U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
NOVO NORDISK A/S | 50 | 87 | 102 | 159 | 125 | 523 |
~Individually Owned Patent | 31 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 44 | 199 |
DANFOSS A/S | 9 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 92 |
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 66 |
INTERLEGO A.G. | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 35 |
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
F. L. SMIDTH & CO. A/S | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
NEUROSEARCH A/S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
V. KANN RASMUSSEN INDUSTRI A/S | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
H. LUNDBECK A/S | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
LEO PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS LTD. A/S (LOVENS KEMISKE FABRIK PRODUCTIONSAKTIESELSKAB) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
NIRO HOLDING A/S | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
AASTED-MIKROVERK APS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
DANISCO A/S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
APV PASILAC A/S | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
GRUNDFOS A/S | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
M.A.N.-B & W DIESEL A/S | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
NYCOMED IMAGING AS | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
GEORG FISCHER DISA A/S | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
TOPHOLM & WESTERMANN APS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
CHARTEC LABORATORIES A/S | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
DANSK INDUSTRI SYNDIKAT A/S | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
DART INDUSTRIES INC. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
FORSKNINGSCENTER RISO | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MAERSK MEDICAL A/S | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
NIRO A/S | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
OTICON A/S | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
RADIOMETER MEDICAL A/S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
APV ANHYDRO A/S | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
BANG & OLUFSEN A/S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
CONTEX A/S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
DSC COMMUNICATIONS A/S | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
FOSS ELECTRIC A/S | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
NORSK HYDRO A/S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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