U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
~Individually Owned Patent | 35 | 33 | 43 | 39 | 47 | 197 |
NYCOMED IMAGING AS | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 63 |
DEN NORSKE STATS OLJESELSKAP A.S. | 9 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 45 |
NORSK HYDRO A/S | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
NORSK HYDRO ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
TANDBERG DATA A/S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
SINVENT AS | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
ALVERN NORWAY A/S | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
KVERNELAND KLEPP AS | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
GECO A.S. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
KVAERNER ENGINEERING A/S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES A/S | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
TANDBERG DATA STORAGE A/S | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
AXIS BIOCHEMICALS AS | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
ELKEM ASA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
KVAERNER MARITIME AS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
KVAERNER ASA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
MARITIME HYDRAULICS A.S. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
ROTTEFELLA AS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
VINGMED SOUND A/S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
ELKEM A/S | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
FRAMO ENGINEERING A/S | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MEDINNOVA S.F. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
THIN FILM ELECTRONICS ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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