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

SWEDEN

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 124 87 150 270 348 979
~Individually Owned Patent 93 101 151 151 147 643
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 40 31 35 63 45 214
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 16 39 44 51 40 190
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 29 22 14 35 25 125
AB VOLVO 14 23 26 25 33 121
ERICSSON, INC. 12 35 34 13 10 104
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 26 10 18 16 26 96
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 24 10 15 14 29 92
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 16 14 22 23 15 90
PACESETTER AB 9 22 22 7 13 73
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN AB 1 11 28 18 14 72
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 9 19 15 15 58
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 1 4 10 17 25 57
TELIA AB 5 9 13 10 9 46
MOLNLYCKE AB 9 10 18 4 2 43
SUNDS DEFIBRATOR INDUSTRIES AKTIEBOLAG 8 4 11 13 3 39
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 0 0 2 15 20 37
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 7 4 9 5 11 36
ALFA-LAVAL AB 0 0 10 13 12 35
ALFA-LAVAL AGRI INTERNATIONAL AB 0 0 7 13 15 35
ALLGON AB 0 3 5 9 16 33
VALMET-KARLSTAD AB 3 1 5 8 15 32
KVAERNER PULPING TECHNOLOGIES AB 11 10 5 4 1 31
ARRAY PRINTERS PUBL. AB 2 1 6 7 14 30
PHARMACIA BIOTECH AB 1 4 10 9 5 29
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 17 5 4 1 1 28
VOLVO PENTA AB 12 3 7 3 3 28
EKA CHEMICALS AB 0 0 10 13 4 27
ABB ATOM AB 4 6 3 10 3 26
NESTEC, S.A. 7 7 4 6 2 26
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 3 2 10 7 23
GAMBRO AB 2 0 9 5 7 23
IRO AB 2 3 4 5 9 23
ABB FLAKT AB 2 4 5 5 6 22
SECO TOOLS AB 0 2 2 10 8 22
BOFORS AB 1 3 8 4 5 21
AGA AB 4 2 4 5 5 20
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 4 3 2 0 10 19
LEAR CORPORATION 0 2 8 7 2 19
NOBEL BIOCARE AB 0 3 10 4 2 19
SAAB AUTOMOBILE AKTIEBOLAG 8 5 3 1 2 19
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 3 2 6 5 3 19
EKA NOBEL AB 2 11 3 1 1 18
HOGANAS AB 5 2 4 5 2 18
NYCOMED IMAGING AS 3 2 3 5 5 18
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB 0 1 4 9 4 18
ERICCSON GE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC. 16 0 0 0 0 16
PERSTORP AB 3 4 2 3 4 16
TELEVERKET 7 6 1 2 0 16
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 2 3 1 4 4 14
INDUSTRI AB THULE 4 1 3 3 3 14
ABU AKTIEBOLAG 5 6 1 1 0 13
FRIGOSCANDIA EQUIPMENT AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 5 2 6 13
TEXO AB 2 3 1 1 6 13
HUMANTEKNIK AB 3 1 6 1 1 12
ITT FLYGT AB 5 4 2 0 1 12
ALFA-LAVAL SEPARATION AB 1 3 4 3 0 11
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 2 1 4 2 2 11
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 1 1 1 3 5 11
SVENSKA ROTOR MASKINER AKTIEBOLAG 1 3 4 3 0 11
SYMBICOM AKTIEBOLAG 2 2 3 0 4 11
AB REXROTH MECMAN 0 2 1 2 5 10
ABB CARBON AB 3 3 2 2 0 10
ATLAS COPCO BEREMA AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 2 5 1 10
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 3 3 1 10
ICL SYSTEMS AKTIEBOLAG 3 4 2 1 0 10
MECEL AB 0 3 3 2 2 10
MEDIVIR AB 3 2 2 2 1 10
CELSIUS TECH ELECTRONICS AB 2 0 1 2 4 9
LINDAB AB 1 2 1 2 3 9
MEDEVELOP AB 3 2 3 0 1 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 1 0 3 5 9
AB PH. NEDERMAN & COMPANY 3 0 2 0 3 8
ASTRAZENECA AB 0 0 0 0 8 8
BEROL NOBEL AB 4 4 0 0 0 8
BIACORE AB 0 1 0 4 3 8
FERRING AB 3 3 1 1 0 8
FORSVARETS FORSKNINGSANSTALT 1 0 4 1 2 8
GUL & CO DEVELOPMENT AB 0 0 0 0 8 8
MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
NORDIC WATER PRODUCTS AB 0 4 3 0 1 8
VOLVO WHEEL LOADERS AB 0 1 0 0 7 8
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 3 1 2 1 1 8
APPLICATOR SYSTEM AB 0 0 2 3 2 7
ATLAS COPCO CRAELIUS AB 0 0 4 1 2 7
BTG KALLE INVENTING AB 1 2 1 1 2 7
DALLOZ SAFETY AB 0 0 3 2 2 7
KANTHAL AB 0 0 1 3 3 7
SAAB-SCANIA COMBITECH AKTIEBOLAG 1 2 2 1 1 7
SCA HYGIENE PAPER AB 0 0 2 0 5 7
VATTENFALL AB 1 1 3 1 1 7
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 2 1 6
FERRING B.V. 0 1 2 2 1 6
NITRO NOBEL AB 3 2 1 0 0 6
OXI-GENE INC. 2 0 0 1 3 6
PHARMACIA BIOSENSOR AB 2 3 1 0 0 6
SINTER-CAST AB 1 0 1 1 3 6
SYSTEM 3R INTERNATIONAL AB 0 0 1 3 2 6
VALEO ENGINE COOLING AB 2 1 2 1 0 6
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 0 1 0 2 3 6
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 1 6
AEROCRINE AB 0 0 0 1 4 5
AKZO NOBEL SURFACE CHEMISTRY AB 1 0 0 0 4 5
ASSA AB 3 0 1 0 1 5
CASCO NOBEL AB 3 1 1 0 0 5
CHEMREC AKTIEBOLAG 3 2 0 0 0 5
COR THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ELEKTA INSTRUMENT AB 1 2 1 0 1 5
FORSKARPATENT I LINKOPING AB 0 0 0 3 2 5
KABI PHARMACIA AB 2 3 0 0 0 5
KEMIRA KEMI AKTIEBOLAG 0 3 1 1 0 5
MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB 0 0 0 3 2 5
NOBELPHARMA AB 3 1 0 0 1 5
OREBROSKENAN AKTIEBOLAG 1 0 2 0 2 5
PRESSMASTER TOOL AB 1 2 2 0 0 5
STORA KOPPARBERGS BERGSLAGS AB 1 0 1 2 1 5
SYNECTICS MEDICAL AB 0 1 4 0 0 5
SYNECTICS MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
VALMET FIBERTECH AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 0 5 5
VATTENFALL UTVECKLING AB 3 2 0 0 0 5
WHIRLPOOL EUROPE B.V. 4 1 0 0 0 5



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