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 | 4523 | 4729 | 6121 | 6106 | 6289 | 27768 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 1519 | 1355 | 1893 | 1778 | 1851 | 8396 |
NEC CORPORATION | 1043 | 1095 | 1627 | 1840 | 2006 | 7611 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 898 | 846 | 1147 | 1185 | 1216 | 5292 |
SONY CORPORATION | 788 | 779 | 1217 | 1251 | 1182 | 5217 |
FUJITSU LIMITED | 855 | 883 | 1166 | 1158 | 1118 | 5180 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 466 | 559 | 1251 | 1462 | 1391 | 5129 |
HITACHI, LTD | 961 | 898 | 1084 | 1003 | 1026 | 4972 |
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 934 | 891 | 1080 | 1053 | 1010 | 4968 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 837 | 745 | 1021 | 1030 | 1116 | 4749 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION | 470 | 462 | 702 | 728 | 674 | 3036 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 414 | 437 | 593 | 663 | 831 | 2938 |
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD | 509 | 466 | 547 | 539 | 542 | 2603 |
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) | 350 | 394 | 557 | 518 | 582 | 2401 |
NIKON CORPORATION | 422 | 475 | 562 | 340 | 249 | 2048 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) | 289 | 340 | 386 | 452 | 445 | 1912 |
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 315 | 272 | 397 | 409 | 497 | 1890 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 305 | 263 | 344 | 414 | 542 | 1868 |
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. | 275 | 315 | 376 | 382 | 391 | 1739 |
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 315 | 352 | 374 | 338 | 296 | 1675 |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. | 157 | 211 | 387 | 402 | 341 | 1498 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 236 | 220 | 351 | 338 | 321 | 1466 |
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. | 163 | 158 | 304 | 365 | 333 | 1323 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 155 | 204 | 278 | 280 | 365 | 1282 |
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 349 | 353 | 324 | 151 | 80 | 1257 |
YAZAKI CORP. | 164 | 225 | 271 | 294 | 293 | 1247 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 142 | 106 | 190 | 353 | 445 | 1236 |
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. | 222 | 213 | 276 | 221 | 278 | 1210 |
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 170 | 149 | 173 | 265 | 430 | 1187 |
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 168 | 151 | 270 | 277 | 232 | 1098 |
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 151 | 150 | 217 | 268 | 302 | 1088 |
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 73 | 127 | 214 | 290 | 384 | 1088 |
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | 172 | 182 | 277 | 247 | 188 | 1066 |
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. | 310 | 310 | 306 | 99 | 33 | 1058 |
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. | 129 | 214 | 319 | 272 | 120 | 1054 |
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | 138 | 154 | 211 | 242 | 294 | 1039 |
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 130 | 164 | 251 | 239 | 251 | 1035 |
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 133 | 148 | 208 | 262 | 224 | 975 |
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. | 32 | 119 | 235 | 310 | 254 | 950 |
L'OREAL S.A. | 125 | 164 | 178 | 253 | 220 | 940 |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN | 110 | 153 | 218 | 204 | 198 | 883 |
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED | 102 | 138 | 164 | 208 | 251 | 863 |
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | 208 | 171 | 158 | 162 | 136 | 835 |
YAMAHA CORPORATION | 147 | 138 | 197 | 206 | 141 | 829 |
DENSO CORPORATION | 0 | 7 | 124 | 303 | 366 | 800 |
LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 19 | 112 | 214 | 228 | 218 | 791 |
KONICA CORPORATION | 155 | 125 | 166 | 159 | 152 | 757 |
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 128 | 159 | 241 | 174 | 36 | 738 |
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | 137 | 123 | 145 | 135 | 149 | 689 |
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. | 132 | 122 | 132 | 143 | 154 | 683 |
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 77 | 66 | 118 | 199 | 222 | 682 |
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. | 104 | 113 | 140 | 127 | 171 | 655 |
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. | 90 | 97 | 127 | 184 | 155 | 653 |
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION | 101 | 110 | 141 | 139 | 130 | 621 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. | 103 | 113 | 172 | 112 | 69 | 569 |
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 90 | 85 | 95 | 134 | 160 | 564 |
NOVO NORDISK A/S | 54 | 95 | 111 | 168 | 134 | 562 |
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE | 69 | 86 | 141 | 102 | 159 | 557 |
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 39 | 76 | 99 | 150 | 192 | 556 |
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 132 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 111 | 532 |
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 91 | 73 | 116 | 136 | 110 | 526 |
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED | 102 | 96 | 112 | 95 | 116 | 521 |
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED | 97 | 55 | 166 | 168 | 31 | 517 |
TDK CORPORATION | 81 | 74 | 83 | 104 | 160 | 502 |
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) | 70 | 107 | 129 | 98 | 82 | 486 |
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION | 100 | 88 | 113 | 105 | 79 | 485 |
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 123 | 91 | 87 | 110 | 72 | 483 |
NGK INSULATORS LTD. | 66 | 79 | 92 | 121 | 115 | 473 |
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 72 | 71 | 126 | 98 | 104 | 471 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY | 46 | 57 | 107 | 143 | 117 | 470 |
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 31 | 58 | 120 | 130 | 124 | 463 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION | 0 | 19 | 145 | 157 | 136 | 457 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.A. | 58 | 85 | 117 | 114 | 82 | 456 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | 64 | 76 | 123 | 108 | 80 | 451 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 68 | 105 | 103 | 88 | 81 | 445 |
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. | 38 | 37 | 97 | 133 | 137 | 442 |
ZENECA LIMITED | 64 | 67 | 105 | 109 | 77 | 422 |
FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD. | 44 | 76 | 102 | 86 | 113 | 421 |
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 22 | 53 | 119 | 107 | 120 | 421 |
MITA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD. | 86 | 73 | 154 | 76 | 29 | 418 |
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION | 204 | 192 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 417 |
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD | 59 | 61 | 103 | 86 | 105 | 414 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 62 | 73 | 77 | 92 | 110 | 414 |
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 3 | 9 | 20 | 77 | 297 | 406 |
DAIMLER CHRYSER AG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 318 | 404 |
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG | 74 | 75 | 110 | 68 | 77 | 404 |
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) | 106 | 68 | 85 | 80 | 54 | 393 |
TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. | 99 | 74 | 72 | 79 | 69 | 393 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 64 | 59 | 95 | 90 | 82 | 390 |
NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY | 40 | 44 | 91 | 112 | 103 | 390 |
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. | 94 | 54 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 385 |
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE | 69 | 79 | 88 | 81 | 62 | 379 |
NIPPON STEEL CORP. | 71 | 88 | 94 | 67 | 56 | 376 |
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 51 | 43 | 78 | 86 | 110 | 368 |
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. | 50 | 72 | 92 | 93 | 60 | 367 |
SANSHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 74 | 58 | 83 | 69 | 83 | 367 |
XEROX CORPORATION | 73 | 70 | 79 | 77 | 67 | 366 |
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION | 50 | 60 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 360 |
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED | 61 | 63 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 359 |
AKZO NOBEL NV | 31 | 68 | 77 | 93 | 82 | 351 |
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 279 | 348 |
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG | 54 | 61 | 99 | 56 | 74 | 344 |
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. | 61 | 66 | 88 | 58 | 67 | 340 |
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL | 51 | 60 | 85 | 73 | 65 | 334 |
NSK LIMITED | 78 | 67 | 60 | 58 | 70 | 333 |
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 57 | 73 | 71 | 57 | 70 | 328 |
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. | 52 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 95 | 325 |
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 66 | 55 | 76 | 57 | 71 | 325 |
WHITAKER CORPORATION | 51 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 81 | 314 |
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION | 62 | 70 | 59 | 63 | 58 | 312 |
EBARA CORPORATION, NIKKISO CO., LTD. | 29 | 54 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 307 |
UNISIA JECS CORPORATION | 56 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 63 | 307 |
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION | 59 | 62 | 66 | 54 | 63 | 304 |
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC | 49 | 36 | 71 | 79 | 67 | 302 |
GOLDSTAR COMPANY, LTD. | 169 | 84 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 301 |
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. | 17 | 22 | 57 | 104 | 101 | 301 |
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. | 32 | 43 | 84 | 74 | 67 | 300 |
ALCATEL N. V. | 85 | 68 | 99 | 38 | 9 | 299 |
MANNESMANN AG | 54 | 47 | 59 | 65 | 68 | 293 |
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 39 | 52 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 288 |
FANUC LTD. | 73 | 50 | 70 | 49 | 44 | 286 |
SHIMANO INC. | 29 | 34 | 62 | 78 | 80 | 283 |
THOMSON-CSF | 51 | 52 | 66 | 67 | 46 | 282 |
ADVANTEST CORP. | 20 | 40 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 279 |
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. | 47 | 47 | 64 | 67 | 52 | 277 |
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. | 37 | 62 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 277 |
ELF ATOCHEM S.A. | 37 | 45 | 61 | 69 | 63 | 275 |
ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 219 | 273 |
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. | 70 | 52 | 47 | 58 | 46 | 273 |
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 1 | 42 | 94 | 66 | 63 | 266 |
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE | 51 | 34 | 41 | 69 | 71 | 266 |
SHELL OIL COMPANY | 30 | 42 | 65 | 69 | 59 | 265 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 23 | 24 | 54 | 72 | 89 | 262 |
VALMET CORP. | 36 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 48 | 262 |
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. | 35 | 37 | 65 | 78 | 43 | 258 |
KOMATSU LTD. | 2 | 33 | 74 | 79 | 69 | 257 |
RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE | 43 | 70 | 80 | 48 | 16 | 257 |
NESTEC, S.A. | 36 | 42 | 53 | 75 | 50 | 256 |
KOBE STEEL LTD. | 46 | 42 | 64 | 54 | 49 | 255 |
BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM G.M.B.H. | 53 | 60 | 80 | 42 | 16 | 251 |
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY | 50 | 52 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 251 |
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH | 13 | 37 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 251 |
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 14 | 85 | 149 | 248 |
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 42 | 107 | 98 | 247 |
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. | 28 | 29 | 42 | 69 | 77 | 245 |
FICHTEL + SACHS AG | 55 | 68 | 74 | 40 | 8 | 245 |
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 30 | 51 | 59 | 43 | 60 | 243 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. | 36 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 241 |
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD. | 27 | 46 | 79 | 53 | 36 | 241 |
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG | 41 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 54 | 241 |
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC | 55 | 49 | 57 | 42 | 37 | 240 |
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED | 44 | 39 | 47 | 49 | 61 | 240 |
AISIN AW CO., LTD. | 26 | 25 | 77 | 64 | 47 | 239 |
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA | 23 | 46 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 235 |
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 29 | 27 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 235 |
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 44 | 32 | 65 | 59 | 34 | 234 |
FRANCE TELECOM | 47 | 36 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 232 |
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. | 35 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 231 |
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED | 42 | 37 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 229 |
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 49 | 48 | 62 | 49 | 21 | 229 |
HUELS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 36 | 35 | 53 | 55 | 49 | 228 |
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. | 40 | 33 | 47 | 65 | 43 | 228 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE | 54 | 42 | 61 | 39 | 31 | 227 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. | 42 | 24 | 44 | 57 | 58 | 225 |
MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 61 | 57 | 58 | 32 | 14 | 222 |
YKK CORPORATION | 28 | 48 | 46 | 59 | 40 | 221 |
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. | 32 | 22 | 44 | 64 | 54 | 216 |
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. | 23 | 29 | 43 | 49 | 70 | 214 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." | 50 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 45 | 213 |
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. | 29 | 39 | 52 | 55 | 37 | 212 |
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED | 39 | 35 | 40 | 65 | 31 | 210 |
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 52 | 51 | 42 | 49 | 16 | 210 |
M.A.N. ROLAND DRUCKMASCHINEN AG | 45 | 37 | 53 | 38 | 36 | 209 |
ZEXEL CORPORATION | 36 | 42 | 37 | 68 | 25 | 208 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 53 | 65 | 55 | 29 | 4 | 206 |
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 30 | 40 | 43 | 36 | 57 | 206 |
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC | 15 | 33 | 37 | 57 | 63 | 205 |
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 43 | 26 | 41 | 53 | 40 | 203 |
TEIJIN LIMITED | 37 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 201 |
MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS INC. | 79 | 72 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 199 |
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 143 | 198 |
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION | 42 | 43 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 196 |
CHISSO CORPORATION | 24 | 37 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 195 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 34 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 45 | 195 |
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 28 | 37 | 39 | 29 | 60 | 193 |
MITSUI PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. | 41 | 76 | 57 | 10 | 8 | 192 |
PORSCHE AG | 41 | 39 | 25 | 47 | 37 | 189 |
RHONE-POULENC RORER, S.A. | 23 | 58 | 50 | 36 | 22 | 189 |
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE IN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM | 31 | 28 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 189 |
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION | 26 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 55 | 187 |
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 34 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 43 | 186 |
DAIWA SEIKO INC | 40 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 182 |
ABB RESEARCH LTD. | 12 | 16 | 51 | 56 | 46 | 181 |
BRITISH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED | 63 | 61 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 181 |
EXEDY CORPORATION | 2 | 22 | 32 | 75 | 50 | 181 |
INSTITUT PASTEUR | 14 | 30 | 42 | 51 | 43 | 180 |
NKK CORPORATION | 41 | 34 | 41 | 30 | 34 | 180 |
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PTE LTD | 10 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 70 | 179 |
DEUTSCHE THOMSON-BRANDT GMBH | 24 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 43 | 178 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 29 | 29 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 178 |
KYOCERA CORPORATION | 20 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 50 | 176 |
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. | 28 | 40 | 46 | 29 | 33 | 176 |
SMS SCHLOEMANN-SIEMAG AG | 14 | 20 | 27 | 46 | 68 | 175 |
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH | 24 | 38 | 30 | 40 | 43 | 175 |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | 20 | 20 | 40 | 53 | 40 | 173 |
MOLEX INCORPORATED | 20 | 34 | 27 | 37 | 55 | 173 |
NTN CORPORATION | 14 | 32 | 46 | 36 | 45 | 173 |
AGFA-GEVAERT, AG | 18 | 39 | 49 | 53 | 13 | 172 |
KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD | 32 | 43 | 36 | 39 | 22 | 172 |
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC | 35 | 33 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 172 |
SHIMADZU CORPORATION | 31 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 171 |
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 98 | 170 |
MERCK SHARP & DOHME LIMITED | 25 | 48 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 169 |
ITT AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE GMBH | 36 | 49 | 49 | 29 | 5 | 168 |
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 23 | 20 | 31 | 49 | 44 | 167 |
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 18 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 51 | 167 |
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. | 6 | 23 | 57 | 37 | 43 | 166 |
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION | 42 | 30 | 41 | 28 | 25 | 166 |
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. | 33 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 166 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON | 17 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 48 | 165 |
OMRON CORPORATION | 41 | 21 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 165 |
SANDEN CORPORATION | 25 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 50 | 164 |
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG | 0 | 14 | 43 | 58 | 49 | 164 |
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 27 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 162 |
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 29 | 26 | 45 | 23 | 39 | 162 |
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. | 45 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 160 |
HITACHI METALS LTD. | 42 | 22 | 43 | 30 | 22 | 159 |
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED | 31 | 22 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 158 |
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA | 21 | 21 | 37 | 48 | 31 | 158 |
SANKYO SEIKI MFG. CO., LTD. | 24 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 157 |
ADIR ET COMPAGNIE | 33 | 46 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 156 |
DSM N.V. | 19 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 56 | 156 |
SALOMON S.A. | 23 | 21 | 26 | 51 | 35 | 156 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 26 | 25 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 155 |
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED | 18 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 155 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOMATSU SEISAKUSHO | 77 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 155 |
KURARAY CO., LTD. | 19 | 23 | 42 | 35 | 36 | 155 |
PFIZER INC. | 22 | 23 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 155 |
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG | 21 | 19 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 154 |
SAMSUNG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 17 | 30 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 153 |
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | 22 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 54 | 152 |
NTT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC. | 12 | 25 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 151 |
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH | 18 | 21 | 40 | 33 | 37 | 149 |
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED | 3 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 63 | 149 |
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. | 30 | 42 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 148 |
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. | 19 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 148 |
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH | 23 | 23 | 35 | 28 | 38 | 147 |
W. SCHLAFHORST AG & CO. | 23 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 25 | 147 |
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION | 19 | 18 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 145 |
THE BOC GROUP PLC | 25 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 145 |
NIPPON OIL COMPANY LTD. | 35 | 29 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 142 |
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG | 22 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 140 |
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION | 14 | 4 | 26 | 45 | 50 | 139 |
FUJISAWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | 31 | 35 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 138 |
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA | 29 | 29 | 17 | 38 | 25 | 138 |
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) | 0 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 61 | 138 |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 138 |
CLARIANT GMBH | 0 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 69 | 137 |
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG | 24 | 15 | 34 | 29 | 35 | 137 |
NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 7 | 18 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 136 |
DAIMLER-BENZ AEROSPACE AIRBUS GMBH | 25 | 26 | 53 | 28 | 3 | 135 |
KOKUSAI DENSHIN DENWA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 21 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 25 | 135 |
CARL FREUDENBERG | 37 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 133 |
TOSOH CORPORATION | 22 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 133 |
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED | 21 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 131 |
FUTABA DENSHI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 15 | 21 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 131 |
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. | 24 | 24 | 18 | 38 | 26 | 130 |
MEDTRONIC INC. | 9 | 10 | 38 | 27 | 46 | 130 |
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE | 11 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 130 |
MANNESMANN SACHS AG | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 85 | 129 |
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB | 29 | 22 | 16 | 35 | 26 | 128 |
SEXTANT AVIONIQUE | 29 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 128 |
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 128 |
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 19 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 43 | 128 |
NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 14 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 127 |
SANKYO COMPANY LIMITED | 24 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 127 |
AB VOLVO | 15 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 125 |
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH | 9 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 37 | 125 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 10 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 125 |
SANOFI, S.A. | 27 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 125 |
BRAUN A.G. | 26 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 123 |
HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED | 21 | 18 | 28 | 39 | 17 | 123 |
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. | 21 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 123 |
KANEGAFUCHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 27 | 29 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 123 |
VALEO S.A. | 10 | 23 | 53 | 15 | 22 | 123 |
INTEL CORPORATION | 16 | 19 | 34 | 25 | 28 | 122 |
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. | 11 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 25 | 122 |
UBE INDUSTRIES LTD. | 20 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 122 |
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 10 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 121 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO | 20 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 121 |
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. | 16 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 121 |
NIDEK CO., LTD. | 19 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 39 | 121 |
AUSIMONT S.P.A. | 25 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 119 |
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 7 | 19 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 119 |
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. | 22 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 39 | 119 |
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) | 9 | 11 | 39 | 22 | 38 | 119 |
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. | 16 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 119 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. | 7 | 18 | 46 | 29 | 18 | 118 |
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. | 6 | 18 | 33 | 40 | 21 | 118 |
EISAI CO., LTD. | 29 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 116 |
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. | 17 | 23 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 116 |
TEMIC TELEFUNKEN MICROELECTRONIC GMBH | 22 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 116 |
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. | 15 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 116 |
ERICSSON, INC. | 12 | 35 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 115 |
NCR CORPORATION | 14 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 115 |
SHISEIDO CO., LTD. | 11 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 115 |
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. | 17 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 114 |
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | 17 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 114 |
NOVARTIS CORPORATION | 0 | 14 | 57 | 23 | 19 | 113 |
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. | 12 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 46 | 112 |
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. | 23 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 112 |
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 22 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 32 | 112 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS - ACER INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 58 | 112 |
FOCKE & CO. | 28 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 111 |
KOMATSU ELECTRONIC METALS CO., LTD. | 3 | 7 | 23 | 60 | 18 | 111 |
OKIDATA CORPORATION | 0 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 50 | 110 |
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. | 8 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 39 | 110 |
KUBOTA CORPORATION | 24 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 109 |
BULL S.A. | 25 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 108 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA | 21 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 108 |
NIPPON ZEON CO., LTD. | 17 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 108 |
ROUSSEL-UCLAF | 34 | 26 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 107 |
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 107 |
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION | 7 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 107 |
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE | 13 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 105 |
DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGSANSTALT FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. | 21 | 18 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 105 |
HOYA CORPORATION | 2 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 105 |
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 25 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 105 |
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) | 37 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 105 |
ALCATEL ALSTHOM COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE | 9 | 9 | 34 | 48 | 4 | 104 |
UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 68 | 104 |
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM | 12 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 104 |
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. | 15 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 103 |
SANDOZ LTD. | 63 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 103 |
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX | 16 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 101 |
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 19 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 101 |
KOENIG & BAUER-ALBERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 5 | 25 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 101 |
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