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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 105 152 158 165 121 701
NESTEC, S.A. 45 90 55 60 38 288
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 20 19 32 28 7 106
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 9 17 18 24 20 88
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 8 18 28 12 16 82
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 9 18 16 22 16 81
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 5 12 14 8 9 48
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 4 9 6 4 13 36
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 6 11 5 7 4 33
PILLSBURY COMPANY 5 11 5 7 4 32
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 3 8 5 6 4 26
MARS INCORPORATED 2 3 4 7 10 26
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 1 24 25
CRYOVAC, INC. 2 1 4 11 6 24
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 5 3 5 6 5 24
BESTFOODS 0 1 8 8 5 22
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. 4 8 6 1 3 22
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 8 3 3 6 21
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3 3 7 4 3 20
CARGILL, INC. 2 6 8 1 3 20
FMC CORPORATION 7 4 3 2 3 19
RECOT, INC. 3 1 3 6 5 18
RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 3 6 6 0 17
SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS, CO., LTD. 3 7 2 1 4 17
GOOD HUMOR-BREYERS ICE CREAM, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 1 5 1 6 16
NOVO NORDISK A/S 2 5 8 1 0 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 4 5 3 2 16
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 4 3 0 6 3 16
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 4 5 3 2 1 15
NABISCO TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 8 3 3 0 0 14
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 1 2 1 2 7 13
CERESTAR HOLDING BV 2 3 5 1 2 13
RHODIA INC. 1 4 3 2 3 13
IAMS COMPANY 3 3 3 2 1 12
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 3 2 1 3 3 12
CPC INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 7 1 1 0 11
GIVAUDAN ROURE (INTERNATIONAL) SA 0 1 3 2 5 11
KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 1 3 3 3 1 11
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. 2 2 2 3 2 11
MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD. 1 3 2 1 4 11
HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 1 4 2 1 2 10
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 2 3 2 0 10
KELLOGG COMPANY 1 0 1 7 1 10
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION 1 1 6 2 0 10
NISSHIN FLOUR MILLING CO., LTD. 1 5 1 2 1 10
T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1 0 6 3 0 10
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 1 1 2 3 3 10
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 2 1 1 1 5 10
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. 3 4 1 1 0 9
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION 3 4 2 0 0 9
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 1 1 2 3 2 9
KALAMAZOO HOLDINGS, INC. 2 2 4 1 0 9
KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 1 4 1 9
NUTRASWEET COMPANY 0 0 2 4 3 9
PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 3 4 9
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 3 2 3 1 0 9
CONAGRA, INC. 0 3 3 2 0 8
DSM N.V. 0 0 3 1 4 8
NOVOZYMES A/S 0 0 0 3 5 8
NOVUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 1 4 0 8
TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 3 8
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY 0 4 3 0 0 7
DANISCO A/S 0 1 1 2 3 7
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 0 2 2 7
FUISZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 3 3 1 0 0 7
HERCULES INCORPORATED 1 1 2 3 0 7
LABATT BREWING COMPANY LIMITED 2 2 1 2 0 7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 1 2 3 0 1 7
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 0 7
OPTA FOOD INGREDIENTS, INC. 2 1 0 4 0 7
SCHREIBER FOODS, INC. 3 0 1 0 3 7
SOREMARTEC S.A. 1 1 3 2 0 7
SWIFT-ECKRICH, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
VISKASE CORPORATION 0 3 4 0 0 7
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 3 2 6
BEECH-NUT NUTRITION CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
BUNGE FOODS CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 1 6
BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 1 2 0 2 1 6
DESIGNING HEALTH, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY 2 1 1 1 1 6
KABUSHIKIKAISHA KIBUN SHOKUHIN 0 2 3 0 1 6
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 1 1 1 3 6
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY 0 0 1 2 3 6
SARA LEE CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 0 6
SUNTORY LTD. 0 1 2 0 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 1 2 1 1 6
BALCHEM CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 0 5
CARNIVAL BRAND SEAFOOD COMPANY 3 2 0 0 0 5
DEGUSSA-HUELS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 2 2 5
DRAGOCO GEBERDING & CO. GMBH 0 0 1 3 1 5
DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
ECOLAB INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
FIRMENICH SA 2 0 1 1 1 5
GICS & VERMEE, L.P. 0 5 0 0 0 5
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 1 1 0 5
KAL KAN FOODS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
KERRY INGREDIENTS, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
LAND O'LAKES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
NABISCO, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
OMEGA TECH, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. 2 1 2 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1 3 0 1 0 5
VISIONARY DESIGN, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5


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