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

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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

BELGIUM

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 27 25 29 33 60 174
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 58 39 16 5 6 124
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 26 20 15 21 25 107
ALCATEL 34 13 21 20 13 101
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. 14 19 18 26 22 99
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 16 19 13 20 18 86
AGFA GRAPHICS NV 0 9 16 20 24 69
NXP B.V. 0 3 10 20 28 61
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 20 6 7 8 18 59
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 14 9 4 12 20 59
CNH AMERICA LLC 12 10 11 13 11 57
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 16 12 9 6 13 56
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM BIOLOGICALS (S.A.) 9 9 11 6 12 47
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY 5 9 6 6 18 44
BARCO N.V. 11 8 12 6 4 41
UNILIN BEHEER BV, BESLOTEN VENNOOTSCHAP 2 0 2 6 31 41
N. V. MICHEL VAN DE WIELE 12 5 6 10 3 36
N.V. BEKAERT S.A. 10 8 5 4 8 35
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 2 9 16 29
VLAAMS INTERUNIVERSITAIR INSTITUUT VOOR BIOTECHNOLOGIE (VIB) VZW 4 7 7 5 4 27
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 5 4 5 7 25
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 3 3 3 6 7 22
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 5 6 2 4 5 22
PICANOL N.V. 6 5 2 2 7 22
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 7 3 6 2 4 22
TIBOTEC PHARMACEUTICALS LTD 1 3 4 6 8 22
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 8 6 2 1 4 21
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 7 4 4 5 1 21
N. V. INNOGENETICS S.A. 7 9 4 0 1 21
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 2 6 4 4 20
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 9 2 1 4 4 20
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. 2 3 6 3 5 19
BROADCOM CORPORATION 3 3 5 2 5 18
EUROSCREEN S.A. 3 5 4 1 5 18
K.U. LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 2 1 3 5 7 18
AGC FLAT GLASS EUROPE SA 0 0 1 5 10 16
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 1 0 8 5 16
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSELS 1 3 3 4 5 16
HANSEN TRANSMISSIONS INTERNATIONAL NV 2 6 2 3 2 15
CROPDESIGN N.V. 0 2 1 2 9 14
FCI 2 1 3 3 5 14
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 2 3 2 14
FLOORING INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 1 5 4 14
UNIVERSITEIT GENT 3 3 2 2 4 14
EMC CORPORATION 1 0 2 7 3 13
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 1 4 2 12
GLAVERBEL 7 4 1 0 0 12
TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM N.V. 5 1 1 2 3 12
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE 1 2 3 2 4 12
AGFA HEALTHCARE, N.V. 0 1 3 4 3 11
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 0 1 0 10 11
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 4 1 5 11
U.C.B. SOCIETE ANONYME 4 2 3 2 0 11
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN 3 1 3 1 3 11
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 3 0 0 5 2 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 3 3 0 10
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 1 2 2 5 10
KRATON POLYMERS US LLC 2 3 0 1 4 10
STMICROELECTRONICS BELGIUM N.V. 0 3 1 2 4 10
UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES 2 2 4 1 1 10
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 4 0 1 9
INEOS MANUFACTURING BELGIUM NV 0 0 0 0 9 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 4 1 1 3 0 9
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 0 3 6 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 4 2 1 0 9
UCB PHARMA S.A. 0 0 0 7 2 9
UMICORE 1 2 1 3 2 9
AMI SEMICONDUCTOR BELGIUM BVBA 0 2 3 3 0 8
ARM LIMITED 0 1 1 1 5 8
CERESTAR HOLDING BV 3 0 0 2 3 8
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (BELGIUM) BVBA 2 5 1 0 0 8
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 2 0 4 0 2 8
DYNACO INTERNATIONAL S.A. 1 1 2 1 3 8
EPPENDORF ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES SA (EAT) 1 2 4 0 1 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 4 8
ASHLAND LICENSING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC 1 1 2 2 1 7
CYTEC SURFACE SPECIALTIES, S.A. 0 0 3 1 3 7
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
FIKE CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 2 7
FIRMA G.B. BOUCHERIE, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 0 0 1 4 2 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 3 1 0 0 7
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 3 1 0 3 7
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 1 1 2 3 7
ION BEAM APPLICATIONS SOCIETE ANONYME 1 2 2 1 1 7
KEMIN PHARMA EUROPE B.V.B.A. 5 0 1 1 0 7
LEUVEN RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT VZW 0 3 2 2 0 7
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 3 2 1 0 1 7
NEXANS 1 2 0 2 2 7
PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 1 1 4 1 7
PSS BELGIUM, N.V. 0 3 1 2 1 7
SILVERLIT TOYS MANUFACTORY, LTD. 0 0 4 1 2 7
THOMSON LICENSING 1 1 0 1 4 7
VIB VZW 0 1 1 2 3 7
B.E.A. S.A. 2 0 3 1 0 6
COCHLEAR LIMITED 0 0 1 0 5 6
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 1 1 1 3 6
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
FENWAL, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
R.E.D. LABORATORIES, N.V. 1 0 1 1 3 6
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 0 2 1 1 2 6
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 4 2 0 0 0 6
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
DE SMET ENGINEERING, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 1 1 0 1 2 5
DYMO 2 0 0 2 1 5
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. 1 2 0 1 1 5
GALAPAGOS N.V. 0 1 1 3 0 5
LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH PARTNERS VZW 0 0 0 1 4 5
MAGOTTEAUX INTERNATIONAL S.A. 0 0 2 2 1 5
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SONY SERVICE CENTER (EUROPE) N.V. 3 1 0 0 1 5
SURFACE SPECIALTIES, S.A. 4 0 1 0 0 5
TIBOTEC BVBA 2 2 0 1 0 5


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