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

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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

NETHERLANDS

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 282 452 383 1118
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 338 392 136 1 0 867
~Individually Owned Patent 61 62 57 51 48 279
AKZO NOBEL NV 53 35 40 55 33 216
DSM N.V. 43 46 42 44 21 196
SHELL OIL COMPANY 37 32 32 30 53 184
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 7 7 28 30 54 126
MEDTRONIC INC. 25 29 30 23 18 125
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 14 21 33 25 11 104
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES, B.V. 22 19 23 14 19 97
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 10 5 16 16 18 65
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO 8 10 13 15 17 63
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 10 17 14 9 53
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 2 7 7 12 18 46
INALFA INDUSTRIES, B.V. 7 9 18 7 0 41
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 16 1 6 8 9 40
VAN DOORNE'S TRANSMISSIE B.V. 6 5 11 6 10 38
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 14 5 6 7 3 35
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 8 8 10 5 1 32
AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPEENNE 8 5 8 8 1 30
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 12 4 6 1 28
SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE, B.V. 0 4 8 7 9 28
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 11 7 2 0 5 25
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 12 10 0 1 0 23
MAASLAND N.V. 8 14 1 0 0 23
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT 4 3 7 4 4 22
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 4 4 4 6 20
HEINEKEN TECHNICAL SERVICES B.V. 1 3 8 5 3 20
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 12 19
SYNTHON B. V. 1 3 1 8 6 19
CORUS ALUMINIUM WALZPRODUKTE GMBH 0 1 6 7 2 16
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 0 0 0 16 16
GIST-BROCADES, B.V. 8 6 0 2 0 16
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 2 2 6 4 16
CORUS STAAL BV 0 5 4 3 3 15
INTROGENE B.V. 2 7 5 1 0 15
KONINKLIJKE PTT NEDERLAND N.V. 12 3 0 0 0 15
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 8 4 3 0 0 15
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. 8 1 3 2 1 15
SARA LEE/DE N.V. 6 3 1 1 4 15
STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND 3 2 2 2 6 15
COOPERATIEVE VERKOOP- EN PRODUCTIEVERENIGING VAN AARDAPPELMEEL EN DERIVATEN AVEBE B.A. 1 0 1 5 7 14
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN 4 1 1 3 5 14
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. 7 5 1 0 0 13
MANNESMANN VDO AG 2 4 7 0 0 13
NUTRICIA N.V. 0 0 4 6 3 13
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. 4 0 0 4 5 13
THALES NEDERLAND B.V. 0 2 3 3 5 13
XEROX CORPORATION 3 0 4 0 6 13
FUJI PHOTO FILM B.V. 1 3 1 4 3 12
LELY ENTERPRISES AG 0 0 1 6 5 12
LELY RESEARCH HOLDING AG, 0 1 7 4 0 12
PROLION B.V. 3 4 2 2 1 12
STORK PMT B.V. 4 3 1 0 4 12
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 3 7 1 1 12
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 5 3 0 0 12
DIVERSEY LEVER, INC. 2 7 2 0 0 11
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 6 4 11
DUPHAR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH B.V. 1 4 4 0 2 11
FPS FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS B.V. 0 0 5 2 4 11
NEOPOST B.V. 0 3 8 0 0 11
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 3 8 0 0 0 11
ACTUANT CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 4 10
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 5 5 0 0 10
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 3 10
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 3 2 1 0 10
HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V. 1 1 3 4 1 10
HUNTER DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL N.V. 9 1 0 0 0 10
LEADD BV 2 3 1 3 1 10
ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM 1 1 0 1 6 9
FICO B.V. 3 2 2 2 0 9
HADEWE B.V. 2 4 2 1 0 9
N. V. KEMA 0 3 4 1 1 9
WHITAKER CORPORATION 7 1 0 1 0 9
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 2 4 0 8
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 3 1 2 0 2 8
HERCULES INCORPORATED 5 3 0 0 0 8
ISOTIS N.V. 0 1 3 1 3 8
MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V. 0 4 2 1 1 8
OCE-NEDERLAND B.V. 5 2 1 0 0 8
PAQUES BIO SYSTEMS B.V. 3 1 1 3 0 8
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 0 0 0 3 5 8
PLASMA OPTICAL FIBRE B.V. 1 1 2 1 3 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 0 1 4 8
STICHTING VOOR DE TECHNISCHE WETNESCHAPPEN 2 2 1 2 1 8
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 4 1 0 1 8
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
ALLSEAS GROUP S.A. 1 2 2 0 2 7
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 3 2 1 1 0 7
COOPERATIE COSUN U.A. 1 1 0 4 1 7
CORN. BAK B.V. 1 0 4 0 2 7
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 0 4 0 1 7
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 1 0 3 3 7
HOLEC HOLLAND N.V. 0 1 3 0 3 7
INSTITUUT VOOR AGROTECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (ATO-DLO) 2 3 1 1 0 7
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 0 3 1 2 1 7
JDS UNIPHASE INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
KOWA COMPANY LTD. 7 0 0 0 0 7
KROHNE AG 1 3 1 1 1 7
M.C.C. NEDERLAND B.V. 1 4 1 1 0 7
NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A. 1 2 1 3 0 7
OTB GROUP B.V. 0 1 2 4 0 7
PHILIPS ELECTRON OPTICS B.V. 0 5 2 0 0 7
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ZEIST B.V. 0 1 0 4 2 7
SGT EXPLOITATIVE BV 2 0 2 1 2 7
STERTIL B.V. 0 4 1 1 1 7
ALCATEL 0 1 4 1 0 6
ALTA VISTA COMPANY 0 5 0 0 1 6
ATO B.V. 0 0 3 0 3 6
AXXICON MOULDS EINDHOVEN B.V. 1 3 1 1 0 6
CORDIS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
CORUS TECHNOLOGY B.V. 0 2 1 2 1 6
CRUCELL HOLLAND, B.V. 0 0 2 1 3 6
DE GREEF'S WAGEN-, CARROSSERIE- EN MACHINEBOUW B.V. 0 3 0 2 1 6
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 3 6
FEI COMPANY 0 1 0 3 2 6
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 1 2 1 2 0 6
KREATECH BIOTECHNOLOGY B.V. 0 1 3 0 2 6
ONSTREAM INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
STORK BRABANT B.V. 1 2 2 1 0 6
STORK MPS B.V. 4 1 1 0 0 6
SYSTEMATE GROUP, B.V. 0 1 2 2 1 6
TRESPA INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 1 3 2 6
VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES NEDERLAND B.V. 1 2 0 1 2 6
VITATRON MEDICAL B.V. 6 0 0 0 0 6
WAVIN B.V. 1 1 2 0 2 6
ASM AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
BASELL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY B.V. 0 1 2 1 1 5
DRAKA FIBRE TECHNOLOGY B.V. 0 0 0 2 3 5
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BV 0 2 2 0 1 5
ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. 0 1 4 0 0 5
INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP BV 0 0 0 2 3 5
INNAS FREE PISTON B.V. 1 2 0 1 1 5
ITREC B.V. 1 0 1 0 3 5
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 4 0 0 0 1 5
JDS UNIPHASE PHOTONICS C.V. 0 3 2 0 0 5
KOPPENS B.V. 0 2 0 1 2 5
NIRO PROCESS TECHNOLOGY B.V. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ODME INTERNATIONAL B.V. 3 1 1 0 0 5
PHARMACIA GRONINGEN, BV 0 0 0 3 2 5
PHARMING B.V. 4 1 0 0 0 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
PROLIFIX LIMITED 2 1 2 0 0 5
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT TE GRONINGEN 2 2 0 1 0 5
SHELL RESEARCH LIMITED 2 1 0 2 0 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 0 0 1 3 1 5
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 2 2 0 1 5
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT 0 0 3 1 1 5
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM 1 4 0 0 0 5
VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5


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