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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 008, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers

( 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
L'OREAL S.A. 23 30 43 30 23 149
~Individually Owned Patent 17 16 15 14 6 68
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 11 8 10 8 16 53
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 14 5 7 17 2 45
WELLA AG 5 3 8 8 14 38
DYSTAR TEXTILFARBEN GMBH & CO. DEUTSCHLAND KG 12 7 6 3 5 33
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 1 5 0 9 17 32
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 3 3 4 6 12 28
MAYTAG CORPORATION 1 6 4 13 3 27
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 2 3 9 1 24
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 1 2 10 7 22
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 4 8 1 3 5 21
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 2 3 4 5 6 20
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 5 2 1 6 1 15
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 6 2 1 2 14
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 3 1 4 2 13
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 1 1 4 2 10
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 4 2 2 0 0 8
CLAIROL INCORPORATED 0 0 2 6 0 8
NOVOZYMES A/S 0 3 1 2 2 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 0 2 1 8
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 0 1 0 7
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 0 4 0 7
COGNIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 3 3 7
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 1 0 4 1 7
EVERLIGHT USA, INC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
GREENEARTH CLEANING, LLC 6 0 0 0 0 6
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
NANO-TEX, LLC 0 0 3 2 1 6
GOLDWELL G.M.B.H. 0 3 1 1 0 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
NOVO NORDISK A/S 5 0 0 0 0 5
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 0 2 1 5
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5


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