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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

SWEDEN

( 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
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 150 270 348 391 396 1555
~Individually Owned Patent 151 151 147 162 129 740
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 35 63 45 62 39 244
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 44 51 40 28 12 175
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 14 35 25 37 51 162
AB VOLVO 26 25 33 19 15 118
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 15 14 29 28 25 111
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 2 15 20 22 44 103
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 18 16 26 24 17 101
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 22 23 15 16 13 89
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 10 17 25 18 10 80
ASTRAZENECA AB 0 0 8 24 42 74
ERICSSON, INC. 34 13 10 7 8 72
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN AB 28 18 14 4 2 66
PACESETTER AB 22 7 13 17 3 62
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 19 15 15 6 4 59
ALLGON AB 5 9 16 14 13 57
ALFA-LAVAL AB 10 13 12 14 5 54
ALFA-LAVAL AGRI INTERNATIONAL AB 7 13 15 8 3 46
TELIA AB 13 10 9 4 8 44
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 2 3 25 14 44
AKZO NOBEL NV 2 10 7 9 14 42
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 6 5 3 17 10 41
VALMET-KARLSTAD AB 5 8 15 6 4 38
ARRAY PRINTERS PUBL. AB 6 7 14 7 3 37
SECO TOOLS AB 2 10 8 11 5 36
VALMET FIBERTECH AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 5 17 14 36
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 9 5 11 3 4 32
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 4 1 1 17 9 32
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 2 0 10 4 14 30
EKA CHEMICALS AB 10 13 4 2 0 29
NOBEL BIOCARE AB 10 4 2 8 5 29
HOGANAS AB 4 5 2 6 11 28
PHARMACIA BIOTECH AB 10 9 5 3 1 28
SUNDS DEFIBRATOR INDUSTRIES AKTIEBOLAG 11 13 3 0 1 28
GAMBRO AB 9 5 7 4 2 27
VOLVO PERSONVAGNAR AB 0 0 2 5 20 27
AMERSHAM PHARMACIA BIOTECH AB 2 1 1 11 10 25
ABB ATOM AB 3 10 3 6 2 24
MOLNLYCKE AB 18 4 2 0 0 24
AGA AB 4 5 5 6 3 23
ABB FLAKT AB 5 5 6 6 0 22
IRO AB 4 5 9 4 0 22
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB 4 9 4 3 2 22
BOFORS AB 8 4 5 3 1 21
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 1 3 5 6 6 21
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 0 0 0 5 16 21
LEAR CORPORATION 8 7 2 2 1 20
DELAVAL HOLDING AB 0 0 0 2 17 19
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 4 2 2 7 4 19
NESTEC, S.A. 4 6 2 6 1 19
VOLVO PENTA AB 7 3 3 2 4 19
NYCOMED IMAGING AS 3 5 5 4 0 17
PERSTORP AB 2 3 4 6 2 17
FRIGOSCANDIA EQUIPMENT AKTIEBOLAG 5 2 6 2 1 16
CELSIUS TECH ELECTRONICS AB 1 2 4 2 6 15
AB REXROTH MECMAN 1 2 5 3 3 14
MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 2 4 4 3 14
INDUSTRI AB THULE 3 3 3 2 2 13
MEDIVIR AB 2 2 1 2 6 13
MITEL SEMICONDUCTOR AB 0 0 4 5 4 13
SYMBICOM AKTIEBOLAG 3 0 4 6 0 13
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 1 4 4 2 1 12
KVAERNER PULPING TECHNOLOGIES AB 5 4 1 2 0 12
SAAB AUTOMOBILE AKTIEBOLAG 3 1 2 2 4 12
BIACORE AB 0 4 3 3 1 11
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 4 4 3 11
TEXO AB 1 1 6 0 3 11
VOLVO WHEEL LOADERS AB 0 0 7 3 1 11
APPLICATOR SYSTEM AB 2 3 2 1 2 10
BIOVITRUM AB 0 0 0 0 10 10
KANTHAL AB 1 3 3 2 1 10
MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB 0 3 2 2 3 10
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 2 4 3 10
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 2 0 1 5 2 10
ATLAS COPCO BEREMA AKTIEBOLAG 2 5 1 1 0 9
BTG KALLE INVENTING AB 1 1 2 3 2 9
DALLOZ SAFETY AB 3 2 2 1 1 9
EKA NOBEL AB 3 1 1 3 1 9
ESAB AB 0 0 2 4 3 9
FORSVARETS FORSKNINGSANSTALT 4 1 2 1 1 9
KARO BIO AB 1 1 0 3 4 9
LINDAB AB 1 2 3 1 2 9
MECEL AB 3 2 2 0 2 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 3 5 1 0 9
SVENSKA ROTOR MASKINER AKTIEBOLAG 4 3 0 1 1 9
SYSTEM 3R INTERNATIONAL AB 1 3 2 1 2 9
ABB CARBON AB 2 2 0 3 1 8
ATLAS COPCO CRAELIUS AB 4 1 2 0 1 8
AXIS AB 0 0 0 3 5 8
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S 0 0 3 4 1 8
GUL & CO DEVELOPMENT AB 0 0 8 0 0 8
HUMANTEKNIK AB 6 1 1 0 0 8
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 0 0 2 3 3 8
OVAKO STEEL COUPLINGS AB 0 2 1 5 0 8
SKF NOVA AB 1 1 1 3 2 8
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 1 7 8
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT (FOI) 0 0 0 2 6 8
VALINGE ALUMINUM AB 1 1 2 3 1 8
WESTINGHOUSE ATOM AB 0 0 0 1 7 8
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 1 8
ALFA-LAVAL SEPARATION AB 4 3 0 0 0 7
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 2 0 7
ASEPT INTERNATIONAL AB 1 0 3 2 1 7
ASTACAROTENE AB 1 0 1 2 3 7
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
BOLIDEN MINERAL AB 1 0 0 0 6 7
GS DEVELOPMENT AB 3 1 0 1 2 7
KAPMAN AB 0 0 1 4 2 7
LIDKOPING MACHINE TOOLS AB 0 0 0 3 4 7
MEDEVELOP AB 3 0 1 2 1 7
NEUROSEARCH A/S 0 2 0 1 4 7
SAAB ERICSON SPACE AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 1 2 2 7
SCA HYGIENE PAPER AB 2 0 5 0 0 7
STORA KOPPARBERGS BERGSLAGS AB 1 2 1 3 0 7
TELEVERKET 1 2 0 3 1 7
TRIPEP AB 0 1 1 2 3 7
XCOUNTER AB 0 0 0 1 6 7
AB PH. NEDERMAN & COMPANY 2 0 3 1 0 6
AEROCRINE AB 0 1 4 1 0 6
EMHART GLASS S.A. 1 1 2 1 1 6
FERRING B.V. 2 2 1 1 0 6
FLOW HOLDINGS GMBH (SAGL) LIMITED LIABILITY CO. 0 1 0 4 1 6
FORSKARPATENT I LINKOPING AB 0 3 2 0 1 6
KEMIRA KEMI AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 0 3 1 6
LIND FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT AB 0 0 0 0 6 6
MEDICARB AB 1 2 0 2 1 6
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 0 0 0 0 6 6
MOTECO AB 0 0 2 1 3 6
OHLINS RACING AB 0 0 1 2 3 6
PARKER HANNIFIN, AB 0 1 0 0 5 6
S.E.G. MEKANIK AB 0 0 4 2 0 6
SAAB DYNAMICS AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 2 0 3 6
STRIDSBERG INNOVATION AB 1 2 1 2 0 6
AKZO NOBEL SURFACE CHEMISTRY AB 0 0 4 1 0 5
ATOS MEDICAL AB 1 1 1 1 1 5
AUTOFILL PATENT AB 2 0 0 3 0 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 2 0 1 1 5
BIOFLEXIN AB 0 3 1 1 0 5
BOFORS DEFENCE AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 1 4 5
COR THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
ELEKTA AB 0 1 0 3 1 5
GRAMTEC INNOVATION AB 0 2 2 1 0 5
JOKER SYSTEM AKTIEBOLAG 2 0 1 0 2 5
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 0 0 0 1 4 5
MODUL-SYSTEM SWEDEN AB 1 0 1 1 2 5
MUNTERS EUROFORM GMBH 1 0 0 2 2 5
MYDATA AUTOMATION AB 1 0 0 1 3 5
NOVATOR AB 0 2 1 0 2 5
ORTIVUS MEDICAL AB 1 0 1 0 3 5
OXI-GENE INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
PIEZOMOTORS UPPSALA AB 0 0 0 1 4 5
POS-LINE AKTIEBOLAG 1 0 2 1 1 5
SINTER-CAST AB 1 1 3 0 0 5
SPECTRA PRECISION AB 1 0 1 2 1 5
STROMSHOLMEN AB 1 1 2 1 0 5
VALEO ENGINE COOLING AB 2 1 0 2 0 5
VATTENFALL AB 3 1 1 0 0 5


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