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

FINLAND

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY 43 85 104 99 87 418
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 31 74 90 97 99 391
~Individually Owned Patent 63 71 70 48 59 311
VALMET CORP. 53 62 61 46 51 273
KONE OSAKEYHTIO 6 15 14 7 0 42
NOKIA NETWORKS OY 0 0 0 2 38 40
INSTRUMENTARIUM OY 7 9 10 6 0 32
VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS 3 5 7 8 8 31
NESTE OY 8 5 8 7 2 30
LK-PRODUCTS OY 5 8 3 9 4 29
ORION YHTYMA OY. ORION PHARMACEUTICAL CO. 5 8 9 6 1 29
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 5 2 3 9 8 27
AHLSTROM MACHINERY OY 6 10 5 5 0 26
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S 4 5 7 4 5 25
TAMROCK OY 4 5 5 9 2 25
ABB INDUSTRY OY 4 2 4 2 11 23
OUTOKUMPU OYJ 0 0 1 7 13 21
NOKIA TECHNOLOGY GMBH 1 3 10 4 2 20
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGIA OY 7 3 2 1 6 19
VAISALA OY 9 6 3 0 0 18
LABSYSTEMS OY 3 1 4 7 2 17
POLAR ELECTRO OY 4 3 0 3 7 17
XYROFIN OY 2 2 7 3 3 17
LEIRAS OY 2 3 3 6 2 16
ADC SOLITRA OY 2 4 5 2 1 14
CULTOR LTD. 3 5 5 1 0 14
KONE CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 11 13
ORION CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 7 13
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 1 2 7 3 13
UPONOR INNOVATION AB 1 2 1 4 5 13
KEMIRA CHEMICALS OY 2 1 1 2 6 12
BIONX IMPLANTS OY 0 0 3 3 5 11
BOREALIS POLYMERS OY 5 1 0 4 1 11
HELSINKI UNIVERSITY LICENSING, LTD. 1 7 1 1 0 10
KVAERNER MASA-YARDS OY 5 0 2 3 0 10
KVAERNER PULPING OY 0 1 3 2 4 10
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 0 0 0 10 10
OY WARTSILA DIESEL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 3 4 2 1 0 10
ROHM ENZYME FINLAND OY 0 1 5 1 3 10
SIMAGE OY 0 1 0 3 6 10
A. AHLSTROM CORPORATION 3 5 1 0 0 9
NEXTROM HOLDING S.A. 0 0 0 2 7 9
SUNDS DEFIBRATOR WOODHANDLING OY 2 1 4 1 1 9
AHLSTROM MACHINERY CORPORATION 3 2 0 3 0 8
PICKER NORDSTAR, INC. 3 0 3 1 1 8
TAMPELLA POWER OY 4 1 2 1 0 8
VALMET PAPER MACHINERY INC. 3 2 0 1 2 8
WALLAC OY 1 1 1 5 0 8
ANDRITZ-AHLSTROM OY 0 0 0 5 2 7
IMATRAN VOIMA OY 4 3 0 0 0 7
JANESKO OY 2 1 2 1 1 7
KCI KONECRANES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 0 7
KCI KONECRANES INTERNATIONAL PLC 0 0 0 3 4 7
KEMIRA AGRO OY 0 4 2 0 1 7
LILLBACKA JETAIR OY 0 0 1 3 3 7
OPTATECH CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 3 7
PLUSTECH OY 0 1 0 3 3 7
VALMET AUTOMATION INC. 0 0 4 3 0 7
AHLSTROM MACHINERY, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
AUTOROBOT FINLAND OY 3 2 1 0 0 6
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 0 0 0 0 6 6
FIBOX OY AB 1 1 1 3 0 6
NESTE CHEMICALS OY 0 0 0 0 6 6
NK CABLES OY 0 0 3 1 2 6
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
SANDVIK TAMROCK OY 0 0 0 0 6 6
TAMGLASS ENGINEERING OY 2 1 3 0 0 6
ABLOY OY 0 0 3 1 1 5
ALKO-YHTIOT OY (ALKO GROUP LTD.) 3 2 0 0 0 5
ANDRITZ-PATENTVERWALTUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 1 0 1 2 1 5
FISKARS CONSUMER OY AB 2 0 1 1 1 5
FORTUM OIL AND GAS OY 0 0 0 1 4 5
HADWACO LTD. OY 0 1 2 1 1 5
HORMOS MEDICAL OY LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
KEMIRA OY, BIOTECH 4 1 0 0 0 5
METSO FIELD SYSTEMS OY 0 0 0 0 5 5
RAISIO CHEMICALS OY 1 1 2 0 1 5
SONERA OY 0 0 2 2 1 5
SUNDS DEFIBRATOR LOVIISA OY 1 0 3 0 1 5
SUUNTO OY 0 2 0 2 1 5
TELECOM FINLAND OY 1 2 1 0 1 5
WARTSILA NSD OY AB 0 0 0 2 3 5



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