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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 52 46 21 24 35 178
NESTEC, S.A. 10 14 4 7 18 53
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 22 17 6 4 1 50
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 0 0 1 13 21 35
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 9 8 5 5 2 29
UNILEVER BESTFOODS NORTH AMERICA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 8 5 7 5 29
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 5 3 4 6 10 28
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 9 6 2 5 6 28
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 11 2 4 2 4 23
MARS INCORPORATED 3 4 2 4 9 22
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 9 4 2 2 4 21
CARGILL, INC. 5 4 1 4 4 18
SOLAE, LLC 6 4 6 2 0 18
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 5 3 3 5 1 17
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 8 2 4 2 1 17
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 1 1 4 2 8 16
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 2 2 2 3 7 16
GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. 1 5 3 0 3 12
DANISCO A/S 3 1 2 2 3 11
TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. 3 3 1 4 0 11
PEPSICO, INC. 1 2 2 3 2 10
SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC. 3 1 2 0 4 10
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 3 2 2 0 3 10
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 0 1 3 2 3 9
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 1 2 2 3 1 9
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY 0 2 0 3 4 9
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 0 2 2 4 8
NOVOZYMES A/S 3 5 0 0 0 8
BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP. 0 2 0 0 5 7
CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC. 0 0 1 6 0 7
ECOLAB INC. 0 1 2 4 0 7
GENERAL MILLS IP HOLDINGS II, LLC 0 1 2 1 3 7
KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 2 0 1 3 1 7
RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 3 7
T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 2 1 1 0 3 7
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 2 0 2 6
CERESTAR HOLDING BV 2 0 0 1 3 6
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP. 0 0 1 1 4 6
CONOPCO, INC. 2 1 1 0 2 6
DELAVAU L.L.C. 0 3 0 1 2 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 1 1 2 1 6
FREEZING MACHINES, INC. 4 1 0 0 1 6
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
BURNBRAE FARMS LIMITED 0 2 0 1 2 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 1 1 2 1 5
CONAGRA GROCERY PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 0 0 0 0 5
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 1 1 0 1 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA 1 0 1 1 2 5
RELCO UNISYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 4 5
ROQUETTE FRERES 2 1 1 0 1 5


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