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

NORWAY

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 33 43 39 47 46 208
NYCOMED IMAGING AS 15 13 12 10 19 69
DEN NORSKE STATS OLJESELSKAP A.S. 4 7 14 11 16 52
NORSK HYDRO ASA 0 0 12 10 12 34
NORSK HYDRO A/S 11 7 6 5 1 30
TANDBERG DATA A/S 0 2 10 3 4 19
ALVERN NORWAY A/S 0 5 8 0 4 17
ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS 0 0 5 6 5 16
KVERNELAND KLEPP AS 4 4 2 3 1 14
SINVENT AS 3 5 4 0 0 12
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 1 2 2 6 11
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 2 0 3 5 10
ELKEM ASA 0 5 1 2 2 10
PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES A/S 3 1 3 3 0 10
KVAERNER MARITIME AS 0 1 4 3 1 9
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 0 2 0 4 3 9
ABB OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY AS 0 2 0 2 4 8
AXIS BIOCHEMICALS AS 3 2 2 0 0 7
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S 0 1 3 1 2 7
GECO A.S. 1 2 1 3 0 7
KVAERNER ASA 0 3 2 1 1 7
MARITIME HYDRAULICS A.S. 1 1 0 4 1 7
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 4 7
TANDBERG DATA STORAGE A/S 5 1 1 0 0 7
FRAMO ENGINEERING A/S 2 3 0 0 1 6
KVAERNER ENGINEERING A/S 0 2 3 1 0 6
ROTTEFELLA AS 0 1 3 1 1 6
THIN FILM ELECTRONICS ASA 0 0 0 5 1 6
ABB FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION AS 1 0 1 1 2 5
KONGSBERG OFFSHORE A.S. 0 2 1 0 2 5
LEIV EIRIKSSON NYFOTEK AS 0 0 0 2 3 5
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 0 0 2 1 2 5
SENSONOR A/S 1 1 0 0 3 5



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