U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1996 - 2000 Utility Patent Grants By Calendar Year of Grant

[Explanation of Data]

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

NORWAY

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 35 33 43 39 47 197
NYCOMED IMAGING AS 13 15 13 12 10 63
DEN NORSKE STATS OLJESELSKAP A.S. 9 4 7 14 11 45
NORSK HYDRO A/S 11 11 7 6 5 40
NORSK HYDRO ASA 0 0 0 12 10 22
TANDBERG DATA A/S 3 0 2 10 3 18
SINVENT AS 3 3 5 4 0 15
ALVERN NORWAY A/S 0 0 5 8 0 13
KVERNELAND KLEPP AS 0 4 4 2 3 13
ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS 0 0 0 5 6 11
GECO A.S. 3 1 2 1 3 10
KVAERNER ENGINEERING A/S 4 0 2 3 1 10
PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES A/S 0 3 1 3 3 10
TANDBERG DATA STORAGE A/S 2 5 1 1 0 9
AXIS BIOCHEMICALS AS 1 3 2 2 0 8
ELKEM ASA 0 0 5 1 2 8
KVAERNER MARITIME AS 0 0 1 4 3 8
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 1 0 2 0 4 7
KVAERNER ASA 0 0 3 2 1 6
MARITIME HYDRAULICS A.S. 0 1 1 0 4 6
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 2 1 1 0 6
ROTTEFELLA AS 1 0 1 3 1 6
VINGMED SOUND A/S 3 1 1 0 1 6
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 0 2 0 3 5
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S 0 0 1 3 1 5
ELKEM A/S 1 4 0 0 0 5
FRAMO ENGINEERING A/S 0 2 3 0 0 5
MEDINNOVA S.F. 1 0 1 0 3 5
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 0 1 2 2 5
THIN FILM ELECTRONICS ASA 0 0 0 0 5 5



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