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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2007 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 008, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
L'OREAL S.A. 4 2 16 14 9 12 13 12 8 3 3 4 7 14 8 5 6 4 6 4 20 12 14 11 15 8 7 19 12 18 22 23 30 43 30 23 22 38 84 605
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 14 15 24 34 23 20 22 18 9 16 9 22 11 12 18 11 9 12 7 12 19 11 9 11 14 18 14 17 13 22 18 17 16 15 14 6 8 7 7 574
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 0 2 2 5 4 3 2 17 15 25 10 10 27 19 17 27 40 18 26 14 24 16 26 21 22 20 13 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 449
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 6 11 14 13 20 22 29 16 26 8 24 23 11 11 12 8 12 7 8 13 4 4 8 4 4 4 15 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 358
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15 10 23 9 13 11 10 17 12 16 2 10 29 9 13 4 10 3 5 9 6 4 6 7 5 8 11 4 5 10 1 4 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 308
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 17 21 24 24 21 21 30 23 11 3 1 9 8 3 3 6 1 3 2 5 4 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 255
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 11 8 5 1 6 5 7 7 7 5 15 13 9 13 5 2 7 5 3 3 9 4 4 3 11 9 13 5 5 8 9 2 3 9 1 5 3 4 248
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 3 3 1 5 1 3 3 3 10 4 4 6 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 7 6 5 14 16 11 8 10 8 16 11 12 13 206
SANDOZ LTD. 5 6 9 6 1 5 2 6 3 4 6 7 10 9 7 15 11 9 7 11 14 4 11 4 7 2 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 5 9 4 3 2 3 3 7 11 11 10 3 6 3 2 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 12 2 4 9 161
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 9 12 18 11 5 4 15 10 3 4 0 0 2 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 6 3 4 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 145
CIBA-GEIGY AG 7 11 2 17 11 14 15 13 8 15 6 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130
WELLA AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 4 5 4 6 1 1 0 4 2 2 2 6 5 3 8 8 14 7 17 6 118
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 11 7 8 9 3 2 3 2 1 12 6 1 3 1 3 1 1 4 3 3 6 2 3 1 4 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 22 14 5 7 17 2 6 5 10 107
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 7 8 8 9 4 7 4 11 6 3 7 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 1 1 6 5 5 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 10 5 1 4 5 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 90
CLAIROL INCORPORATED 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 6 10 8 3 10 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 88
CASSELLA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 6 2 4 2 1 7 5 9 2 0 4 1 1 6 2 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 3 1 9 1 4 0 2 6 2 3 1 0 3 1 1 4 2 4 1 5 4 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 7 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 63
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 5 1 3 5 6 3 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 62
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 3 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 10 7 2 8 3 60
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 6 4 4 4 7 3 2 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 6 7 13 7 4 0 2 3 4 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
DYSTAR TEXTILFARBEN GMBH & CO. DEUTSCHLAND KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 12 7 6 3 5 4 5 0 55
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 6 3 1 4 0 0 0 5 2 1 6 1 2 3 0 54
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 6 5 1 2 8 5 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 10 7 10 4 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 1 6 4 13 3 1 4 0 47
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 4 8 1 3 5 2 6 1 46
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 9 17 3 7 3 45
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 4 2 0 2 2 40
J. P. STEVENS + CO., INC. 4 16 7 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 4 5 5 7 9 0 38
FMC CORPORATION 2 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 9 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
GAF CHEMICALS CORPORATION 6 4 6 2 5 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 1 4 2 5 1 8 33
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 32
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
PRODUITS CHIMIQUES UGINE KUHLMANN 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 3 2 27
SANDO IRON WORKS, CO. LTD. 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
AMERICAN ANILINE PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED 2 3 0 0 2 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 9 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 25
VEPA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 2 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23
HENKEL + CIE G.M.B.H. 1 0 4 1 4 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 22
WESTVACO CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
CIBA-GEIGY LIMITED 5 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
UNITED MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURES, INC. 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
THE CLOROX COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19
TEIJIN LIMITED 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
BASF CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18
COTTON INCORPORATED 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18
HOOKER CHEMICALS & PLASTICS CORP. 1 4 3 1 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
BRUCKNER APPARATEBAU GMBH 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
ROHM GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
ECOLAB INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 16
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 1 2 1 0 0 16
MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS INC. 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
OLIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
THERACHEMIE CHEMISCHE THERAPEUTISCHE GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 2 0 6 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
KANEBO LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14
AMERICAN COLOR AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13
COMBE INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 13
CROMPTON + KNOWLES CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
HANS SCHWARZKOPF GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13
HOECHST MITSUBISHI KASEI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA T/A TOYOBO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 12
DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
I.W.S. NOMINEE COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
SHISEIDO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12
ZENECA LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
ALBRIGHT & WILSON LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
DYSTAR JAPAN LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
EDUARD KUSTERS MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
FISHER + PAYKEL LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 11
GILLETTE COMPANY 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
HENKEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
KPSS - KAO PROFESSIONAL SALON SERVICES GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0