U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION | 280 | 248 | 428 | 404 | 338 | 1698 |
~Individually Owned Patent | 54 | 59 | 64 | 86 | 61 | 324 |
AKZO NOBEL NV | 20 | 44 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 226 |
SHELL OIL COMPANY | 20 | 27 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 174 |
DSM N.V. | 17 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 43 | 125 |
KONINKLIJKE PTT NEDERLAND N.V. | 19 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 89 |
MEDTRONIC INC. | 7 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 80 |
OCE-NEDERLAND B.V. | 13 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 53 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 10 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 52 |
CORDIS CORPORATION | 4 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 39 |
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 38 |
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 10 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 37 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
VITATRON MEDICAL B.V. | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 35 |
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJ | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPEENNE | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
GIST-BROCADES N.V. | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
WHITAKER CORPORATION | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
VAN DOORNE'S TRANSMISSIE B.V. | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
THOMA J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
HADEWE B.V. | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
MAASLAND N.V. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
APPLIED POWER INC. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
HOOGOVENS STAAL. B.V. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
MOGEN INTERNATIONAL N.V. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
ASM LITHOGRAPHY B.V. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
HERCULES INCORPORATED | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
SARA LEE/DE N.V. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
MACHINEFABRIEK MEYN B.V. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
SKF INDUSTRIAL TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, N.V. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
INALFA INDUSTRIES, B.V. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
STORK PMT B.V. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
STORK RMS B.V. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
HUNTER DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL N.V. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
SYSTEMATE HOLLAND B.V. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
HOLLAND SWEETENER COMPANY V.O.F. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
KOWA COMPANY LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
DUPHAR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH B.V. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
FLAT PANEL DISPLAY CO. (FPD) B.V. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
SOLTEC B.V. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
B.V. OPTISCHE INDUSTRIE "DE OUDE DELFT" | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
BUHRS-ZAANDAM B.V. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
CHIRON CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
CROWN GEAR B.V. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
FICO B.V. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
FPS FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS B.V. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
OPTICON SENSORS EUROPE B.V. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
PHARMING B.V. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
LEADD BV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
ODME INTERNATIONAL B.V. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
PAQUES B.V. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
PROLION B.V. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
STORK SCREENS, B.V. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
ALLSEAS GROUP S.A. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
CORDIS EUROPA N.V. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
GASTEC N. V. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
INNAS FREE PISTON B.V. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
KONINKLIJKE EMBALLAGE INDUSTRIE VAN LEER B.V. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
NCR CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT TE GRONINGEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
SKF INDUSTRIAL TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY B.V. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
UNICHEMA CHEMIE B.V. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
WAVIN B.V. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
YAMANOUCHI EUROPE B.V. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
ENGELHARD DE MEERN B. V. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
FLUID MANAGEMENT, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
GIST-BROCADES S.A. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
GUILFORD (DELAWARE) INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
KLOCKNER HANSEL TEVOPHARM B.V. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
KROHNE AG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
M.C.C. NEDERLAND B.V. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
MANNESMANN AG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
MICROTRONIC NEDERLAND, B.V. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
N. V. KEMA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
ONSTREAM INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
PHARMACHEMIE B.V. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
SANDOZ LTD. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SCHEIDE INTERNATIONAL B.V. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
SHELL RESEARCH LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
STORK CONTIWEB B.V. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
THYSSEN DE REUS B.V. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
XEROX CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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