~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 |