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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 008, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

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
L'OREAL S.A. 18 22 23 30 43 136
~Individually Owned Patent 22 18 17 16 15 88
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 18 22 14 5 7 66
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 14 16 11 8 10 59
DYSTAR TEXTILFARBEN GMBH & CO. DEUTSCHLAND KG 3 10 12 7 6 38
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 8 9 2 3 27
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 6 8 4 8 1 27
WELLA AG 2 6 5 3 8 24
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 5 9 4 2 2 22
NOVO NORDISK A/S 2 15 5 0 0 22
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 8 1 6 4 21
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 10 1 4 2 0 17
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 4 3 3 3 4 17
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 6 2 12
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 3 2 3 4 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 3 3 2 0 12
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 1 5 2 1 2 11
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 2 2 3 1 10
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 3 2 1 1 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 2 3 3 1 9
ZENECA LIMITED 5 3 1 0 0 9
BASF CORP. 2 2 0 2 2 8
SYBRON CHEMICALS INC. 1 4 1 0 2 8
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 5 2 1 8
GREENEARTH CLEANING, LLC 0 1 6 0 0 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 5 0 1 1 0 7
BURLINGTON CHEMICAL CO., INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 0 0 0 6
NOVO NORDISK BIOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 4 0 0 6
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
CLARIANT GMBH 0 4 1 0 0 5
RECKITT & COLMAN INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
WESTVACO CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5


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