U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
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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