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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 159 165 121 97 94 636
NESTEC, S.A. 55 60 38 51 30 234
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 16 22 16 13 25 92
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 18 24 20 10 13 85
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 28 12 16 15 11 82
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 32 28 7 1 2 70
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 24 20 14 59
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 14 8 9 13 7 51
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 6 4 13 7 17 47
MARS INCORPORATED 4 7 10 12 4 37
CARGILL, INC. 8 1 3 12 10 34
PILLSBURY COMPANY 5 7 4 11 5 32
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 5 6 4 7 6 28
BESTFOODS 8 8 5 5 1 27
CRYOVAC, INC. 4 11 6 4 2 27
RECOT, INC. 3 6 5 10 0 24
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 2 3 3 7 5 20
GOOD HUMOR-BREYERS ICE CREAM, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 5 1 6 4 3 19
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 7 4 3 2 2 18
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 5 6 5 0 1 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 5 3 2 6 1 17
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 5 7 4 0 0 16
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 3 6 1 2 15
RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 6 6 0 0 2 14
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 1 2 7 1 2 13
KELLOGG COMPANY 1 7 1 4 0 13
CERESTAR HOLDING BV 5 1 2 3 1 12
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 2 0 1 6 12
GIVAUDAN ROURE (INTERNATIONAL) SA 3 2 5 0 1 11
LODERS CROKLAAN B.V. 6 1 3 1 0 11
NOVOZYMES A/S 0 3 5 3 0 11
PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 3 4 2 0 11
T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 6 3 0 1 1 11
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 0 6 3 2 0 11
DANISCO A/S 1 2 3 3 1 10
DSM N.V. 3 1 4 2 0 10
FMC CORPORATION 3 2 3 1 1 10
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION 6 2 0 1 1 10
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 2 10
NOVO NORDISK A/S 9 1 0 0 0 10
NUTRASWEET COMPANY 2 4 3 1 0 10
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 2 3 2 2 0 9
J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY 1 1 1 2 4 9
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 1 0 4 1 3 9
RHODIA INC. 3 2 3 1 0 9
SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS, CO., LTD. 2 1 4 0 2 9
COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE 2 0 1 2 3 8
CONAGRA, INC. 3 2 0 2 1 8
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 0 0 2 5 8
KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 3 3 1 1 0 8
LAND O'LAKES, INC. 1 2 1 1 3 8
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. 2 3 2 1 0 8
MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD. 2 1 4 0 1 8
TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 1 2 3 8
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 1 1 5 0 1 8
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
BALCHEM CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 1 7
FIRMENICH SA 1 1 1 2 2 7
QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. 2 0 0 2 3 7
SOREMARTEC S.A. 3 2 0 2 0 7
SUDZUCKER AG 0 1 1 4 1 7
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 2 0 0 6
CONAGRA GROCERY PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 1 1 1 2 6
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 6 0 0 6
HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 2 1 2 1 0 6
IAMS COMPANY 3 2 1 0 0 6
KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
MARS UK LIMITED 0 0 4 2 0 6
MICHAEL FOODS, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
NORSK HYDRO ASA 1 0 0 1 4 6
NOVOZYMES BIOTECH, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
NOVUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 4 0 0 1 6
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY 1 2 3 0 0 6
SCHREIBER FOODS, INC. 1 0 3 0 2 6
TAIYO KAGAKU CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 1 6
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 3 1 0 1 1 6
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
BERNARD MATTHEWS PLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY 0 1 3 1 0 5
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 0 0 5 0 5
CONAGRA FOODS INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 0 2 1 0 2 5
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 2 1 0 5
DEGUSSA-HUELS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 0 0 5
DRAGOCO GEBERDING & CO. GMBH 1 3 1 0 0 5
ECOLAB INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
FOOD EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
HERCULES INCORPORATED 2 3 0 0 0 5
HORMEL FOODS, LLC 2 0 2 1 0 5
KAL KAN FOODS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
KALAMAZOO HOLDINGS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
LABATT BREWING COMPANY LIMITED 1 2 0 2 0 5
MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 1 2 0 1 1 5
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 3 0 0 5
NOVARTIS NUTRITION AG 0 1 1 3 0 5
PENFORD CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
PEPSICO, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
SARA LEE CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
SOLAE, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
SUNTORY LTD. 2 0 3 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 1 1 1 0 5


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