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 100 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

ALL FOREIGN REGIONS

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
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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