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

SWITZERLAND

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~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



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