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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 119 106 101 118 106 550
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 52 61 73 63 16 265
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 13 34 70 58 50 225
~Individually Owned Patent 23 29 30 30 26 138
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 16 34 24 8 7 89
ECOLAB INC. 7 15 21 20 15 78
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 7 16 14 16 11 64
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 24 19 4 0 1 48
L'OREAL S.A. 5 3 17 5 3 33
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 10 8 7 1 31
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 10 12 4 2 3 31
THE CLOROX COMPANY 9 8 8 3 2 30
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 4 8 4 10 28
CLARIANT GMBH 7 6 7 3 3 26
RECKITT BENCKISER INC. 6 7 1 6 2 22
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 2 5 4 4 7 22
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION 5 2 3 7 2 19
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 7 1 5 0 17
COGNIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 2 3 11 16
HENKEL CORPORATION 6 3 3 3 1 16
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. 6 5 2 0 2 15
COGNIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 4 6 3 1 15
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 5 2 8 15
EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 5 3 1 2 14
NOVOZYMES A/S 0 2 5 4 2 13
RECKITT BENCKISER N.V. 0 0 0 3 10 13
RHODIA CHIMIE 0 3 4 4 2 13
AKZO NOBEL NV 3 1 3 3 1 11
AMWAY CORPORATION 4 5 2 0 0 11
DIAL CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 4 11
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 1 4 6 0 0 11
BASF CORP. 1 2 4 2 1 10
HUISH DETERGENTS, INC. 1 1 2 2 4 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 5 0 2 1 10
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC. 1 1 3 3 2 10
NOVO NORDISK A/S 7 3 0 0 0 10
RECKITT & COLMAN INC. 8 0 2 0 0 10
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 0 3 2 3 1 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 3 0 1 1 9
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 3 1 3 1 1 9
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 0 1 3 3 9
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 3 3 2 0 0 8
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 0 2 4 2 0 8
HENKEL-ECOLAB GMBH & CO. OHG 0 3 0 2 3 8
RHODIA INC. 5 2 0 0 1 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 2 0 2 8
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 5 2 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 0 2 7
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 3 7
SHISEIDO CO., LTD. 0 1 4 2 0 7
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 5 0 0 1 0 6
ATOFINA 0 4 0 2 0 6
AUSIMONT S.P.A. 2 3 1 0 0 6
COGNIS CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
DOTOLO RESEARCH LTD. 2 3 1 0 0 6
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
ELF ATOCHEM S.A. 3 2 1 0 0 6
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 0 1 3 2 6
STEPAN COMPANY 1 4 1 0 0 6
SUNBURST CHEMICALS, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 0 2 0 5
GOLDSCHMIDT REWO GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 1 1 1 5
ISP INVESTMENTS INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
KYZEN CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 2 5
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 5 0 0 0 5
STOCKHAUSEN GMBH & CO., KG 0 3 2 0 0 5


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