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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 165 121 97 94 47 524
NESTEC, S.A. 60 38 51 30 16 195
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 22 16 13 25 4 80
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 24 20 10 13 7 74
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 1 24 20 14 14 73
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 12 16 15 11 3 57
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 4 13 7 17 3 44
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 8 9 13 7 7 44
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 28 7 1 2 0 38
MARS INCORPORATED 7 10 12 4 5 38
CARGILL, INC. 1 3 12 10 8 34
PILLSBURY COMPANY 7 4 11 5 6 33
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 6 4 7 6 3 26
CRYOVAC, INC. 11 6 4 2 0 23
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 3 3 7 5 4 22
RECOT, INC. 6 5 10 0 0 21
BESTFOODS 8 5 5 1 0 19
GOOD HUMOR-BREYERS ICE CREAM, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 1 6 4 3 4 18
DANISCO A/S 2 3 3 1 7 16
NOVOZYMES A/S 4 5 3 0 3 15
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 2 7 1 2 1 13
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 3 3 1 2 4 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 2 6 1 1 13
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 0 1 6 3 12
KELLOGG COMPANY 7 1 4 0 0 12
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 6 1 2 0 12
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 6 5 0 1 0 12
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 4 3 2 2 0 11
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 7 4 0 0 0 11
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 6 3 2 0 0 11
GIVAUDAN ROURE (INTERNATIONAL) SA 2 5 0 1 2 10
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 0 0 2 5 2 9
LAND O'LAKES, INC. 2 1 1 3 2 9
PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 4 2 0 0 9
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 0 0 1 4 3 8
CERESTAR HOLDING BV 1 2 3 1 1 8
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 3 2 2 0 1 8
J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY 1 1 2 4 0 8
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 0 4 1 3 0 8
NUTRASWEET COMPANY 4 3 1 0 0 8
RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 6 0 0 2 0 8
SOLAE, LLC 0 0 1 4 3 8
SUDZUCKER AG 1 1 4 1 1 8
DSM N.V. 1 4 2 0 0 7
FIRMENICH SA 1 1 2 2 1 7
FMC CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 0 7
KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 3 1 1 0 2 7
SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS, CO., LTD. 1 4 0 2 0 7
TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 2 7
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 1 5 0 1 0 7
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 0 0 1 6
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 0 5 0 1 6
COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE 0 1 2 3 0 6
CONAGRA GROCERY PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 1 1 2 1 6
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 6 0 0 0 6
FOOD EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
FREEZING MACHINES, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
MARS UK LIMITED 0 4 2 0 0 6
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD. 1 4 0 1 0 6
MICHAEL FOODS, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
MID-AMERICA COMMERCIALIZATION CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
NOVOZYMES BIOTECH, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
NUTRICIA N.V. 1 1 1 1 2 6
RHODIA INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 1 1 0 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 2 1 0 2 1 6
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
BERNARD MATTHEWS PLC 1 2 1 1 0 5
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
CONAGRA FOODS INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
CONAGRA, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
COOPERATIEVE VERKOOP- EN PRODUCTIEVERENIGING VAN AARDAPPELMEEL EN DERIVATEN AVEBE B.A. 0 0 0 3 2 5
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 0 0 5
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 3 0 0 1 1 5
KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. 1 3 1 0 0 5
MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
NIPPON SUISAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 2 1 5
NORSK HYDRO ASA 0 0 1 4 0 5
NOVARTIS NUTRITION AG 1 1 3 0 0 5
NOVUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
PEPSICO, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 2 3 0 5
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY 2 3 0 0 0 5
ROQUETTE FRERES 0 1 0 2 2 5
SCHREIBER FOODS, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
SUDZUCKER AG MANNHEIM/OCHSENFURT 1 1 0 1 2 5
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 0 1 1 2 5
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
XYROFIN OY 1 0 1 2 1 5


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