
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. 4 10 6 7 5 32
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 13 4 8 4 31
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 0 0 13 16 1 30
GIST-BROCADES N.V. 7 14 6 1 0 28
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 7 7 3 3 8 28
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 7 4 7 4 5 27
THOMA J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 1 1 4 14 5 25
VAN DOORNE'S TRANSMISSIE B.V. 4 5 5 6 5 25
VITATRON MEDICAL B.V. 2 7 10 6 0 25
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. 3 4 8 8 1 24
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 3 4 10 5 24
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 5 8 4 3 21
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 4 4 10 20
WHITAKER CORPORATION 1 7 4 7 1 20
ASM LITHOGRAPHY B.V. 1 1 3 7 7 19
INALFA INDUSTRIES, B.V. 2 1 0 7 9 19
HERCULES INCORPORATED 1 4 4 5 3 17
HOOGOVENS STAAL. B.V. 6 5 3 2 1 17
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. 0 4 3 2 7 16
HADEWE B.V. 3 3 4 2 4 16
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 4 2 1 6 3 16
MOGEN INTERNATIONAL N.V. 4 5 6 0 0 15
APPLIED POWER INC. 3 5 3 3 0 14
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 6 7 1 0 0 14
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN 3 2 5 3 1 14
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT 2 3 2 4 3 14
ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 1 2 3 2 13
STORK PMT B.V. 2 1 3 4 3 13
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 7 2 4 0 0 13
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 3 10 13
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 0 2 5 3 2 12
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. 1 3 2 2 4 12
HUNTER DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 1 1 9 1 12
MACHINEFABRIEK MEYN B.V. 3 7 0 2 0 12
SKF INDUSTRIAL TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, N.V. 3 4 3 2 0 12
SYSTEMATE HOLLAND B.V. 0 3 5 3 1 12
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. 4 3 2 1 2 12
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 1 0 2 7 11
DUPHAR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH B.V. 1 2 3 1 4 11
INTROGENE B.V. 1 0 1 2 7 11
FICO B.V. 3 2 0 3 2 10
FLAT PANEL DISPLAY CO. (FPD) B.V. 0 3 6 0 1 10
KOWA COMPANY LTD. 0 2 1 7 0 10
LEADD BV 0 0 5 2 3 10
PROLION B.V. 0 3 0 3 4 10
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 4 2 4 0 10
BUHRS-ZAANDAM B.V. 4 2 1 1 1 9
CHIRON CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 1 9
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 2 4 2 0 1 9
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. 2 3 2 1 1 9
M.C.C. NEDERLAND B.V. 1 2 1 1 4 9
PHARMING B.V. 1 1 2 4 1 9
SOLTEC B.V. 2 3 0 3 1 9
STORK RMS B.V. 2 4 1 2 0 9
FPS FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS B.V. 2 3 3 0 0 8
KROHNE AG 0 2 2 1 3 8
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 0 2 2 4 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 4 3 0 8
STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND 2 0 1 3 2 8
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 1 1 2 4 8
B.V. OPTISCHE INDUSTRIE "DE OUDE DELFT" 4 2 1 0 0 7
CROWN GEAR B.V. 2 3 1 1 0 7
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. 1 1 1 1 3 7
HOLLAND SWEETENER COMPANY V.O.F. 1 3 1 2 0 7
N. V. KEMA 0 3 1 0 3 7
ONSTREAM INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT TE GRONINGEN 1 1 1 2 2 7
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 4 0 0 1 2 7
STERTIL B.V. 0 0 3 0 4 7
WAVIN B.V. 0 2 3 1 1 7
ALLSEAS GROUP S.A. 0 2 1 1 2 6
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
CORDIS EUROPA N.V. 0 1 5 0 0 6
GASTEC N. V. 0 4 1 0 1 6
INSTITUUT VOOR AGROTECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (ATO-DLO) 0 1 0 2 3 6
KOPPENS B.V. 0 2 2 0 2 6
MICROTRONIC NEDERLAND, B.V. 0 2 0 3 1 6
ODME INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 2 3 1 6
PHARMACHEMIE B.V. 0 3 2 0 1 6
SCANTECH B.V. 1 1 2 0 2 6
SHELL RESEARCH LIMITED 0 1 2 2 1 6
STICHTING VOOR DE TECHNISCHE WETNESCHAPPEN 1 0 1 2 2 6
UNICHEMA CHEMIE B.V. 4 2 0 0 0 6
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM 0 0 1 1 4 6
YAMANOUCHI EUROPE B.V. 3 1 2 0 0 6
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ALTA VISTA COMPANY 0 0 0 0 5 5
CORUS STAAL BV 0 0 0 0 5 5
DE GREEF'S WAGEN-, CARROSSERIE- EN MACHINEBOUW B.V. 0 2 0 0 3 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 3 0 2 0 5
FINA RESEARCH S.A. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FLUID MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
GUILFORD (DELAWARE) INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 0 0 1 3 1 5
INNAS FREE PISTON B.V. 0 1 1 1 2 5
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
KONINKLIJKE EMBALLAGE INDUSTRIE VAN LEER B.V. 1 2 2 0 0 5
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 1 1 0 5
OPTICON SENSORS EUROPE B.V. 3 2 0 0 0 5
OTTO BOCK ORTHOPADISCHE INDUSTRIE BESITZ- UND VERWALTUNGS-KG 1 0 1 0 3 5
PAQUES BIO SYSTEMS B.V. 0 0 1 3 1 5
PHILIPS ELECTRON OPTICS B.V. 0 0 0 0 5 5
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN 1 1 0 1 2 5
SCHEIDE INTERNATIONAL B.V. 1 1 2 1 0 5
STORK BRABANT B.V. 2 0 0 1 2 5
STORK MPS B.V. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SYNTHON B. V. 0 0 1 1 3 5
VMI-EPE-HOLLAND B.V. 1 1 1 1 1 5
XEROX CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5



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