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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 21 24 35 39 74 193
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 1 13 21 18 31 84
NESTEC, S.A. 4 7 18 11 21 61
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4 6 10 9 12 41
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 5 6 9 16 38
CONOPCO, INC. 1 0 2 10 17 30
MARS INCORPORATED 2 4 9 6 6 27
CARGILL, INC. 1 4 4 4 9 22
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 2 3 7 3 7 22
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 4 2 4 6 5 21
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 5 2 4 3 19
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 2 2 4 3 7 18
PURECIRCLE SDN BHD 0 0 1 1 16 18
UNILEVER BESTFOODS NORTH AMERICA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 5 7 5 1 0 18
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 3 2 3 7 2 17
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 4 2 8 3 0 17
PEPSICO, INC. 2 3 2 2 8 17
DANISCO A/S 2 2 3 5 3 15
GENERAL MILLS IP HOLDINGS II, LLC 2 1 3 2 7 15
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 5 1 3 1 13
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 2 2 4 1 3 12
GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. 3 0 3 2 4 12
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 6 4 1 0 0 11
MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY 0 2 0 4 5 11
THE NISSHIN OILLIO GROUP, LTD. 1 0 2 5 3 11
CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC. 1 6 0 3 0 10
DELAVAU L.L.C. 0 1 2 3 4 10
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 2 3 1 4 0 10
KELLOGG COMPANY 0 0 3 6 1 10
KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 1 3 1 4 1 10
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY 0 3 4 2 1 10
SOLAE, LLC 6 2 0 1 1 10
SYMRISE GMBH & CO. KG 3 0 0 2 5 10
COCA-COLA COMPANY 1 2 1 4 1 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 2 1 4 1 9
RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 2 9
T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1 0 3 0 5 9
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 2 0 3 2 2 9
BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP. 0 0 5 2 1 8
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP. 1 1 4 1 1 8
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 2 4 1 1 8
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 4 2 1 1 0 8
ECOLAB INC. 2 4 0 1 0 7
FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED 0 0 3 3 1 7
THE FOLGERS COFFEE COMPANY 0 0 4 2 1 7
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 2 1 1 6
ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
BASIC AMERICAN, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
BUNGE OILS, INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE 0 1 0 2 3 6
ECOLAB USA INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
FIRMENICH SA 0 0 1 1 4 6
FMC CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 2 6
FRANKLIN FOODS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
FRITO-LAY TRADING COMPANY, GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
GIVAUDAN S.A. 0 1 0 0 5 6
GUMLINK A/S 0 2 1 0 3 6
RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC. 2 0 4 0 0 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 2 1 0 2 6
THE HERSHEY COMPANY 1 0 2 1 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 0 2 2 1 6
CONAGRA FOODS FOOD INGREDIENTS COMPANY, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
CONCENTRATE MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF IRELAND 0 0 0 2 3 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA 1 1 2 1 0 5
LAND O'LAKES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
MICHAEL FOODS OF DELAWARE, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
NEXT PROTEINS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
PURAC BIOCHEM B.V. 0 2 2 0 1 5
SAFEFRESH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 0 0 2 2 1 5
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5
TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5


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