U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. | 102 | 112 | 135 | 116 | 128 | 593 |
~Individually Owned Patent | 33 | 23 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 170 |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | 18 | 20 | 35 | 44 | 34 | 151 |
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. | 29 | 41 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 132 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY | 20 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 126 |
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) | 17 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 78 |
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 66 |
ALCATEL N. V. | 22 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 57 |
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 56 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION | 12 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 55 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 53 |
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO ELECKRONICA CENTRUM VZW | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
PLANT GENETIC SYSTEMS N.V. | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 45 |
N. V. RAYCHEM S.A. | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 |
N. V. INNOGENETICS S.A. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 |
FINA RESEARCH S.A. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 32 |
N.V. BEKAERT S.A. | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
CERESTAR HOLDING BV | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
GLAVERBEL | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
N. V. MICHEL VAN DE WIELE | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 27 |
XEIKON NV | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
SHELL OIL COMPANY | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
DOW CORNING S.A. | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
SOLVAY POLYOLEFINS EUROPE -- BELGIUM (SOCIETE ANONYME | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
DART INDUSTRIES INC. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
FIRMA G.B. BOUCHERIE, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
PICANOL N.V. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
COCA-COLA COMPANY | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
MEDTRONIC INC. | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM BIOLOGICALS (S.A.) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
STAAR, S.A. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
U.C.B. SOCIETE ANONYME | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
ZENECA LIMITED | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
DSM N.V. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
ELF ATOCHEM S.A. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSELS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
ALCATEL ALSTHOM COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
BARCO GRAPHICS N.V. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
CORVITA CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
N.V. OWENS-CORNING S.A. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
ADVANCED ELASTOMER SYSTEMS, L.P. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
DOW CORNING CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
MAGOTTEAUX INTERNATIONAL S.A. | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
SCAMBIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
INTERNATIONAL SANITARY WARE MANUFACTURING CY, S.A. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
RAFFINERIE TIRLEMONTOISE, SOCIETE ANONYME | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
AKZO NOBEL NV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
BAROID TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
C. P. BOURG, S.A. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH PRODUCTS N.V. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
SLEGTEN SOCIETE ANONYME | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SOLVAY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
ZEXEL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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