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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 )
| First-Named Assignee | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | 39 | 74 | 47 | 69 | 107 | 336 |
| NESTEC, S.A. | 11 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 120 |
| CONOPCO, INC. | 10 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 69 |
| KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC | 18 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| GENERAL MILLS, INC. | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 55 |
| KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) | 9 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 49 |
| FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 9 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 39 |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 35 |
| PURECIRCLE SDN BHD | 1 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
| PEPSICO, INC. | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| CARGILL, INC. | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
| MARS INCORPORATED | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| GIVAUDAN S.A. | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP. | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| DSM IP ASSETS B.V. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| SYMRISE GMBH & CO. KG | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| FUJI OIL CO., LTD. | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| BARRY CALLEBAUT AG | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| NOVOZYMES A/S | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| THE NISSHIN OILLIO GROUP, LTD. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| MEIJI CO., LTD. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| CHR. HANSEN A/S | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| DEL MONTE CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| KONINKLIJKE DOUWE EGBERTS B.V. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| SOREMARTEC S.A. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| BUNGE OILS, INC. | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| CRYOVAC, INC. | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| DELAVAU L.L.C. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| FRITO-LAY TRADING COMPANY, GMBH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| GENERAL MILLS IP HOLDINGS II, LLC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| KELLOGG COMPANY | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| KIKKOMAN CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| ROQUETTE FRERES | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| THE HERSHEY COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| DANISCO A/S | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| ECOLAB USA INC. | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| FIRMENICH SA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| NUTRICIA N.V. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| SAFEFRESH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| STARBUCKS CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| CONCENTRATE MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF IRELAND | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| CP KELCO U.S., INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| ITOEN LTD. | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| LAND O'LAKES, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| SUDZUCKER AG MANNHEIM/OCHSENFURT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| COOPERATIE AVEBE U.A. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| FRANKLIN FOODS, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| IAMS COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| SOLAE, LLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| APIO, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| ARLA FOODS AMBA | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| BARILLA G.E R. F.LLI - SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| BASIC AMERICAN, INC. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| BUEHLER AG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| COGNIS IP MANAGEMENT GMBH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| CORN PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| DANISCO US INC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| J-OIL MILLS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| LESAFFRE ET COMPAGNIE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| PURAC BIOCHEM B.V. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| PURATOS NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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