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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 510, Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions

( 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
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 106 101 118 106 76 507
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 34 70 58 50 41 253
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 61 73 63 16 10 223
~Individually Owned Patent 29 30 30 26 12 127
ECOLAB INC. 15 21 20 15 12 83
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 34 24 8 7 4 77
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 16 14 16 11 15 72
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 4 8 4 10 4 30
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 10 8 7 1 3 29
L'OREAL S.A. 3 17 5 3 1 29
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 4 2 3 6 27
CLARIANT GMBH 6 7 3 3 6 25
THE CLOROX COMPANY 8 8 3 2 4 25
COGNIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 3 11 8 24
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 19 4 0 1 0 24
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 5 4 4 7 4 24
RECKITT BENCKISER INC. 7 1 6 2 4 20
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 5 2 8 3 18
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION 2 3 7 2 2 16
NOVOZYMES A/S 4 5 4 2 1 16
RECKITT BENCKISER N.V. 0 0 3 10 3 16
RHODIA CHIMIE 3 4 4 2 2 15
COGNIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 4 6 3 1 0 14
EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 3 1 2 2 14
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7 1 5 0 1 14
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 4 6 0 0 2 12
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 3 2 3 1 2 11
DIAL CORPORATION 2 2 0 4 2 10
HENKEL CORPORATION 3 3 3 1 0 10
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC. 1 3 3 2 1 10
BASF CORP. 2 4 2 1 0 9
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. 5 2 0 2 0 9
HUISH DETERGENTS, INC. 1 2 2 4 0 9
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 3 3 1 0 8
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 2 4 2 0 0 8
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 0 1 1 3 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 0 2 1 0 8
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 1 3 1 1 2 8
AMWAY CORPORATION 5 2 0 0 0 7
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 5 2 0 7
ECOLAB GMBH & CO. OHG 0 0 2 3 2 7
ISP INVESTMENTS INC. 0 2 2 1 2 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 3 3 0 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 0 2 1 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 0 2 1 7
SHISEIDO CO., LTD. 1 4 2 0 0 7
ATOFINA 4 0 2 0 0 6
COGNIS CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 0 6
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 1 1 1 0 3 6
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 1 3 2 0 6
STEPAN COMPANY 4 1 0 0 1 6
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 3 1 0 1 5
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
FIRMENICH SA 0 0 2 1 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 0 2 0 1 5
GOLDSCHMIDT REWO GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 1 1 0 5
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 1 2 1 1 5
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1 1 0 3 0 5
STOCKHAUSEN GMBH & CO., KG 3 2 0 0 0 5
WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5


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