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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 47 51 46 21 24 189
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 14 22 17 6 4 63
NESTEC, S.A. 16 10 14 4 7 51
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 9 8 5 5 31
UNILEVER BESTFOODS NORTH AMERICA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 4 8 5 7 27
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 7 11 2 4 2 26
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 9 6 2 5 25
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 7 8 2 4 2 23
CARGILL, INC. 8 5 4 1 4 22
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 5 3 4 6 21
SOLAE, LLC 3 6 4 6 2 21
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 3 9 4 2 2 20
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 2 5 3 3 5 18
MARS INCORPORATED 5 3 4 2 4 18
DANISCO A/S 7 3 1 2 2 15
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 0 0 0 1 13 14
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 3 2 2 2 3 12
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 3 1 1 4 2 11
NOVOZYMES A/S 3 3 5 0 0 11
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 4 3 2 2 0 11
TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 3 1 4 11
GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. 0 1 5 3 0 9
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 1 1 2 2 3 9
ECOLAB INC. 1 0 1 2 4 8
KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 2 2 0 1 3 8
PEPSICO, INC. 0 1 2 2 3 8
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 1 0 1 3 2 7
CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 3 0 0 2 2 7
FREEZING MACHINES, INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
CONAGRA GROCERY PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 5 0 0 0 6
GOOD HUMOR-BREYERS ICE CREAM, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 0 0 2 0 6
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
PILLSBURY COMPANY 6 0 0 0 0 6
ROQUETTE FRERES 2 2 1 1 0 6
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
COCA-COLA COMPANY 1 0 1 1 2 5
CONOPCO, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
COOPERATIEVE VERKOOP- EN PRODUCTIEVERENIGING VAN AARDAPPELMEEL EN DERIVATEN AVEBE B.A. 2 0 1 0 2 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 1 1 1 2 5
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
LAND O'LAKES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY 0 0 2 0 3 5
T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5


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