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

SWITZERLAND

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 137 108 121 117 118 601
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 136 123 7 3 2 271
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 10 81 84 63 238
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 35 73 58 49 216
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 47 32 23 28 19 149
NESTEC, S.A. 19 26 27 40 33 145
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 10 6 26 33 23 98
FERAG AG 15 25 24 12 8 84
NOVARTIS CORPORATION 0 10 40 15 15 80
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 4 11 27 34 76
ASULAB S.A. 13 14 20 11 13 71
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 7 8 17 17 18 67
GRAPHA HOLDING AG 10 10 10 16 20 66
ABB MANAGEMENT AG 50 14 0 0 0 64
EMS-INVENTA AG 8 13 18 17 6 62
INVENTIO AG 8 13 12 12 11 56
SANDOZ LTD. 32 17 4 0 0 53
ELPATRONIC AG 8 13 10 12 9 52
LONZA A. G. 1 5 13 15 13 47
ETA SA FABRIQUES D'EBAUCHES OF GRANGES 8 8 14 9 7 46
ALUSUISSE TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 0 9 13 15 8 45
SULZER RUTI AG 9 10 5 11 8 43
CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE S.A. 10 4 11 6 7 38
LONZA LTD. 10 9 5 6 8 38
FIRMENICH SA 8 8 6 6 9 37
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 4 7 6 6 12 35
ROCHE VITAMINS INC. 0 3 7 13 12 35
SMH MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 7 9 8 8 1 33
BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 8 11 5 4 32
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. 2 6 14 6 4 32
BOBST, S.A. 5 9 10 2 5 31
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 9 6 9 31
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) 7 3 7 5 8 30
ZELLWEGER LUWA AG 8 5 4 4 9 30
SULZER CHEMTECH AG 6 6 4 7 5 28
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION 0 2 6 13 5 26
PELIKAN PRODUKTIONS AG 0 1 6 8 11 26
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 3 6 8 6 2 25
GIVAUDAN ROURE (INTERNATIONAL) SA 0 2 4 8 9 23
ROLIC AG 0 6 7 3 7 23
BUHLER AG 4 6 5 4 3 22
GRETAG IMAGING AG 3 4 3 4 8 22
CERBERUS AG 4 5 5 6 1 21
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK 0 5 4 6 5 20
SULZER MEDIZINALTECHNIK AG 5 9 6 0 0 20
TEXTILMA AG 2 3 3 6 4 18
BUCHER-GUYER AG MASCHINENFABRIK 5 4 3 2 3 17
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 2 6 1 6 17
LOGITECH, INC. 1 3 3 4 6 17
HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARUS AG. 2 2 1 3 8 16
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG 0 4 6 3 3 16
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES AG 0 0 4 9 3 16
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP. 3 4 2 7 0 16
SULZER ORTHOPAEDIC AG 0 1 1 5 9 16
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 0 1 2 5 7 15
ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 4 3 4 2 2 15
GEBERIT AG 0 7 4 0 4 15
GEMA VOLSTATIC AG 1 6 7 1 0 15
HANS OETIKER AG MASCHINEN- UND APPARATEFABRIK 7 2 2 3 1 15
LANDIS & GYR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AG 2 2 8 3 0 15
WELLA AG 1 2 2 4 6 15
AGIE SA 0 0 4 7 2 13
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE 2 0 6 1 4 13
K.K. HOLDINGS AG 2 1 2 4 4 13
BUEHLER AG 9 0 1 1 1 12
GEORG FISCHER ROHRLEITUNGSSYSTEME AG 1 6 2 2 1 12
LEICA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 4 3 0 12
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 0 0 3 6 3 12
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 4 2 0 2 4 12
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 4 2 3 0 12
NOVARTIS CROP PROTECTION, INC. 0 0 0 6 6 12
RHONE-POULENC VISCOSUISSE SA 4 4 4 0 0 12
RIETER MACHINE WORKS LTD. 4 3 2 2 1 12
VON ROLL UMWELTTECHNIK AG 1 2 6 2 1 12
ABB ALSTOM POWER (SWITZERLAND) LTD 0 0 0 0 11 11
ALUSUISSE-LONZA SERVICES LTD. 9 2 0 0 0 11
ASCOM TECH AG. 0 2 2 4 3 11
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 0 2 0 1 8 11
EMHART GLASS MACHINERY INVESTMENTS INC. 8 1 2 0 0 11
MBT HOLDING AG 0 3 2 4 2 11
METTLER TOLEDO AG 5 3 2 1 0 11
SIKA AG, VORM. KASPAR WINKLER & CO. 1 2 0 5 3 11
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 2 1 2 6 0 11
ASCOM HASLER MAILING SYSTEMS AG 1 3 6 0 0 10
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V. 3 4 0 2 1 10
CHARMILLES TECHNOLOGIES SA - GENEVA 1 1 4 2 2 10
ELECTROWATT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AG 0 0 0 3 7 10
ESEC SA 1 1 0 2 6 10
HUBER & SUHNER AG 1 0 5 1 3 10
KOMAX HOLDING AG 1 2 2 1 4 10
LAREX AG 0 4 5 1 0 10
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES PYROTEC AG 1 0 3 3 3 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 1 0 4 10
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG 0 4 1 1 4 10
SULZER INNOTEC AG 0 3 3 1 3 10
ZAMBON GROUP S.P.A. 4 2 2 2 0 10
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 0 2 2 1 9
MAAG PUMP SYSTEMS TEXTRON AG 3 0 1 4 1 9
SPENO INTERNATIONAL S.A. 6 1 1 1 0 9
THERMOSELECT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 5 3 1 9
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 4 9
WAGNER INTERNATIONAL AG 3 0 0 0 6 9
CREATECHNIC AG 5 0 2 0 1 8
DE LA RUE GIORI S.A. 0 2 1 1 4 8
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
EUROCELTIQUE, S.A. 0 1 3 3 1 8
INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG 0 2 2 2 2 8
LAUENER ENGINEERING, LTD. 1 3 1 3 0 8
SCHOELLER-PLAST SA 1 4 2 0 1 8
SPECTROSPIN AG 4 1 2 1 0 8
DEBIOTEC S.A. 1 0 3 1 2 7
ED. GEISTLICH SOHNE AG FUR CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE 0 1 2 1 3 7
EJNAR JENSEN & SON MASKINFABRIK A/S 1 4 0 0 2 7
FIRMA FEDAG 3 3 0 1 0 7
GEC ALSTHOM T&D AG 3 1 1 1 1 7
HAWE NEOS DENTAL DR. H. VON WEISSENFLUH AG 2 1 1 1 2 7
IVOCLAR AG 0 0 2 2 3 7
LEICA MIKROSKOPIE SYSTEME AG 0 0 1 3 3 7
MARS INCORPORATED 3 2 1 1 0 7
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 0 1 1 4 1 7
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 2 7
RHODIA FILTEC AG 0 0 0 2 5 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 0 0 0 4 7
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. 0 2 1 0 4 7
TERRA AG FUR TIEFBAUTECHNIK 2 1 1 1 2 7
ALLEN-BRADLEY COMPANY 1 2 3 0 0 6
ASCOM AUTELCA AG. 1 4 0 1 0 6
ASEA BROWN BOVERI LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
BENNINGER AG 4 1 0 1 0 6
BRACCO RESEARCH S.A. 2 0 3 1 0 6
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 4 6
BRUDERER AG 3 0 2 0 1 6
BUCHI LABORTECHNIK AG 2 1 2 1 0 6
DAIMLER CHRYSER AG 0 0 0 0 6 6
E. KERTSCHER S.A. 0 3 2 1 0 6
EMHART GLASS S.A. 0 0 0 3 3 6
FISCHERWERKE ARTUR FISCHER GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 5 0 0 6
GOLDEN ALUMINUM COMPANY 0 0 0 4 2 6
HANSA METALLWERKE AG 0 1 2 2 1 6
ILFORD AG 0 4 1 1 0 6
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH 0 0 2 2 2 6
INTERELECTRIC AG 0 0 2 2 2 6
MAASLAND N.V. 0 0 4 0 2 6
MARIGEN S.A. 3 2 0 0 1 6
MONTRES ROLEX S.A. 1 0 3 1 1 6
PAMAG AG 2 1 2 1 0 6
PLUS ENDOPROTHETIK AG 1 0 2 2 1 6
PLUSS STAUFER AG 1 2 0 2 1 6
REICHLE+DE-MASSARI AG 1 3 1 0 1 6
ROCHE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORP. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) GMBH 0 0 0 5 1 6
SCHWEIZERISCHE INDUSTRIE-GESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 0 3 6
SULZER ELECTRONICS AG 0 0 2 1 3 6
A.G. FUR INDUSTRIELLE ELEKTRONIK AGIE LOSONE B. LOCARNO 2 1 0 2 0 5
ALCATEL N. V. 1 1 2 1 0 5
BARCOL-AIR AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
CERBIOS PHARMA S.A. 0 1 3 0 1 5
CIBA VISION CARE CORP. 0 0 4 1 0 5
CONCAST STANDARD AG 0 2 2 1 0 5
DYCONEX PATENTE AG 0 3 1 0 1 5
EUGSTER/FRISMAG AG 0 3 1 0 1 5
FLEISSNER GMBH 3 0 0 0 2 5
GANSER-HYDROMAG AG 1 2 2 0 0 5
GAY FRERES VENTE ET EXPORTATION S.A. 2 1 2 0 0 5
GIVAUDAN-ROURE CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
GUEST ELCHROM SCIENTIFIC A.G. 1 0 3 0 1 5
HCT SHAPING SYSTEMS SA 0 0 3 2 0 5
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 0 0 0 3 2 5
KWC AG 1 1 2 1 0 5
MAXS AG 0 1 2 2 0 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MELCHER, AG 0 4 1 0 0 5
OPTOSYS SA 0 0 1 0 4 5
ORBISPHERE LABORATORIES NEUCHATEL SA 1 3 0 1 0 5
RATHOR AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
ROTKREUZSTIFTUNG ZENTRALLABORATORIUM BLUTSPENDEDIENST SRK 0 2 0 2 1 5
SFS INDUSTRIE HOLDING AG 2 0 0 1 2 5
SOCIETE ANONYME DES PLIEUSES AUTOMATIQUES (SAPAL) 1 1 3 0 0 5
SOLIPAT AG 2 0 2 1 0 5
SULZER METCO AG 1 0 0 2 2 5
TARIM ASSOCIATES FOR SCIENTIFIC MINERAL AND OIL EXPLORATION AG 0 1 0 1 3 5
WENGER SA 0 0 1 1 3 5



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