~Individually Owned Patent |
122 |
117 |
118 |
107 |
91 |
555 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION |
81 |
84 |
63 |
49 |
47 |
324 |
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
73 |
58 |
49 |
51 |
7 |
238 |
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) |
11 |
27 |
34 |
45 |
42 |
159 |
NESTEC, S.A. |
27 |
40 |
33 |
34 |
24 |
158 |
ABB RESEARCH LTD. |
26 |
33 |
23 |
21 |
18 |
121 |
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. |
23 |
28 |
19 |
21 |
12 |
103 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
17 |
17 |
18 |
15 |
30 |
97 |
FERAG AG |
24 |
12 |
8 |
22 |
23 |
89 |
ASULAB S.A. |
20 |
11 |
13 |
17 |
14 |
75 |
NOVARTIS CORPORATION |
40 |
15 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
73 |
INVENTIO AG |
12 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
18 |
66 |
LONZA A. G. |
13 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
64 |
GRAPHA HOLDING AG |
10 |
16 |
20 |
12 |
5 |
63 |
GIVAUDAN ROURE (INTERNATIONAL) SA |
4 |
8 |
9 |
19 |
14 |
54 |
ROCHE VITAMINS INC. |
7 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
52 |
ETA SA FABRIQUES D'EBAUCHES OF GRANGES |
14 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
49 |
EMS-INVENTA AG |
18 |
17 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
48 |
ALUSUISSE TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. |
13 |
15 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
47 |
CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE S.A. |
11 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
45 |
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) |
7 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
42 |
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG |
6 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
41 |
ELPATRONIC AG |
10 |
12 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
40 |
FIRMENICH SA |
6 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
38 |
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
22 |
37 |
ALSTOM (SWITZERLAND) LTD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
33 |
36 |
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED |
8 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
34 |
PELIKAN PRODUKTIONS AG |
6 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
32 |
SULZER RUTI AG |
5 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
32 |
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA |
2 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
31 |
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. |
14 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
31 |
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
9 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES AG |
4 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
30 |
ZELLWEGER LUWA AG |
4 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
30 |
BOBST, S.A. |
10 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
29 |
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION |
6 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
28 |
WELLA AG |
2 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
27 |
HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARUS AG. |
1 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
26 |
ABB ALSTOM POWER (SCHWEIZ) AG |
0 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
1 |
25 |
SULZER CHEMTECH AG |
4 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
25 |
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
24 |
GRETAG IMAGING AG |
3 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
24 |
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
24 |
ROLIC AG |
7 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
24 |
BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
11 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
23 |
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG |
3 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
23 |
SULZER ORTHOPAEDIC AG |
1 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
23 |
LOGITECH, INC. |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
22 |
LONZA LTD. |
5 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
6 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
21 |
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE |
6 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
21 |
TEXTILMA AG |
3 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
AGIE SA |
4 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
BUHLER AG |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
19 |
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
NOVARTIS CROP PROTECTION, INC. |
0 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
SMH MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG |
8 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
HUBER & SUHNER AG |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
KOMAX HOLDING AG |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
16 |
VANTICO, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
16 |
GEBERIT AG |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
K.K. HOLDINGS AG |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
OBTECH MEDICAL AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
SULZER INNOTEC AG |
3 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
ALSTOM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
CONTRAVES SPACE AG |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
14 |
IVOCLAR AG |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
BUCHER-GUYER AG MASCHINENFABRIK |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
13 |
RHODIA FILTEC AG |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, INC. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
ASCOM HASLER MAILING SYSTEMS AG |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
CERBERUS AG |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
ELECTROWATT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AG |
0 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
SIKA AG, VORM. KASPAR WINKLER & CO. |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
SULZER ELECTRONICS AG |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
12 |
VON ROLL UMWELTTECHNIK AG |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
ASCOM TECH AG. |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
CONCEPTION ET DEVELOPMENT MICHELIN S.A. |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
DE LA RUE GIORI S.A. |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
GRAF + CIE AG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
HANS OETIKUR AG MASCHINEN- UND APPARATEFABRIK |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
LANDIS & GYR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AG |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
MONTRES ROLEX S.A. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
PHONAK AG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
PLUS ENDOPROTHETIK AG |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
SFS INDUSTRIE HOLDING AG |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS LTD. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
11 |
THERMOSELECT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
CHARMILLES TECHNOLOGIES SA - GENEVA |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
ESEC SA |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
EUROCELTIQUE, S.A. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
GEORG FISCHER ROHRLEITUNGSSYSTEME AG |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
MBT HOLDING AG |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES PYROTEC AG |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
STORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
SULZER TEXTIL AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
SYNGENTA INVESTMENT CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
UREA CASALE S.A. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
BRACCO RESEARCH S.A. |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
BRUKER AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
ED. GEISTLICH SOHNE AG FUR CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
IPT WEINFELDEN AG |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
MAAG PUMP SYSTEMS TEXTRON AG |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
MAASLAND N.V. |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP. |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
REISHAUER AG |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
SIG ARMS INTERNATIONAL AG |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
SULZER HEXIS AG |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
DEBIOTEC S.A. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
GEMA VOLSTATIC AG |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
INTERELECTRIC AG |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
LEICA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
SIG PACK SYSTEMS AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
AMMONIA CASALE S.A. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
ATELIERS BUSCH S.A. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
BROWN & SHARPE TESA S.A. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
EMHART GLASS S.A. |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
EMS-CHEMIE AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
HCT SHAPING SYSTEMS SA |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
LAREX AG |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
LEICA MIKROSKOPIE SYSTEME AG |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
MASCHINENFABRIK SULZER-BURCKHARDT AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
MOTOROLA, INC. |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
OVD KINEGRAM AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) GMBH |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
SWISSCOM AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
WAGNER INTERNATIONAL AG |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
WESTONBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
AEROBUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
BARCOL-AIR AG |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
CREATECHNIC AG |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
CROMPTON CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
ELMA ELECTRONICS AG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
EPROVA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
FIANARA INTERNATIONAL B.V. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
GOLDEN ALUMINUM COMPANY |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ITW GEMA AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
MARS INCORPORATED |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
MAXS AG |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
MAXYGEN, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
MEDELA HOLDING AG |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
MEDTRONIC INC. |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
NASYC HOLDING S.A. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
NOVARTIS NUTRITION AG |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
SCINTILLA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
SULZER MEDIZINALTECHNIK AG |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
SULZER METCO AG |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
TARIM ASSOCIATES FOR SCIENTIFIC MINERAL AND OIL EXPLORATION AG |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
TERRA AG FUR TIEFBAUTECHNIK |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
UNAXIS TRADING AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
WENGER SA |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
BUCHI LABORTECHNIK AG |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
CASTOLIN S.A. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
CIBA VISION CARE CORP. |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CONCAST STANDARD AG |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
CONSEILS ET MANUFACTURES VLG SA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
CWS INTERNATIONAL AG |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
DIAMOND SA |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
DUPONT DOW ELASTOMERS, L.L.C. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
DYCONEX PATENTE AG |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
EIDGENOESSISCHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT EMPA |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
ELTEX-ELEKTROSTATIK GESELLSCHAFT MBH |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
FISCHERWERKE ARTUR FISCHER GMBH & CO. KG |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
GEORG FISCHER DISA AG |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
GILGEN FORDERSYSTEME AG |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
GRIESHABER & CO. AG SCHAFFHAUSEN |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
HABASIT AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
HANSA METALLWERKE AG |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
HAWE NEOS DENTAL DR. H. VON WEISSENFLUH AG |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
MDC MAX DATWYLER BLEIENBACH AG |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
MONTRES RADO S.A. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
OPTOSYS SA |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
ORGAPACK GMBH |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
PI-DESIGN AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
PRECIFAR S.A. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
PROSPECTIVE CONCEPTS, AG |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
REICHLE+DE-MASSARI AG |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
RENATA A.G. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
RIETER MACHINE WORKS LTD. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
SCHWEIZERISCHE INDUSTRIE-GESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
SOLIPAT AG |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
STOPINC AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
SWISSAUTO ENGINEERING S.A. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
TILLOTTS PHARMA AG |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
USM U. SCHARER SOHNE AG. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |