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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 46 21 24 35 39 165
NESTEC, S.A. 14 4 7 18 11 54
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 0 1 13 21 18 53
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 4 6 10 9 32
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 6 2 5 6 9 28
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 17 6 4 1 0 28
UNILEVER BESTFOODS NORTH AMERICA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 8 5 7 5 1 26
MARS INCORPORATED 4 2 4 9 6 25
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 8 5 5 2 4 24
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 1 4 2 8 3 18
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 2 4 2 4 6 18
CARGILL, INC. 4 1 4 4 4 17
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 2 2 3 7 3 17
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 1 3 2 3 7 16
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 4 2 2 4 3 15
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 3 5 1 3 15
CONOPCO, INC. 1 1 0 2 10 14
DANISCO A/S 1 2 2 3 5 13
GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. 5 3 0 3 2 13
SOLAE, LLC 4 6 2 0 1 13
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 2 2 3 1 4 12
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY 2 0 3 4 2 11
PEPSICO, INC. 2 2 3 2 2 11
CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC. 0 1 6 0 3 10
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 2 4 2 1 1 10
BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP. 2 0 0 5 2 9
COCA-COLA COMPANY 1 1 2 1 4 9
DELAVAU L.L.C. 3 0 1 2 3 9
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 2 2 4 1 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 1 2 1 4 9
GENERAL MILLS IP HOLDINGS II, LLC 1 2 1 3 2 9
KELLOGG COMPANY 0 0 0 3 6 9
KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 0 1 3 1 4 9
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 2 2 0 3 2 9
ECOLAB INC. 1 2 4 0 1 8
THE NISSHIN OILLIO GROUP, LTD. 0 1 0 2 5 8
TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 4 0 0 8
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP. 0 1 1 4 1 7
RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 1 7
SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC. 1 2 0 4 0 7
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 0 5 6
FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED 0 0 0 3 3 6
MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY 0 0 2 0 4 6
NEXT PROTEINS, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
NOVOZYMES A/S 5 0 0 0 1 6
THE FOLGERS COFFEE COMPANY 0 0 0 4 2 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 2 0 2 1 5
BURNBRAE FARMS LIMITED 2 0 1 2 0 5
CRYOVAC, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
FRANKLIN FOODS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA 0 1 1 2 1 5
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD. 1 0 0 3 1 5
MICHAEL FOODS OF DELAWARE, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
NEW ZEALAND DAIRY BOARD 2 0 2 0 1 5
RELCO UNISYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 0 5
RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 2 5
SYMRISE GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 0 0 2 5
T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 1 0 2 2 5


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