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

Patenting By NAICS Industry Classification
Breakout By Organization
-- Fractional Counts --

- this report was created with support from the National Science Foundation -

Count (*) of 1969 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Patent Application

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 30 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification Corresponding To

NAICS Classification 311
Food

( North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classification is determined by
the primary U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) patent classification and a USPC to NAICS concordance - see 'Explanation of Data' )
( * in Fractional Counts tables, counts are rounded -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Fractional Counts report proportionally distributes a patent across each matched industry -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays organizations and FRACTIONAL counts of utility patents associated with them; patents are distributed by year of patent application.
Counts Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title Organization PRE_1970 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 262 79 79 60 73 72 69 62 55 72 53 53 46 45 50 45 66 67 71 81 83 70 92 72 83 87 80 110 110 99 138 131 109 70 54 23 34 23 24 15 16 6 6 0 2987
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food NESTEC, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 12 12 14 12 17 14 15 26 28 14 29 29 42 45 45 43 51 33 22 13 10 7 5 7 2 2 1 0 0 556
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION 73 28 20 29 31 31 27 13 14 10 13 23 20 26 21 26 19 20 15 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 466
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 44 14 13 8 5 9 7 8 6 6 1 3 10 7 9 12 9 7 12 17 14 18 16 14 14 10 6 9 18 4 8 15 25 8 6 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 396
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food GENERAL MILLS, INC. 53 24 6 6 11 3 4 3 3 2 7 2 4 5 3 3 2 1 8 5 8 4 4 8 5 11 4 5 15 19 25 22 6 14 7 1 7 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 320
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food NABISCO, INC. 10 2 4 4 1 3 1 4 1 1 0 7 10 14 14 18 39 17 21 22 37 17 14 10 15 12 11 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 310
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 6 12 12 20 27 26 21 25 21 9 12 7 12 20 7 7 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 264
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food PILLSBURY COMPANY 22 3 6 6 10 3 5 5 2 4 2 1 5 4 4 2 2 0 6 4 6 5 10 13 6 6 12 10 8 5 9 5 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 32 7 13 7 15 11 11 10 6 5 5 3 12 12 10 6 5 4 5 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 187
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 5 6 6 7 4 7 13 7 11 8 17 7 6 7 12 8 11 1 1 7 11 6 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 183
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 22 7 15 9 8 14 8 5 4 5 6 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 5 1 5 4 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 160
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 7 6 7 3 3 16 10 10 7 5 4 0 7 1 6 5 3 1 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 11 3 1 4 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 159
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 4 11 9 8 24 18 10 17 15 4 2 2 5 0 5 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food KRAFT FOODS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 19 20 22 17 12 29 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food RALSTON PURINA COMPANY 27 8 10 8 10 9 5 7 5 8 4 4 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 5 10 3 1 2 4 2 6 6 7 5 3 4 6 10 3 7 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 113
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 11 16 15 8 15 14 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 2 0 3 1 3 3 7 5 7 3 3 11 10 12 2 4 3 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 105
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food CPC INTERNATIONAL INC. 29 8 2 1 3 7 3 2 4 4 3 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 7 2 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 23 20 19 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 9 20 21 20 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food FMC CORPORATION 19 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 2 7 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 3 2 2 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 87
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food SOCIETE D'ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE POUR PRODUITS NESTLE, S.A. 6 3 3 4 5 5 8 6 6 9 5 8 11 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 4 6 16 12 9 14 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food CARGILL, INC. 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 1 0 5 3 4 5 3 7 11 8 6 4 5 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 83
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food MARS INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 5 5 6 13 7 11 7 2 0 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 78
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 19 14 8 5 5 5 4 0 69
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 2 1 1 1 6 5 2 2 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 7 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food KRAFT, INC. 15 4 3 1 4 8 4 1 4 3 1 2 1 0 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food SCM CORPORATION 5 3 3 2 0 9 2 5 3 5 3 5 6 6 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food OSCAR MAYER + CO., INC. 11 7 3 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 4 2 5 8 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY 9 5 0 0 1 3 3 5 6 7 3 5 5 3 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food BEATRICE COMPANIES, INC. 21 5 4 7 2 2 6 5 2 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 4 2 6 9 6 5 2 1 4 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food FRITO-LAY, INC. 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 5 6 7 8 6 4 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 15 2 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 3 0 2 0 3 2 4 3 0 2 5 2 4 5 1 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food VISKASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 6 3 9 1 10 5 1 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food TEE-PAK INC. 20 4 0 0 3 10 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 7 7 5 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 51
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 8 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 7 2 2 3 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 51
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 5 5 2 5 1 1 0 5 4 5 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 51
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food SWIFT + COMPANY 21 3 5 4 3 6 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food THOMAS J. LIPTON, INC. 7 0 2 0 2 1 6 1 4 2 3 2 3 5 1 2 1 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food BORDEN, INC. 6 3 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 3 5 3 8 6 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 6 9 5 8 6 3 2 0 0 49
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food HOUSE FOOD INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 1 2 3 5 5 9 2 6 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food ROQUETTE FRERES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 6 2 3 1 1 3 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 47
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 6 3 2 1 3 3 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 2 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 11 5 3 2 2 5 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 43
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 9 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 2 3 1 4 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food ARMOUR AND COMPANY 17 4 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS, CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 4 3 2 7 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 4 1 3 5 7 3 2 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food KELLOGG COMPANY 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 40
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food RECOT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 7 2 0 3 5 4 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 38
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food CRYOVAC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 11 8 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 38
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food MERCK + CO., INC. 3 4 3 4 2 2 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 11 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 2 3 6 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food LIFE SAVERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 3 6 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 34
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food ASAHI DENKA KOGYO K.K. 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 3 2 2 5 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 8 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food FUISZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 7 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 10 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 31
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 4 4 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food GOOD HUMOR-BREYERS ICE CREAM, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 3 3 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 1 0 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 31
Frac / YoA 01 311 Food DANISCO A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 6 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 30


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