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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

NETHERLANDS

( 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
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 428 404 338 392 136 1698
~Individually Owned Patent 64 86 61 62 57 330
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 1 282 283
AKZO NOBEL NV 55 54 53 35 40 237
SHELL OIL COMPANY 47 43 37 32 32 191
DSM N.V. 28 19 43 46 42 178
MEDTRONIC INC. 22 17 25 29 30 123
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 18 14 21 33 92
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 3 12 22 19 23 79
KONINKLIJKE PTT NEDERLAND N.V. 25 19 12 3 0 59
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO 8 9 8 10 13 48
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 3 7 7 28 46
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 7 7 8 8 10 40
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. 11 14 8 6 0 39
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 14 11 7 2 39
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 9 7 12 10 0 38
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 4 10 5 16 38
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 0 13 16 1 6 36
OCE-NEDERLAND B.V. 23 5 5 2 1 36
INALFA INDUSTRIES, B.V. 1 0 7 9 18 35
MAASLAND N.V. 6 6 8 14 1 35
AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPEENNE 9 3 8 5 8 33
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 13 4 8 4 3 32
VAN DOORNE'S TRANSMISSIE B.V. 5 5 6 5 11 32
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 1 4 14 5 6 30
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 3 10 17 30
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. 10 6 7 5 1 29
CORDIS CORPORATION 17 4 2 2 1 26
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 4 4 10 4 24
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. 4 8 8 1 3 24
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 7 4 5 3 23
VITATRON MEDICAL B.V. 7 10 6 0 0 23
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 5 8 4 3 2 22
GIST-BROCADES N.V. 14 6 1 0 0 21
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 7 3 3 8 0 21
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT 3 2 4 3 7 19
WHITAKER CORPORATION 7 4 7 1 0 19
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. 4 3 2 7 2 18
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 0 2 7 7 17
HERCULES INCORPORATED 4 4 5 3 0 16
HADEWE B.V. 3 4 2 4 2 15
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. 3 2 2 4 4 15
INTROGENE B.V. 0 1 2 7 5 15
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 2 2 4 7 15
DUPHAR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH B.V. 2 3 1 4 4 14
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. 1 1 1 3 8 14
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN 3 5 4 1 1 14
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 2 5 3 2 1 13
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 2 1 6 3 1 13
HUNTER DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 1 9 1 0 12
NEOPOST B.V. 0 1 0 3 8 12
PROLION B.V. 3 0 3 4 2 12
SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE, B.V. 0 0 0 4 8 12
STORK PMT B.V. 1 3 4 3 1 12
SYSTEMATE HOLLAND B.V. 3 5 3 1 0 12
APPLIED POWER INC. 5 3 3 0 0 11
FLAT PANEL DISPLAY CO. (FPD) B.V. 3 6 0 1 1 11
FPS FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS B.V. 3 3 0 0 5 11
HOOGOVENS STAAL. B.V. 5 3 2 1 0 11
LEADD BV 0 5 2 3 1 11
MOGEN INTERNATIONAL N.V. 5 6 0 0 0 11
N. V. KEMA 3 1 0 3 4 11
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 5 5 10
KOWA COMPANY LTD. 2 1 7 0 0 10
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. 4 2 4 0 0 10
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 0 0 3 7 10
CORUS STAAL BV 0 0 0 5 4 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 0 2 0 4 9
FICO B.V. 2 0 3 2 2 9
KROHNE AG 2 2 1 3 1 9
M.C.C. NEDERLAND B.V. 2 1 1 4 1 9
MACHINEFABRIEK MEYN B.V. 7 0 2 0 0 9
SKF INDUSTRIAL TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, N.V. 4 3 2 0 0 9
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 1 2 4 1 9
WAVIN B.V. 2 3 1 1 2 9
XEROX CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 4 9
ALLSEAS GROUP S.A. 2 1 1 2 2 8
CHIRON CORPORATION 3 3 1 1 0 8
CORDIS EUROPA N.V. 1 5 0 0 2 8
ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 0 8
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 7 1 0 0 0 8
LELY RESEARCH HOLDING AG, 0 0 0 1 7 8
PHARMING B.V. 1 2 4 1 0 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 3 0 0 8
STERTIL B.V. 0 3 0 4 1 8
STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND 0 1 3 2 2 8
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. 3 2 1 2 0 8
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
CORUS ALUMINIUM WALZPRODUKTE GMBH 0 0 0 1 6 7
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 4 2 0 1 0 7
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
GASTEC N. V. 4 1 0 1 1 7
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 0 1 3 1 2 7
HOLLAND SWEETENER COMPANY V.O.F. 3 1 2 0 1 7
INSTITUUT VOOR AGROTECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (ATO-DLO) 1 0 2 3 1 7
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 1 0 2 7
ODME INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 2 3 1 1 7
ONSTREAM INC. 0 1 4 2 0 7
PHARMACHEMIE B.V. 3 2 0 1 1 7
PHILIPS ELECTRON OPTICS B.V. 0 0 0 5 2 7
SCANTECH B.V. 1 2 0 2 2 7
SOLTEC B.V. 3 0 3 1 0 7
STORK RMS B.V. 4 1 2 0 0 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 4 0 0 1 7
BUHRS-ZAANDAM B.V. 2 1 1 1 1 6
DE STAAT DER NEDELRANDEN VERTENGWOORDIGD DOOR DE MINISTER VAN WELZIJN 2 0 2 0 2 6
FINA RESEARCH S.A. 1 1 1 1 2 6
KOPPENS B.V. 2 2 0 2 0 6
MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V. 0 0 0 4 2 6
MICROTRONIC NEDERLAND, B.V. 2 0 3 1 0 6
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
PAQUES BIO SYSTEMS B.V. 0 1 3 1 1 6
PLASMA OPTICAL FIBRE B.V. 0 2 1 1 2 6
PROLIFIX LIMITED 0 1 2 1 2 6
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT TE GRONINGEN 1 1 2 2 0 6
SGT EXPLOITATIVE BV 1 1 2 0 2 6
SHELL RESEARCH LIMITED 1 2 2 1 0 6
STICHTING VOOR DE TECHNISCHE WETNESCHAPPEN 0 1 2 2 1 6
STORK MPS B.V. 0 0 4 1 1 6
SYNTHON B. V. 0 1 1 3 1 6
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM 0 1 1 4 0 6
ALCATEL 0 0 0 1 4 5
ALTA VISTA COMPANY 0 0 0 5 0 5
AXXICON MOULDS EINDHOVEN B.V. 0 0 1 3 1 5
CORN. BAK B.V. 0 0 1 0 4 5
CROWN GEAR B.V. 3 1 1 0 0 5
DE GREEF'S WAGEN-, CARROSSERIE- EN MACHINEBOUW B.V. 2 0 0 3 0 5
FITEL INNOVATIONS 0 1 0 3 1 5
FLUID MANAGEMENT, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. 0 0 0 1 4 5
FUJI PHOTO FILM B.V. 0 0 1 3 1 5
HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V. 0 0 1 1 3 5
INNAS FREE PISTON B.V. 1 1 1 2 0 5
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 0 1 0 3 1 5
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 0 5
JDS UNIPHASE INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
JDS UNIPHASE PHOTONICS C.V. 0 0 0 3 2 5
KLOCKNER HANSEL TEVOPHARM B.V. 0 1 2 1 1 5
KREATECH BIOTECHNOLOGY B.V. 1 0 0 1 3 5
NIRO PROCESS TECHNOLOGY B.V. 0 0 1 3 1 5
NUTRICIA N.V. 1 0 0 0 4 5
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN 1 0 1 2 1 5
STORK BRABANT B.V. 0 0 1 2 2 5
THALES NEDERLAND B.V. 0 0 0 2 3 5


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