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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~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


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