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 1997 - 2001 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

DENMARK

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
NOVO NORDISK A/S 87 102 159 125 80 553
~Individually Owned Patent 44 41 39 44 40 208
DANFOSS A/S 19 29 16 19 12 95
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 12 11 15 18 15 71
INTERLEGO A.G. 5 12 12 4 8 41
NOVOZYMES A/S 0 0 0 0 34 34
H. LUNDBECK A/S 4 7 2 3 10 26
F. L. SMIDTH & CO. A/S 5 10 6 1 3 25
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 4 7 4 4 5 24
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 1 8 7 8 24
NEUROSEARCH A/S 1 4 6 4 6 21
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 7 6 3 2 18
LEO PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS LTD. A/S (LOVENS KEMISKE FABRIK PRODUCTIONSAKTIESELSKAB) 2 3 3 1 7 16
ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S 4 2 7 1 2 16
V. KANN RASMUSSEN INDUSTRI A/S 4 4 4 2 2 16
DANISCO A/S 0 0 4 5 6 15
GRUNDFOS A/S 1 2 2 3 4 12
GEORG FISCHER DISA A/S 0 3 3 1 3 10
M.A.N.-B & W DIESEL A/S 1 3 2 1 3 10
NIRO HOLDING A/S 7 2 1 0 0 10
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 1 9
E. R. SQUIBB + SONS, INC. 4 4 0 0 1 9
NYCOMED IMAGING AS 2 3 2 1 1 9
AASTED-MIKROVERK APS 1 2 2 3 0 8
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 0 1 1 3 3 8
APV PASILAC A/S 2 2 2 2 0 8
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 2 0 2 0 4 8
MAERSK MEDICAL A/S 1 1 2 2 2 8
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC. 2 2 0 3 1 8
NIRO A/S 2 1 0 3 2 8
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 0 4 2 2 8
DANFOSS COMPRESSORS GMBH 0 1 1 2 3 7
FORSKNINGSCENTER RISO 2 1 2 0 2 7
FOSS ELECTRIC A/S 0 3 2 0 2 7
KRUGER AS 1 0 1 0 5 7
VELUX INDUSTRI A/S 0 0 1 2 4 7
CHARTEC LABORATORIES A/S 2 0 2 2 0 6
CONTEX A/S 1 0 2 1 2 6
DSC COMMUNICATIONS A/S 0 1 4 0 1 6
NOVOZYMES A/S PATENTS 0 0 0 0 6 6
OTICON A/S 0 2 3 1 0 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 0 2 1 0 6
TETRA PAK HOYER A/S 0 0 1 2 3 6
TOPHOLM & WESTERMANN APS 1 1 3 0 1 6
APV ANHYDRO A/S 1 2 0 2 0 5
BANG & OLUFSEN A/S 0 0 2 2 1 5
CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S 2 0 1 1 1 5
DANFOSS FLUID POWER A/S 0 0 0 2 3 5
DANIONICS A/S 0 0 0 1 4 5
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. 1 3 0 1 0 5
HERCULES INCORPORATED 0 0 1 3 1 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
LINDBERG A/S 0 0 1 0 4 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
NKT RESEARCH CENTER A/S 0 1 1 2 1 5
RADIOMETER MEDICAL A/S 0 1 1 2 1 5
WOLFKING DANMARK A/S 0 0 2 2 1 5



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