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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 510, Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions

( 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
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 123 123 119 106 101 572
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 50 79 52 61 73 315
~Individually Owned Patent 34 40 23 29 30 156
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 48 46 24 19 4 141
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 24 21 16 34 24 119
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 1 13 34 70 118
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 17 12 7 16 14 66
ECOLAB INC. 4 6 7 15 21 53
THE CLOROX COMPANY 12 8 9 8 8 45
HENKEL CORPORATION 8 18 6 3 3 38
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 6 10 12 4 36
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. 12 10 6 5 2 35
NOVO NORDISK A/S 8 16 7 3 0 34
L'OREAL S.A. 2 3 5 3 17 30
CLARIANT GMBH 0 8 7 6 7 28
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 8 9 2 5 4 28
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 5 10 8 25
RHODIA INC. 6 12 5 2 0 25
AMWAY CORPORATION 4 7 4 5 2 22
RECKITT & COLMAN INC. 7 5 8 0 2 22
BASF CORP. 8 6 1 2 4 21
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 4 2 4 8 18
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 4 6 1 16
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 1 2 1 4 6 14
RECKITT BENCKISER INC. 0 0 6 7 1 14
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 5 3 1 3 13
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 1 4 3 0 13
EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 3 5 3 13
ELF ATOCHEM S.A. 3 3 3 2 1 12
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 2 11
COGNIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 1 4 6 11
DIAL CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 2 11
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. 6 2 0 1 2 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 2 2 2 11
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 0 5 2 3 10
HENKEL-ECOLAB GMBH & CO. OHG 1 5 0 3 0 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 2 2 5 0 9
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 6 3 0 0 0 9
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 0 3 5 0 0 8
DOTOLO RESEARCH LTD. 0 2 2 3 1 8
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 2 8
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 1 0 3 1 3 8
RHODIA CHIMIE 0 1 0 3 4 8
STEPAN COMPANY 0 2 1 4 1 8
AUSIMONT S.P.A. 1 0 2 3 1 7
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 5 1 0 0 1 7
ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 1 7
NOVOZYMES A/S 0 0 0 2 5 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 2 1 0 2 7
SUNBURST CHEMICALS, INC. 1 1 2 0 3 7
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ASHLAND INC. 4 1 0 0 1 6
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 2 4 6
CHARVID LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1 2 2 1 0 6
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2 1 0 2 1 6
EKA CHEMICALS AB 2 3 0 1 0 6
OLIN MICROELECTRONIC CHEMICALS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
SOLVAY INTEROX LIMITED 1 2 2 1 0 6
STOCKHAUSEN GMBH & CO., KG 1 0 0 3 2 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ALLERGAN, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
ANDREW JERGENS COMPANY 2 1 1 1 0 5
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 0 1 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
HELENE CURTIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 2 0 1 1 1 5
ISP INVESTMENTS INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
KAY CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 1 3 0 0 5
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 0 0 2 2 5
LONZA INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
NAPIER INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
S. C. JOHNSON COMMERCIAL MARKETS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SHISEIDO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
TOMAH PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5


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