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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

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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 391 397 328 234 209 1559
~Individually Owned Patent 162 129 101 86 59 537
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 62 39 40 40 30 211
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 37 51 38 28 32 186
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 22 44 46 32 28 172
ASTRAZENECA AB 24 42 48 20 27 161
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 28 25 14 25 10 102
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 25 14 12 21 18 90
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 24 17 13 10 1 65
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 17 10 13 13 11 64
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 16 13 15 5 11 60
AKZO NOBEL NV 9 14 15 12 9 59
DELAVAL HOLDING AB 2 17 21 8 7 55
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 17 9 12 12 3 53
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 5 16 22 7 1 51
VOLVO PERSONVAGNAR AB 5 20 16 6 3 50
VALMET FIBERTECH AKTIEBOLAG 17 14 7 7 4 49
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 28 12 6 2 0 48
SECO TOOLS AB 11 5 8 11 10 45
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 18 10 6 5 5 44
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 0 2 8 14 20 44
AB VOLVO 19 15 4 3 1 42
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 4 14 4 11 6 39
ALFA-LAVAL AB 14 5 10 6 3 38
ALLGON AB 14 13 2 4 3 36
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 12 9 15 36
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 6 6 9 7 5 33
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 4 3 6 10 10 33
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 1 4 7 10 8 30
HOGANAS AB 6 11 8 3 1 29
PERGO, AB 0 3 9 8 7 27
XCOUNTER AB 1 6 7 7 6 27
AMERSHAM BIOSCIENCES AB 0 1 9 9 7 26
BIOVITRUM AB 0 10 6 8 2 26
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 0 6 8 10 2 26
PACESETTER AB 17 3 4 2 0 26
ERICSSON, INC. 7 8 6 4 0 25
NOBEL BIOCARE AB 8 5 5 3 4 25
TELIA AB 4 8 4 5 3 24
ANOTO AB 0 0 7 7 8 22
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 3 4 3 6 6 22
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 5 2 4 4 7 22
AMERSHAM PHARMACIA BIOTECH AB 11 10 0 0 0 21
BOFORS DEFENCE AKTIEBOLAG 1 4 3 5 7 20
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 2 1 7 5 4 19
WESTINGHOUSE ATOM AB 1 7 6 4 1 19
MICRODRUG AG 0 3 10 2 3 18
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 0 3 5 4 5 17
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 0 0 0 6 11 17
NEUROSEARCH A/S 1 4 4 5 3 17
SAAB AUTOMOBILE AKTIEBOLAG 2 4 3 4 2 15
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 1 7 3 3 1 15
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT (FOI) 2 6 3 1 3 15
AGA AB 6 3 2 2 1 14
AXIS AB 3 5 2 2 2 14
GYROS AB 1 0 2 5 6 14
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 7 4 1 2 0 14
MEDIVIR AB 2 6 2 2 2 14
GAMBRO AB 4 2 5 2 0 13
MYDATA AUTOMATION AB 1 3 4 3 2 13
VALINGE ALUMINUM AB 3 1 2 2 5 13
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 6 4 1 1 0 12
ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB 0 0 0 7 5 12
MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4 3 1 3 1 12
NOVATOR AB 0 2 2 4 4 12
TRIPEP AB 2 3 3 1 3 12
VOLVO PENTA AB 2 4 4 2 0 12
ZARLINK SEMICONDUCTOR AB 0 0 1 6 5 12
ALFA-LAVAL AGRI INTERNATIONAL AB 8 3 0 0 0 11
BIACORE AB 3 1 2 4 1 11
FLOW HOLDINGS GMBH (SAGL) LIMITED LIABILITY CO. 4 1 4 0 2 11
IROPA AG 0 0 5 4 2 11
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 4 3 3 1 0 11
PIEZOMOTORS UPPSALA AB 1 4 1 3 2 11
VALMET-KARLSTAD AB 6 4 0 1 0 11
ACCRA TEKNIK AB 2 2 1 3 2 10
ARRAY PRINTERS PUBL. AB 7 3 0 0 0 10
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 3 3 1 1 2 10
PERSTORP AB 6 2 2 0 0 10
SAAB MARINE ELECTRONICS AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 1 6 1 10
SAAB ROSEMOUNT TANK RADAR AB 0 0 0 3 7 10
SSAB HARDTECH AB 3 0 2 3 2 10
ABB FLAKT AB 6 0 3 0 0 9
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 6 3 9
ALVIS HAGGLUNDS AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 3 6 0 9
EMERSON ENERGY SYSTEMS AB 0 0 6 3 0 9
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 1 3 5 9
ISABERG RAPID AB 1 1 4 3 0 9
KARO BIO AB 3 4 2 0 0 9
MITEL SEMICONDUCTOR AB 5 4 0 0 0 9
NESTEC, S.A. 6 1 1 1 0 9
VOLVO WHEEL LOADERS AB 3 1 3 2 0 9
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 3 9
ABB ATOM AB 6 2 0 0 0 8
ACREO AB 2 0 4 1 1 8
AMC CENTURION AB 0 0 0 1 7 8
ASSA AB 2 0 2 4 0 8
AUSTIN HARDWARE, INC. 1 2 2 2 1 8
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 0 3 2 2 1 8
CELSIUS TECH ELECTRONICS AB 2 6 0 0 0 8
ELEKTA AB 3 1 1 1 2 8
ESAB AB 4 3 0 0 1 8
JAGOTEC AG 0 0 2 3 3 8
KAPMAN AB 4 2 1 1 0 8
KEMIRA KEMI AKTIEBOLAG 3 1 2 1 1 8
LEAR CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 0 8
LIND FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT AB 0 6 1 0 1 8
NYBOHOV DEVELOPMENT AB 0 1 5 0 2 8
OBDUCAT AB 1 2 2 0 3 8
PARKER HANNIFIN, AB 0 5 1 2 0 8
PERSONAL CHEMISTRY I'UPPSALA AB 0 1 4 1 2 8
PROSTALUND OPERATIONS AB 0 2 4 0 2 8
SAAB ERICSON SPACE AKTIEBOLAG 2 2 1 1 2 8
SYMBICOM AKTIEBOLAG 6 0 2 0 0 8
SYSTEM 3R INTERNATIONAL AB 1 2 3 2 0 8
ACTIVE BIOTECH AB 0 1 4 1 1 7
AMERSHAM HEALTH AS 0 3 3 0 1 7
BIOLIGHT PATENT HOLDING AB 2 0 4 1 0 7
BTG KALLE INVENTING AB 3 2 0 1 1 7
D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 4 3 0 7
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 3 0 2 1 1 7
GAMBRO, INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
KANTHAL AB 2 1 0 3 1 7
LIDKOPING MACHINE TOOLS AB 3 4 0 0 0 7
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
MODUL-SYSTEM SWEDEN AB 1 2 3 0 1 7
NET INSIGHT AB 0 2 2 0 3 7
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
OUTOKUMPU OYJ 1 1 3 0 2 7
RADI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AB 2 1 4 0 0 7
ROLLS-ROYCE AB 0 0 1 3 3 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 2 2 7
STORA KOPPARBERGS BERGSLAGS AKTIEBOLAG (PUBL) 2 1 3 1 0 7
STRIDSBERG INNOVATION AB 2 0 1 2 2 7
THIN FILM ELECTRONICS ASA 1 2 0 1 3 7
A+ SCIENCE INVEST AB 1 2 3 0 0 6
AB REXROTH MECMAN 3 3 0 0 0 6
ABB T&D TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 4 2 0 0 6
ALTITUN AB 0 0 5 1 0 6
ASTACAROTENE AB 2 3 0 0 1 6
ATLAS COPCO ROCK DRILL AB 0 1 1 3 1 6
BOLIDEN MINERAL AB 0 6 0 0 0 6
FORSKARPATENT I UPPSALA AB 0 3 1 0 2 6
MEDICARB AB 2 1 2 0 1 6
MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB 2 3 1 0 0 6
NOLATO AB 0 0 2 1 3 6
OHLINS RACING AB 2 3 1 0 0 6
OVAKO STEEL COUPLINGS AB 5 0 0 0 1 6
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN AB 4 2 0 0 0 6
SKF NOVA AB 3 2 1 0 0 6
SMARTEQ WIRELESS AB 3 1 1 0 1 6
SVENSKA ROTOR MASKINER AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 2 1 1 6
SWITCHCORE, A.B. 0 1 2 1 2 6
TRANSGENE S.A. 3 1 1 1 0 6
UDDEHOLM TOOLING AKTIEBOLAG 0 2 1 1 2 6
AEROCRINE AB 1 0 2 2 0 5
AMIC AB 0 2 1 1 1 5
ASCENDIA AB 2 1 0 2 0 5
ASEPT INTERNATIONAL AB 2 1 0 1 1 5
ASTRA-TECH AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 0 2 2 5
BIND-O-MATIC AB 4 0 0 0 1 5
BIOGAIA AB 0 1 1 2 1 5
BIOPTION AB 2 0 1 2 0 5
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S 4 1 0 0 0 5
C TECHNOLOGIES AB 0 0 3 1 1 5
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 0 0 0 3 2 5
EKA NOBEL AB 3 1 1 0 0 5
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
GRAMTEC INNOVATION AB 1 0 2 1 1 5
GS DEVELOPMENT AB 1 2 2 0 0 5
HL DISPLAY AB 0 1 1 2 1 5
INDUSTRI AB THULE 2 2 1 0 0 5
KAROLINSKA INNOVATIONS AB 1 1 1 1 1 5
LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AB 1 1 2 0 1 5
LINDAB AB 1 2 1 1 0 5
MAMEA IMAGING AB 0 0 4 1 0 5
MORPHIC TECHNOLOGIES AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 3 2 5
MOTECO AB 1 3 1 0 0 5
MUNTERS EUROFORM GMBH 2 2 0 1 0 5
NORDEN PAC DEVELOPMENT AB 1 0 1 1 2 5
PC-VAN SPORTARTIKEL GMBH 0 0 0 2 3 5
PHARMACIA DIAGNOSTICS AB 0 0 0 3 2 5
SAFEGATE INTERNATIONAL AB 1 0 2 2 0 5
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB 3 2 0 0 0 5
SINTER-CAST AB 0 0 2 3 0 5
STJERNFJADRAR AB 0 3 2 0 0 5
TEXO AB 0 3 2 0 0 5
VALEO ENGINE COOLING AB 2 0 1 0 2 5


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