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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

SWEDEN

( 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
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 348 391 396 328 234 1697
~Individually Owned Patent 147 162 129 101 86 625
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 45 62 39 40 40 226
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 25 37 51 38 28 179
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 20 22 44 46 32 164
ASTRAZENECA AB 8 24 42 48 20 142
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 29 28 25 14 25 121
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 26 24 17 13 10 90
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 40 28 12 6 2 88
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 3 25 14 12 21 75
AB VOLVO 33 19 15 4 3 74
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 15 16 13 15 5 64
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 25 18 10 6 5 64
AKZO NOBEL NV 7 9 14 15 12 57
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 3 17 10 13 13 56
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 1 17 9 12 12 51
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 0 5 16 22 7 50
ALLGON AB 16 14 13 2 4 49
VALMET FIBERTECH AKTIEBOLAG 5 17 14 6 7 49
VOLVO PERSONVAGNAR AB 2 5 20 16 6 49
DELAVAL HOLDING AB 0 2 17 21 8 48
ALFA-LAVAL AB 12 14 5 10 6 47
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 10 4 14 4 11 43
SECO TOOLS AB 8 11 5 8 11 43
PACESETTER AB 13 17 3 4 2 39
ERICSSON, INC. 10 7 8 6 4 35
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 5 6 6 9 7 33
HOGANAS AB 2 6 11 8 3 30
TELIA AB 9 4 8 4 5 30
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 15 6 4 1 1 27
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 11 3 4 3 6 27
ALFA-LAVAL AGRI INTERNATIONAL AB 15 8 3 0 0 26
VALMET-KARLSTAD AB 15 6 4 0 1 26
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 2 4 3 6 10 25
ARRAY PRINTERS PUBL. AB 14 7 3 0 0 24
BIOVITRUM AB 0 0 10 6 8 24
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 0 0 6 8 10 24
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 0 0 2 8 14 24
NOBEL BIOCARE AB 2 8 5 5 3 23
AMERSHAM PHARMACIA BIOTECH AB 1 11 10 0 0 22
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 0 1 4 7 10 22
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 12 9 21
XCOUNTER AB 0 1 6 7 7 21
GAMBRO AB 7 4 2 5 2 20
PERGO, AB 0 0 3 9 8 20
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN AB 14 4 2 0 0 20
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 4 2 1 7 5 19
AMERSHAM BIOSCIENCES AB 0 0 1 9 9 19
AGA AB 5 6 3 2 2 18
WESTINGHOUSE ATOM AB 0 1 7 6 4 18
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 2 7 4 1 2 16
MICRODRUG AG 1 0 3 10 2 16
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 1 5 2 4 4 16
VOLVO WHEEL LOADERS AB 7 3 1 3 2 16
ABB FLAKT AB 6 6 0 3 0 15
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 4 4 3 3 1 15
MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4 4 3 1 3 15
SAAB AUTOMOBILE AKTIEBOLAG 2 2 4 3 4 15
VOLVO PENTA AB 3 2 4 4 2 15
ANOTO AB 0 0 0 7 7 14
NEUROSEARCH A/S 0 1 4 4 5 14
PERSTORP AB 4 6 2 2 0 14
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 7 3 3 14
BIACORE AB 3 3 1 2 4 13
BOFORS DEFENCE AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 4 3 5 13
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 1 0 3 5 4 13
IRO AB 9 4 0 0 0 13
MEDIVIR AB 1 2 6 2 2 13
MITEL SEMICONDUCTOR AB 4 5 4 0 0 13
AXIS AB 0 3 5 2 2 12
CELSIUS TECH ELECTRONICS AB 4 2 6 0 0 12
SYMBICOM AKTIEBOLAG 4 6 0 2 0 12
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT (FOI) 0 2 6 3 1 12
AB REXROTH MECMAN 5 3 3 0 0 11
ABB ATOM AB 3 6 2 0 0 11
MYDATA AUTOMATION AB 0 1 3 4 3 11
NESTEC, S.A. 2 6 1 1 1 11
TEXO AB 6 0 3 2 0 11
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 2 3 3 1 1 10
LEAR CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 3 10
SYSTEM 3R INTERNATIONAL AB 2 1 2 3 2 10
TRIPEP AB 1 2 3 3 1 10
VALINGE ALUMINUM AB 2 3 1 2 2 10
ACTIVE BIOTECH AB 3 0 1 4 1 9
AEROCRINE AB 4 1 0 2 2 9
ALVIS HAGGLUNDS AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 3 6 9
ASSA AB 1 2 0 2 4 9
BOFORS AB 5 3 1 0 0 9
EMERSON ENERGY SYSTEMS AB 0 0 0 6 3 9
ESAB AB 2 4 3 0 0 9
FLOW HOLDINGS GMBH (SAGL) LIMITED LIABILITY CO. 0 4 1 4 0 9
FRIGOSCANDIA EQUIPMENT AKTIEBOLAG 6 2 1 0 0 9
IROPA AG 0 0 0 5 4 9
ISABERG RAPID AB 0 1 1 4 3 9
KANTHAL AB 3 2 1 0 3 9
KAPMAN AB 1 4 2 1 1 9
KARO BIO AB 0 3 4 2 0 9
NOVATOR AB 1 0 2 2 4 9
NYCOMED IMAGING AS 5 4 0 0 0 9
PHARMACIA BIOTECH AB 5 3 1 0 0 9
PIEZOMOTORS UPPSALA AB 0 1 4 1 3 9
SAAB MARINE ELECTRONICS AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 1 1 6 9
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB 4 3 2 0 0 9
ACCRA TEKNIK AB 0 2 2 1 3 8
ACREO AB 1 2 0 4 1 8
AUSTIN HARDWARE, INC. 1 1 2 2 2 8
BOREALIS HOLDING A/S 3 4 1 0 0 8
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 1 0 3 2 2 8
BTG KALLE INVENTING AB 2 3 2 0 1 8
GUL & CO DEVELOPMENT AB 8 0 0 0 0 8
GYROS AB 0 1 0 2 5 8
INDUSTRI AB THULE 3 2 2 1 0 8
LINDAB AB 3 1 2 1 1 8
MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB 2 2 3 1 0 8
PARKER HANNIFIN, AB 0 0 5 1 2 8
SINTER-CAST AB 3 0 0 2 3 8
SSAB HARDTECH AB 0 3 0 2 3 8
ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB 0 0 0 0 7 7
ASEPT INTERNATIONAL AB 3 2 1 0 1 7
BIOLIGHT PATENT HOLDING AB 0 2 0 4 1 7
D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
KEMIRA KEMI AKTIEBOLAG 0 3 1 2 1 7
LIDKOPING MACHINE TOOLS AB 0 3 4 0 0 7
LIND FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT AB 0 0 6 1 0 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 5 1 0 1 0 7
MODUL-SYSTEM SWEDEN AB 1 1 2 3 0 7
MOTECO AB 2 1 3 1 0 7
OHLINS RACING AB 1 2 3 1 0 7
PROSTALUND OPERATIONS AB 1 0 2 4 0 7
RADI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AB 0 2 1 4 0 7
S.E.G. MEKANIK AB 4 2 0 1 0 7
SAAB ERICSON SPACE AKTIEBOLAG 1 2 2 1 1 7
SKF NOVA AB 1 3 2 1 0 7
STORA KOPPARBERGS BERGSLAGS AKTIEBOLAG (PUBL) 0 2 1 3 1 7
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
ZARLINK SEMICONDUCTOR AB 0 0 0 1 6 7
A+ SCIENCE INVEST AB 0 1 2 3 0 6
ABB T&D TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 0 4 2 0 6
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
ALIMAK AB 2 0 0 0 4 6
ALTITUN AB 0 0 0 5 1 6
AMERSHAM HEALTH AS 0 0 3 3 0 6
ASCENDIA AB 1 2 1 0 2 6
ASTACAROTENE AB 1 2 3 0 0 6
BABY BJORN AB 2 0 1 2 1 6
BOLIDEN MINERAL AB 0 0 6 0 0 6
EKA CHEMICALS AB 4 2 0 0 0 6
EKA NOBEL AB 1 3 1 1 0 6
ELEKTA AB 0 3 1 1 1 6
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 0 3 0 2 1 6
GAMBRO, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
GRAMTEC INNOVATION AB 2 1 0 2 1 6
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 2 0 1 2 1 6
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 0 0 0 0 6 6
MECEL AB 2 0 2 1 1 6
NYBOHOV DEVELOPMENT AB 0 0 1 5 0 6
OBDUCAT AB 1 1 2 2 0 6
OVAKO STEEL COUPLINGS AB 1 5 0 0 0 6
OXI-GENE INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
PERSONAL CHEMISTRY I'UPPSALA AB 0 0 1 4 1 6
SCAN COIN INDUSTRIES AB 2 1 0 0 3 6
STRIDSBERG INNOVATION AB 1 2 0 1 2 6
TRANSGENE S.A. 0 3 1 1 1 6
AKZO NOBEL SURFACE CHEMISTRY AB 4 1 0 0 0 5
APPLICATOR SYSTEM AB 2 1 2 0 0 5
ATLAS COPCO CRAELIUS AB 2 0 1 0 2 5
ATLAS COPCO ROCK DRILL AB 0 0 1 1 3 5
BIOPTION AB 0 2 0 1 2 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 1 1 5
FORSKARPATENT I UPPSALA AB 1 0 3 1 0 5
FORSVARETS FORSKNINGSANSTALT 2 1 1 1 0 5
GS DEVELOPMENT AB 0 1 2 2 0 5
HL DISPLAY AB 1 0 1 1 2 5
JAGOTEC AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
MAMEA IMAGING AB 0 0 0 4 1 5
MEDICARB AB 0 2 1 2 0 5
MUNTERS EUROFORM GMBH 0 2 2 0 1 5
NET INSIGHT AB 1 0 2 2 0 5
OUTOKUMPU OYJ 0 1 1 3 0 5
SAAB DYNAMICS AKTIEBOLAG 2 0 3 0 0 5
SAFEGATE INTERNATIONAL AB 0 1 0 2 2 5
SCA HYGIENE PAPER AB 5 0 0 0 0 5
SEM AB 2 0 0 1 2 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 1 2 5
SMARTEQ WIRELESS AB 0 3 1 1 0 5
SPECTRA PRECISION AB 1 2 1 1 0 5
SQS SECURITY QUBE SYSTEM AB 1 1 0 2 1 5
STJERNFJADRAR AB 0 0 3 2 0 5
SVENSKA ROTOR MASKINER AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 1 2 1 5
SWITCHCORE, A.B. 1 0 1 2 1 5
UDDEHOLM TOOLING AKTIEBOLAG 1 0 2 1 1 5


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