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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 282 452 383 233 1351
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 392 136 1 0 0 529
~Individually Owned Patent 62 57 51 48 38 256
AKZO NOBEL NV 35 40 55 33 29 192
SHELL OIL COMPANY 32 32 30 53 45 192
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 7 28 30 54 71 190
DSM N.V. 46 42 44 21 7 160
MEDTRONIC INC. 29 30 23 18 16 116
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 21 33 25 11 13 103
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 19 23 14 19 16 91
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 5 16 16 18 18 73
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO 10 13 15 17 7 62
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 7 7 12 18 12 56
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 10 17 14 9 5 55
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 0 0 16 23 39
VAN DOORNE'S TRANSMISSIE B.V. 5 11 6 10 7 39
INALFA INDUSTRIES, B.V. 9 18 7 0 0 34
SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE, B.V. 4 8 7 9 6 34
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 1 6 8 9 8 32
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 7 12 6 25
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 12 4 6 1 2 25
AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPEENNE 5 8 8 1 2 24
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 8 10 5 1 0 24
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 4 4 4 6 4 22
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. 3 8 5 3 3 22
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 5 6 7 3 1 22
SYNTHON B. V. 3 1 8 6 2 20
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT 3 7 4 4 2 20
CORUS ALUMINIUM WALZPRODUKTE GMBH 1 6 7 2 2 18
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 2 0 5 4 18
NUTRICIA N.V. 0 4 6 3 5 18
COOPERATIEVE VERKOOP- EN PRODUCTIEVERENIGING VAN AARDAPPELMEEL EN DERIVATEN AVEBE B.A. 0 1 5 7 4 17
CORUS STAAL BV 5 4 3 3 2 17
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 2 6 4 2 16
THALES NEDERLAND B.V. 2 3 3 5 3 16
LELY ENTERPRISES AG 0 1 6 5 3 15
LELY RESEARCH HOLDING AG, 1 7 4 0 3 15
MAASLAND N.V. 14 1 0 0 0 15
STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND 2 2 2 6 3 15
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 2 5 7 14
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 6 4 3 14
INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP BV 0 0 2 3 9 14
INTROGENE B.V. 7 5 1 0 1 14
CRUCELL HOLLAND, B.V. 0 2 1 3 7 13
FPS FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS B.V. 0 5 2 4 2 13
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 3 1 1 4 4 13
ACTUANT CORPORATION 1 2 3 4 2 12
FUJI PHOTO FILM B.V. 3 1 4 3 1 12
ITREC B.V. 0 1 0 3 8 12
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN 1 1 3 5 2 12
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 7 1 1 0 12
XEROX CORPORATION 0 4 0 6 2 12
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 0 1 0 0 11
MANNESMANN VDO AG 4 7 0 0 0 11
NEOPOST B.V. 3 8 0 0 0 11
STORK PMT B.V. 3 1 0 4 3 11
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 5 5 0 0 0 10
DUPHAR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH B.V. 4 4 0 2 0 10
ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM 1 0 1 6 2 10
FEI COMPANY 1 0 3 2 4 10
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 4 5 1 10
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. 7 2 0 0 0 9
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 1 0 3 3 2 9
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 4 0 1 9
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. 6 0 2 0 1 9
HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V. 1 3 4 1 0 9
ISOTIS N.V. 1 3 1 3 1 9
LEADD BV 3 1 3 1 1 9
N. V. KEMA 3 4 1 1 0 9
PROLION B.V. 4 2 2 1 0 9
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ZEIST B.V. 1 0 4 2 2 9
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1 1 3 3 0 8
CORUS TECHNOLOGY B.V. 2 1 2 1 2 8
KROHNE AG 3 1 1 1 2 8
MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V. 4 2 1 1 0 8
OTB GROUP B.V. 1 2 4 0 1 8
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 0 0 3 5 0 8
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 8 0 0 0 0 8
PLASMA OPTICAL FIBRE B.V. 1 2 1 3 1 8
STICHTING VOOR DE TECHNISCHE WETNESCHAPPEN 2 1 2 1 2 8
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 4 1 0 1 2 8
TRESPA INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 1 3 2 2 8
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
FICO B.V. 2 2 2 0 1 7
HADEWE B.V. 4 2 1 0 0 7
HOLEC HOLLAND N.V. 1 3 0 3 0 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 3 1 2 1 0 7
JDS UNIPHASE INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. 1 3 2 1 0 7
N.K.F. KABEL B.V. 0 0 2 2 3 7
PAQUES BIO SYSTEMS B.V. 1 1 3 0 2 7
PHILIPS ELECTRON OPTICS B.V. 5 2 0 0 0 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 4 2 7
STERTIL B.V. 4 1 1 1 0 7
VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
ALCATEL 1 4 1 0 0 6
ALLSEAS GROUP S.A. 2 2 0 2 0 6
ALTA VISTA COMPANY 5 0 0 1 0 6
ASM AMERICA, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
ATO B.V. 0 3 0 3 0 6
COOPERATIE COSUN U.A. 1 0 4 1 0 6
CORN. BAK B.V. 0 4 0 2 0 6
DE GREEF'S WAGEN-, CARROSSERIE- EN MACHINEBOUW B.V. 3 0 2 1 0 6
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 3 2 1 0 0 6
DRAKA FIBRE TECHNOLOGY B.V. 0 0 2 3 1 6
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BV 2 2 0 1 1 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 4 0 1 1 6
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 1 6
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. 5 1 0 0 0 6
KREATECH BIOTECHNOLOGY B.V. 1 3 0 2 0 6
LUMILEDS LIGHTING, U.S., LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
M.C.C. NEDERLAND B.V. 4 1 1 0 0 6
NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A. 2 1 3 0 0 6
SOLVAY PHARMACEUTICALS B.V. 0 1 0 1 4 6
SONIONMICROTRONIC NEDERLAND B.V. 0 0 1 2 3 6
SYSTEMATE GROUP, B.V. 1 2 2 1 0 6
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT 0 3 1 1 1 6
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM 4 0 0 0 2 6
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. 2 0 1 2 1 6
AXXICON MOULDS EINDHOVEN B.V. 3 1 1 0 0 5
BASELL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY B.V. 1 2 1 1 0 5
BERKIN B.V. 0 1 2 1 1 5
BUHRS-ZAANDAM B.V. 1 1 1 0 2 5
EATON CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
ENTHONE INCORPORATED. 0 1 0 2 2 5
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. 1 4 0 0 0 5
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 2 1 2 0 0 5
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 1 2 0 2 0 5
INNAS FREE PISTON B.V. 2 0 1 1 1 5
INSTITUUT VOOR AGROTECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (ATO-DLO) 3 1 1 0 0 5
JDS UNIPHASE PHOTONICS C.V. 3 2 0 0 0 5
KOPPENS B.V. 2 0 1 2 0 5
NIRO PROCESS TECHNOLOGY B.V. 3 1 0 0 1 5
PHARMACIA GRONINGEN, BV 0 0 3 2 0 5
PURAC BIOCHEM B.V. 0 0 2 2 1 5
RESOLUTION PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
SGT EXPLOITATIVE BV 0 2 1 2 0 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 0 1 3 1 0 5
STORK BRABANT B.V. 2 2 1 0 0 5
SYNGENTA MOGEN B.V. 2 0 1 1 1 5
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 2 2 0 1 0 5
WAVIN B.V. 1 2 0 2 0 5


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