~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 |