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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 94 47 51 46 21 259
NESTEC, S.A. 30 16 10 14 4 74
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 14 14 22 17 6 73
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 25 4 9 8 5 51
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 13 7 11 2 4 37
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 17 3 9 4 2 35
CARGILL, INC. 10 8 5 4 1 28
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 7 7 8 2 4 28
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 6 3 9 6 2 26
SOLAE, LLC 4 3 6 4 6 23
UNILEVER BESTFOODS NORTH AMERICA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 1 3 4 8 5 21
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 5 2 5 3 3 18
MARS INCORPORATED 4 5 3 4 2 18
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 11 3 1 2 0 17
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 3 5 3 4 16
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 5 4 3 2 2 16
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 6 3 2 2 2 15
DANISCO A/S 1 7 3 1 2 14
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 4 3 1 1 4 13
NOVOZYMES A/S 0 3 3 5 0 11
PILLSBURY COMPANY 5 6 0 0 0 11
FREEZING MACHINES, INC. 3 2 4 1 0 10
TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. 3 0 3 3 1 10
GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
GOOD HUMOR-BREYERS ICE CREAM, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 4 0 0 2 9
CONAGRA GROCERY PRODUCTS COMPANY 2 1 5 0 0 8
LAND O'LAKES, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 2 4 2 0 0 8
PEPSICO, INC. 3 0 1 2 2 8
ROQUETTE FRERES 2 2 2 1 1 8
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 2 1 0 1 3 7
KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 2 2 2 0 1 7
SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 2 0 2 6
CONAGRA FOODS INC. 5 0 1 0 0 6
COOPERATIEVE VERKOOP- EN PRODUCTIEVERENIGING VAN AARDAPPELMEEL EN DERIVATEN AVEBE B.A. 3 2 0 1 0 6
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 0 1 1 2 2 6
J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY 4 0 0 0 2 6
MID-AMERICA COMMERCIALIZATION CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
SCHREIBER FOODS, INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
CONOPCO, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 3 0 0 2 5
FOOD EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
MILLER BREWING COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
NUTRICIA N.V. 1 2 1 0 1 5
RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5


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