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 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

NETHERLANDS

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 280 248 428 404 338 1698
~Individually Owned Patent 54 59 64 86 61 324
AKZO NOBEL NV 20 44 55 54 53 226
SHELL OIL COMPANY 20 27 47 43 37 174
DSM N.V. 17 18 28 19 43 125
KONINKLIJKE PTT NEDERLAND N.V. 19 14 25 19 12 89
MEDTRONIC INC. 7 9 22 17 25 80
OCE-NEDERLAND B.V. 13 7 23 5 5 53
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 4 6 18 14 52
CORDIS CORPORATION 4 12 17 4 2 39
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 0 1 3 12 22 38
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. 1 3 11 14 8 37
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 10 2 13 4 8 37
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 4 5 14 11 35
VITATRON MEDICAL B.V. 10 2 7 10 6 35
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 2 9 7 12 34
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJ 5 4 8 9 8 34
AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPEENNE 6 7 9 3 8 33
GIST-BROCADES N.V. 5 7 14 6 1 33
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. 4 4 10 6 7 31
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 4 5 7 7 8 31
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 0 0 0 13 16 29
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 7 7 4 7 4 29
WHITAKER CORPORATION 8 1 7 4 7 27
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. 1 3 4 8 8 24
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 4 7 7 3 3 24
VAN DOORNE'S TRANSMISSIE B.V. 4 4 5 5 6 24
THOMA J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 1 1 4 14 22
HADEWE B.V. 9 3 3 4 2 21
MAASLAND N.V. 0 1 6 6 8 21
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 1 5 8 4 20
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 2 3 4 10 20
APPLIED POWER INC. 3 3 5 3 3 17
HOOGOVENS STAAL. B.V. 1 6 5 3 2 17
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 3 6 7 1 0 17
MOGEN INTERNATIONAL N.V. 2 4 5 6 0 17
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 7 2 4 0 17
ASM LITHOGRAPHY B.V. 2 1 1 3 7 14
HERCULES INCORPORATED 0 1 4 4 5 14
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 1 4 2 1 6 14
ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 5 1 2 3 13
MACHINEFABRIEK MEYN B.V. 1 3 7 0 2 13
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN 0 3 2 5 3 13
SKF INDUSTRIAL TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, N.V. 1 3 4 3 2 13
INALFA INDUSTRIES, B.V. 2 2 1 0 7 12
STORK PMT B.V. 2 2 1 3 4 12
STORK RMS B.V. 3 2 4 1 2 12
HUNTER DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 0 1 1 9 11
SYSTEMATE HOLLAND B.V. 0 0 3 5 3 11
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT 0 2 3 2 4 11
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 0 0 2 5 3 10
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 4 4 10
HOLLAND SWEETENER COMPANY V.O.F. 3 1 3 1 2 10
KOWA COMPANY LTD. 0 0 2 1 7 10
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 4 2 4 10
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. 0 4 3 2 1 10
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 1 2 4 2 0 9
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. 0 0 4 3 2 9
DUPHAR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH B.V. 2 1 2 3 1 9
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. 1 2 3 2 1 9
FLAT PANEL DISPLAY CO. (FPD) B.V. 0 0 3 6 0 9
SOLTEC B.V. 1 2 3 0 3 9
B.V. OPTISCHE INDUSTRIE "DE OUDE DELFT" 1 4 2 1 0 8
BUHRS-ZAANDAM B.V. 0 4 2 1 1 8
CHIRON CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 1 8
CROWN GEAR B.V. 1 2 3 1 1 8
FICO B.V. 0 3 2 0 3 8
FPS FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS B.V. 0 2 3 3 0 8
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. 0 1 3 2 2 8
OPTICON SENSORS EUROPE B.V. 3 3 2 0 0 8
PHARMING B.V. 0 1 1 2 4 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 4 3 8
LEADD BV 0 0 0 5 2 7
ODME INTERNATIONAL B.V. 2 0 0 2 3 7
PAQUES B.V. 3 1 0 2 1 7
PROLION B.V. 1 0 3 0 3 7
STORK SCREENS, B.V. 3 1 1 1 1 7
ALLSEAS GROUP S.A. 2 0 2 1 1 6
CORDIS EUROPA N.V. 0 0 1 5 0 6
GASTEC N. V. 1 0 4 1 0 6
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. 2 1 1 1 1 6
INNAS FREE PISTON B.V. 3 0 1 1 1 6
KONINKLIJKE EMBALLAGE INDUSTRIE VAN LEER B.V. 1 1 2 2 0 6
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 3 0 0 0 6
NCR CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT TE GRONINGEN 1 1 1 1 2 6
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 1 4 0 0 1 6
SKF INDUSTRIAL TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY B.V. 3 1 1 1 0 6
STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND 0 2 0 1 3 6
UNICHEMA CHEMIE B.V. 0 4 2 0 0 6
WAVIN B.V. 0 0 2 3 1 6
YAMANOUCHI EUROPE B.V. 0 3 1 2 0 6
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 3 0 2 5
ENGELHARD DE MEERN B. V. 3 0 1 1 0 5
FLUID MANAGEMENT, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
GIST-BROCADES S.A. 1 0 2 2 0 5
GUILFORD (DELAWARE) INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
KLOCKNER HANSEL TEVOPHARM B.V. 2 0 0 1 2 5
KROHNE AG 0 0 2 2 1 5
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 3 1 1 5
M.C.C. NEDERLAND B.V. 0 1 2 1 1 5
MANNESMANN AG 1 2 0 2 0 5
MICROTRONIC NEDERLAND, B.V. 0 0 2 0 3 5
N. V. KEMA 1 0 3 1 0 5
ONSTREAM INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
PHARMACHEMIE B.V. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SANDOZ LTD. 4 0 1 0 0 5
SCHEIDE INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SHELL RESEARCH LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
STORK CONTIWEB B.V. 2 1 2 0 0 5
THYSSEN DE REUS B.V. 2 0 0 1 2 5
XEROX CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5



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