U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
~Individually Owned Patent | 182 | 176 | 247 | 239 | 210 | 1054 |
L'OREAL S.A. | 125 | 163 | 177 | 253 | 219 | 937 |
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE | 68 | 85 | 139 | 100 | 154 | 546 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.A. | 58 | 83 | 116 | 113 | 79 | 449 |
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE | 69 | 79 | 88 | 81 | 62 | 379 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION | 51 | 57 | 61 | 96 | 98 | 363 |
THOMSON-CSF | 51 | 52 | 65 | 67 | 46 | 281 |
ELF ATOCHEM S.A. | 36 | 39 | 56 | 68 | 58 | 257 |
RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE | 41 | 69 | 80 | 45 | 16 | 251 |
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE | 47 | 28 | 41 | 60 | 66 | 242 |
FRANCE TELECOM | 47 | 36 | 62 | 47 | 37 | 229 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE | 49 | 38 | 57 | 39 | 31 | 214 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." | 50 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 212 |
RHONE-POULENC RORER, S.A. | 23 | 56 | 49 | 35 | 22 | 185 |
INSTITUT PASTEUR | 14 | 30 | 41 | 49 | 41 | 175 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 30 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 37 | 159 |
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA | 21 | 20 | 36 | 46 | 29 | 152 |
ADIR ET COMPAGNIE | 33 | 42 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 150 |
SALOMON S.A. | 23 | 21 | 24 | 48 | 33 | 149 |
ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 111 | 140 |
SEXTANT AVIONIQUE | 29 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 128 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | 13 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 113 |
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. | 12 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 46 | 112 |
VALEO S.A. | 9 | 17 | 50 | 14 | 20 | 110 |
BULL S.A. | 25 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 108 |
SANOFI, S.A. | 18 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 104 |
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE | 12 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 22 | 102 |
ROUSSEL-UCLAF | 30 | 24 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 97 |
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 75 | 97 |
ALCATEL N. V. | 23 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 93 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNBS) | 16 | 18 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 93 |
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE | 5 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 82 |
SEB S.A. | 6 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 78 |
BERTRAND FAURE EQUIPEMENTS S.A. | 0 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 75 |
GIAT INDUSTRIES | 16 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 71 |
FRAMATOME ET CIE | 22 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 68 |
HUTCHINSON | 8 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 65 |
GEC ALSTHOM T&D SA | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 64 |
GEC ALSTHOM TRANSPORT SA | 10 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 62 |
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. | 6 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 61 |
BIOMERIEUX SA | 7 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 60 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE | 7 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 60 |
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, S.A. | 12 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 60 |
GEMPLUS CARD INTERNATIONAL | 28 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
ALCATEL ALSTHOM COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE | 9 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 58 |
THOMSON MULTIMEDIA S.A. | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 58 |
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE PROPULSION | 19 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 56 |
VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 56 |
CENTRE INTERNATIONALE DE RECHERCHES DERMATOLOGIQUES GALDERMA (C.I.R.D. GALDERMA) | 5 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 54 |
VALEO CLIMATISATION | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 52 |
VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 51 |
SOLLAC | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 50 |
CORNING INCORPORATED | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
ELA MEDICAL S.A. | 8 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 49 |
SKIS ROSSIGNOL S.A. | 9 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 49 |
SOCIETE HISPANO-SUIZA AEROSTRUCTURES | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 48 |
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D OPTIQUE | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
SYNTHELABO S.A. | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
LVMH RECHERCHE | 4 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
RHODIA CHIMIE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 45 |
VALEO THERMIQUE MOTEUR HUTCHINSON | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 44 |
MOULINEX, SOCIETE ANONYME | 9 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 43 |
BOSCH SYSTEMES DE FREINAGE | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 42 |
VALEO VISION | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 41 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES MATIERES NUCLEAIRES (COGEMA) S.A. | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 |
ELF AQUITAINE PRODUCTION | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
NESTEC, S.A. | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
RHONE-POULENC AGROCHIMIE LIMITED | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
SAFT-SOCIETE DES ACCUMULATEURS FIXES ET DE TRACTION | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 40 |
ALCATEL CIT | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 |
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 39 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 |
HOECHST MARION ROUSSEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
WHITAKER CORPORATION | 1 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
ALLIEDSIGNAL EUROPE SERVICES TECHNIQUES | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
KUHN S.A. | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
ROQUETTE FRERES | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
ALCATEL MOBILE COMMUNICATION FRANCE | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE INTERNATIONAL | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
ALCATEL ESPACE | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
AUTOMOBILES PEUGEOT | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
VALEO ELECTRONIQUE | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
ELF ANTAR FRANCE | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
CENTRE NATIONALE D'ETUDES SPATIALES (C.N.E.S.) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
MERRELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 |
TRANSGENE S.A. | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
VALOIS, SOCIETE ANONYME | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
ALCATEL TELSPACE | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
ATOCHEM | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE (SERVICE NATIONAL) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
FRANCE TELECOM ESTABLISSEMENT AUTONOME DE DROIT PUBLIC | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
TOTAL RAFFINAGE DISTRIBUTION S.A | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
ETAT FRANCAIS REPRESENTE PAR LE DELEGUE GENERAL POUR A'ARMEMENT | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
PIERRE FABRE MEDICAMENT | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
ELF EXPLORATION PRODUCTION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 |
PIXTECH S.A. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE S.A. | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
THOMSON TUBES ELECTRONIQUES | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
NEOPOST INDUSTRIE | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
VETROTEX FRANCE S.A. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
COFLEXIP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 22 |
ELF AQUITAINE | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
SEDEPRO | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE DES POUDRES ET EXPLOSIFS | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, S.A. | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
ALCATEL FIBRES OPTIQUES | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
CONNECTEURS CINCH, SOCIETE ANONYME | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
SOCIETE DE CONSEILS DE RECHERCHES ET D'APPLICATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES, S.A. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
ALUMINIUM PECHINEY | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
CESA - COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE DE SIEGES POUR AUTOMOBILES | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
GEC ALSTHOM STEIN INDUSTRIE | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
SAGEM S.A. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
SOCIETE D'APPLICATIONS GENERALES D'ELECTRICITE ET DE MECHANIQUE SAGEM | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
STAUBLI FAVERGES | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
USINOR SACILOR | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
ALCATEL CABLE | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
COATEX S.A. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
DASSAULT ELECTRONIQUE | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
MATRA COMMUNICATION | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
GAZ DE FRANCE | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
SKF FRANCE | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
THOMSON TUBES & DISPLAYS, S.A. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
ALCATEL MOBILE PHONES | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
INTERTECHNIQUE S.A. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
LOHR INDUSTRIE, S.A. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
MEAD CORPORATION | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
OMNIUM DE TRAITEMENTS ET DE VALORISATION (O.T.V.) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
DEGREMONT S.A. | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
ISOVER SAINT-GOBAIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
LEGRAND S.A. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES (O | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
SAMES, S.A. | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
ZODIAC INTERNATIONAL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
CLECIM S. A. | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
MAGNETI MARELLI FRANCE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
MATRA MARCONI SPACE FRANCE S.A. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
PASTEUR MERIEUX SERUMS AND VACCINES | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
RHONE POULENC NUTRITION ANIMALE | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
SANOFI-SYNTHELABO INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
SOCIETE FRANCAISE D'AEROSOL ET DE BOUCHAGE | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
SOMFY | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
TORRINGTON COMPANY | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
ALLIANCE PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
B. BRAUN CELSA (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
FORT JAMES FRANCE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
GKN AUTOMOTIVE AG | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
HOSPAL INDUSTRIES (S.A.) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
SOFAMOR, S.N.C. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
COLETICA | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
FACOM | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
FERCO INTERNATIONAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
GUERBET S.A. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
L.I.R. FRANCE | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
PECHINEY RHENALU | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
SIDEL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
SOCIETE ANONYME DITE LABORATOIRES U.P.S.A. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
CEGELEC INDUSTRIE INC. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
CIS BIO INTERNATIONAL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM, S.A. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
CREUSOT LOIRE INDUSTRIE (S.A.) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
ECIA - EQUIPMENTS ET COMPOSANTS POUR L'INDUSTRIE AUTOMOBLIE | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
ENTRELEC S.A. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
GEC ALSTHOM ELECTROMECANIQUE SA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
ITW DE FRANCE | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
LE CARBONE-LORRAINE | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
LEMFORDER NACAM S.A. | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
RHONE-POULENC FIBER & RESIN INTERMEDIATES | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
S.N.C. LIVBAG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE PRODUITS POUR LES INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES - S.E.P.P.I.C. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
TECHNOMED MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
THOMSON-CSF SEMICONDUCTEURS SPECIFIQUES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
TORNIER S.A. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
ZEDEL | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
ALCATEL SUBMARINE NETWORKS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
ASCOMETAL (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
CECA S.A. | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
ETABLISSEMENTS CAILLAU | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
EUROPEENNE DE RETRAITEMENT DE CATALYSEURS (EURECAT) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
IMPHY S.A. (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
INSTRUMENTS S.A. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
LABORATOIRES D'HYGIENE ET DE DIETETIQUE (L.H.D.) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
LAINIERE DE PICARDIE, S.A. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
LOOK FIXATIONS S.A. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
MERIAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
MOLEX INCORPORATED | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
PEAUDOUCE, SOCIETE ANONYME | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
PIXEL INTERNATIONAL S.A. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
SICMA - SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE ET COMMERCIALE DE MATERIEL AERO | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
ZENECA LIMITED | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
ALCATEL RADIOTELEPHONE | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
AVENTIS PHARMA SA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
AXON' CABLE S.A. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
CATERPILLAR INC. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
DRAFTEX INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
ETIENNE LACROIX TOUS ARTIFICES SA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
FIRMENICH SA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
GAZ DE FRANCE (SERVICE NATIONAL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
HOECHST FRANCE | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
ICOS CORPORATION OF AMERICA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
INSTITUT FRAN.CEDILLA.AIS DU PETROLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
MATRA MHS OF FRANCE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
MOVING MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES S.A. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
MULLER BEM | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR S.A. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
RADIALL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
RICAL (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
ROCHE VITAMINS INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
SEVA | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES MACHINES DUBUIT | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
SOLLAC (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
STAUBLI LYON | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
THOMSON BROADCAST SYSTEMS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
UNION SIDERURGIGUE DU NORD ET DE L'EST DE LA FRANCE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
A. RAYMOND ET CIE. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
ALCATEL CABLE INTERFACE | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
BECKER GROUP EUROPE GMBH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
BRACCO RESEARCH S.A. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
DELAB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
EATON CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
ELF SANOFI | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
F.A.S. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
FOURNIER INDUSTRIE ET SANTE | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
IMRA EUROPE SA | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
KVAERNER METALS CLECIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
MEDTRONIC INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
REGIE NATIONALE DES USINES RENAULT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
RHONE MERIEUX, INC. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
SOCIETE DE CONSTRUCTION DES AVIONS HUREL-DUBOIS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
SOLAIC (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
ALCATEL SUBMARCOM | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
ASSELIN (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
BULL, CP8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES DERMATOLOGIQUES C.I.R.D. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
CHEMOXAL S.A. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
FLEXICO-FRANCE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
GEMPLUS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
LA SOUDURE AUTOGENE FRANCAISE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
MARS INCORPORATED | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
MASSEY FERGUSON, S.A. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
MITCHELL SPORTS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
PASTEUR SANOFI DIAGNOSTICS, S.A. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
PECHINEY ELECTROMETALLURGIE | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
POUYET S.A. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
RENAULT AUTOMATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
RSO CORPORATION N.V. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
SECAP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
SHELL OIL COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
SOCIETE CIVILE BIOPROJET | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
SOCIETE COOPERATIVE DE PRODUCTION BOURGEOIS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
SOCIETE DE PROSPECTION ET D'INVENTIONS TECHNIQUES SPIT | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
SOCIETE PROLABO (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
STEIN HEURTEY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
ATMEL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
BERTRAND FAURE AUTOMOBILE "BFA" | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
BOOTS COMPANY PLC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
CFPI AGRO | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'AUTOMATISME CGA-HBS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
DASSAULT AVIATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
GEMPLUS S.C.A. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
HISPANO SUIZA AEROSTRUCTURES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
I.D.M. IMMUNO-DESIGNED MOLECULES | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
IMAJE S.A. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
INOTEB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
INRIA INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
JBS SOCIETE ANONYME | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
LABAVIA-S.G.E. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
LABORATOIRE L. LAFON | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
LABORATOIRES DE BIOLOGIE VEGETALE YVES ROCHER | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
LEGRIS SA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
MERLIN GERIN S.A. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
MICHELIN + CIE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
MICRO MEGA INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURES, S.A. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
OXIS ISLE OF MAN, LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
PERNOD-RICARD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
PHOTONETICS S.A. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTO INTERIERUR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
PLASTO SA | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
POCLAIN HYDRAULICS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
PONT-A-MOUSSON S.A. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
SOCIETE ATLANTIQUE DE TECHNIQUES ADVANCEES | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
SOCIETE IMV -INSTRUMENTS DE MEDECINE VETERINAIRE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE ELF AQUITAINE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SOPHA MEDICAL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
T.A.M.I. INDUSTRIES (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
V. MANE FILS S.A. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
VIRBAC S.A. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
A.B.X. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
AEG SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION, INC. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ALCATEL OPTRONICS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
AMPHENOL SOCAPEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
ANTONOV AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES B.V. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
ARJO WIGGINS S.A. | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
ASER | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HOPITAUX DE PARIS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
BERTIN + CIE | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
BERTRAND FAURE FRANCE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
BOSCH SISTEMAS DE FRENADO S.L. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
C.S.P. DIFFUSION, SOCIETE ANONYME | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
CENTRE STEPHANOIS DE RECHERCHES MECHANIQUES HYDROMECANIQUE ET FROTTEMENT S.A. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
CRICKET S.A. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
CROUZET AUTOMATISMES S.A. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
CTA INTERNATIONAL | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
DEUTSCHE THOMSON-BRANDT GMBH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
E & M LAMORT | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
ELECTRONIQUE SERGE DASSAULT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
FCB SOCIETE ANONYME | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
G. D. SEARLE & CO. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
GORO, SOCIETE ANONYME | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
IMMUNOTECH INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
INSIDE TECHNOLOGIES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
INSTITUT FRANCO-ALLEMAND DE RECHERCHES DE SAINT-LOUIS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
ITT COMPOSANTS ET INSTRUMENTS | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
KSB S.A. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
LECTRA SYSTEMES S.A. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
MATRA TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
NACAM | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
PARKER HANNIFIN RAK, SA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
RAYCHEM SA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
RHONE-POULENC FILMS | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
ROLLIN, S. A. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
SAINT-GOBAIN EMBALLAGE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
SCHLUMBERGER SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES MARECHAL SEPM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
SUPERBA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
SUPPORT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
THOMSON LCD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
TREFIMETAUX | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
UGINE SAVOIE (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
UNIR (ULTRA PROPRE NUTRITION INDUSTRIE RECHERCHE) ASSOCIATION LOI DE 1901 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE PARIS VI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
AGCO, S.A. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
AGRANO AG | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
AKZO NOBEL NV | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
AMPAFRANCE S.A. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
ASSOCIATION POUR L'ESSOR DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE DANS LA REGION DU NORD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
AUTOMA-TECH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
BENDIX EUROPE SERVICES TECHNIQUES | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BIC CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
BIOVECTOR THERAPEUTICS S.A. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
C F P I | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
C. R. BARD, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
CABLES PIRELLI S.A. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
CEBAL SA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
CEMAF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
CHAMPAGNE MOET & CHANDON, S.A. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
COLAS S.A. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
COMPAGNIE EUROPENNE DU ZIRCONIUM CEZUS | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
CONSTRUCTIONS INDUSTRIELLES DE LA MEDITERRANEE CNIM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
CRAY VALLEY SA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
DEERE + COMPANY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
DELEGATION GENERALE POUR L'ARMEMENT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
DELPHI FRANCE AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
DOWELL, A DIVISION OF SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
DRILLFLEX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
ELECTROLUX SYSTEMES DE BLANCHISSERIE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
FERRING B.V. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
FIGEST B.V. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
FILOTEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
FRANCE DESIGN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
GEBR. HAPPICH GMBH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
GEC ALSTHOM MOTEURS SA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
GILLES LEROUX S.A. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
GIST-BROCADES N.V. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
HEIDELBERG HARRIS S.A. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
KSB AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
L'AIR LIQUIDE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
LABORATOIRE PEROUSE IMPLANT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
LABORATOIRE THERAMEX S.A. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
LABORATOIRE, NYCOMED S.A. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
LAFUMA SA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
LE JOINT FRANCAIS SNC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
LUCHAIRE DEFENSE S.A. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MANITOU BF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
MATERIEL POUR L'ARBORICULTUREFRUITIERE (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
MAVIC S.A. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
MECAGIS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
MESSIER-BUGATTI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
MHS INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
NEWTEC INTERNATIONAL, S.A. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
NORTON DESMARQUEST FINE CERAMICS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
NOVARTIS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
OXIS INTERNATIONAL S.A. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
PACKINOX SA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
PECHINEY RECHERCHE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
PIERRE FABRE DERMO-COSMETIQUE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
POMAGALSKI S.A. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
ROBOT-COUPE SNC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
S.A. THIMON | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
S.A.M.M. - SOCIETE D'APPLICATIONS DES MACHINES MOTRICES | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
SANDOZ LTD. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SEDIVER SOCIETE EUROPEENNE D'ISOLATEURS EN VERRE ET COMPOSIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
SERAC GROUP | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SMV INTERNATIONAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
SOCIETE ANONYME MXM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
SOCIETE DE PRODUCTION ET DE RECHERCHES APPLIQUEES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
SOCIETE DES PROCEDES ET MACHINES SPECIALES | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DES PRODUITS REFRACTAIRES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
SOTRALENTZ, S.A. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
TAEMA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
TECHNIP GEOPRODUCTION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
TELEMECANIQUE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
THOMSON COMPOSANTS MILITAIRES ET SPACIAUX | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
USINES CLAAS FRANCE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
VALDUNES | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
VALEO THERMIQUE HABITACLE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
VESUVIUS CRUCIBLE COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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