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

FINLAND

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY 40 43 85 104 99 371
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 29 31 74 90 97 321
~Individually Owned Patent 55 63 71 70 48 307
VALMET CORP. 36 53 62 61 46 258
KONE OSAKEYHTIO 10 6 15 14 7 52
ORION YHTYMA OY. ORION PHARMACEUTICAL CO. 11 5 8 9 6 39
INSTRUMENTARIUM OY 4 7 9 10 6 36
NESTE OY 8 8 5 8 7 36
LK-PRODUCTS OY 8 5 8 3 9 33
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 11 5 2 3 9 30
VAISALA OY 9 9 6 3 0 27
VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS 4 3 5 7 8 27
A. AHLSTROM CORPORATION 17 3 5 1 0 26
AHLSTROM MACHINERY OY 0 6 10 5 5 26
VALMET PAPER MACHINERY INC. 19 3 2 0 1 25
TAMROCK OY 0 4 5 5 9 23
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S 1 4 5 7 4 21
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGIA OY 8 7 3 2 1 21
NOKIA TECHNOLOGY GMBH 3 1 3 10 4 21
LEIRAS OY 4 2 3 3 6 18
ABB INDUSTRY OY 3 4 2 4 2 15
CULTOR LTD. 1 3 5 5 1 15
LABSYSTEMS OY 0 3 1 4 7 15
XYROFIN OY 1 2 2 7 3 15
KVAERNER MASA-YARDS OY 4 5 0 2 3 14
OY WARTSILA DIESEL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 4 3 4 2 1 14
ADC SOLITRA OY 0 2 4 5 2 13
HELSINKI UNIVERSITY LICENSING, LTD. 2 1 7 1 1 12
PICKER NORDSTAR, INC. 5 3 0 3 1 12
POLAR ELECTRO OY 2 4 3 0 3 12
BOREALIS POLYMERS OY 1 5 1 0 4 11
KEMIRA OY, BIOTECH 5 4 1 0 0 10
TAMPELLA POWER OY 2 4 1 2 1 10
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 0 1 2 7 10
WALLAC OY 2 1 1 1 5 10
ALKO-YHTIOT OY (ALKO GROUP LTD.) 4 3 2 0 0 9
OUTOKUMPU ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS OY 6 2 1 0 0 9
UPONOR INNOVATION AB 1 1 2 1 4 9
AHLSTROM MACHINERY CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 3 8
FIBOX OY AB 2 1 1 1 3 8
OUTOKUMPU OYJ 0 0 0 1 7 8
SUNDS DEFIBRATOR WOODHANDLING OY 0 2 1 4 1 8
IMATRAN VOIMA OY 0 4 3 0 0 7
JANESKO OY 1 2 1 2 1 7
KCI KONECRANES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 0 7
ROHM ENZYME FINLAND OY 0 0 1 5 1 7
TAMGLASS ENGINEERING OY 1 2 1 3 0 7
VALMET AUTOMATION INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
AHLSTROM MACHINERY, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
ANDRITZ-PATENTVERWALTUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 2 1 0 1 2 6
AUTOROBOT FINLAND OY 0 3 2 1 0 6
BIONX IMPLANTS OY 0 0 0 3 3 6
KEMIRA AGRO OY 0 0 4 2 0 6
KEMIRA CHEMICALS OY 0 2 1 1 2 6
KVAERNER PULPING OY 0 0 1 3 2 6
ORION CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
ANDRITZ-AHLSTROM OY 0 0 0 0 5 5
ENSO-GUTZEIT OSAKEYHTIO 1 1 3 0 0 5
EXEL OY 1 2 0 2 0 5
FISKARS CONSUMER OY AB 1 2 0 1 1 5
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 1 0 5
OY MEDIX BIOCHEMICA AB 1 0 2 2 0 5
SUUNTO OY 1 0 2 0 2 5



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