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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 Grant

- 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 grant.
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 / YoG 01 311 Food ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 66 88 66 94 77 78 91 80 64 46 58 60 75 50 39 42 59 47 56 71 87 91 83 78 73 70 76 90 78 85 118 136 134 90 77 69 37 40 30 17 20 25 30 53 2987
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food NESTEC, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 11 13 22 16 14 25 25 13 22 22 19 32 64 38 50 30 40 21 11 6 9 4 5 14 7 10 556
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION 21 11 24 29 27 26 38 31 29 14 10 12 21 19 20 25 36 19 22 16 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 466
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 9 9 25 12 11 12 9 10 6 8 4 4 2 6 9 9 6 9 12 10 17 10 19 20 10 15 13 7 7 4 15 9 12 10 10 17 3 6 7 2 4 2 3 2 396
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food GENERAL MILLS, INC. 15 15 15 23 13 8 10 4 2 3 4 3 7 1 5 2 5 2 2 1 11 4 6 5 8 6 7 6 2 8 16 15 20 15 10 11 6 9 2 4 2 4 6 5 320
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food NABISCO, INC. 1 1 5 4 2 5 4 2 1 2 3 0 0 10 11 12 16 20 21 28 29 26 31 17 10 10 15 15 9 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 310
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 9 13 9 38 19 20 25 22 7 5 12 14 8 9 13 6 7 8 2 4 2 1 1 0 264
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food PILLSBURY COMPANY 8 9 5 1 5 10 8 6 2 4 4 4 2 0 6 3 3 3 1 2 4 5 10 7 10 7 8 9 7 4 11 4 7 4 10 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 12 12 8 10 13 20 13 9 7 3 4 9 8 7 11 13 8 4 1 8 7 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 187
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 0 1 2 5 9 3 13 12 10 10 7 9 14 7 7 13 9 9 3 0 8 11 8 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 183
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 8 6 7 11 11 11 18 11 6 2 6 3 5 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 4 2 3 4 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 3 3 2 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 160
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 1 4 1 3 8 6 12 9 16 4 6 3 5 2 6 3 4 7 1 2 2 6 3 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 7 5 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 159
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 9 7 12 8 15 20 17 19 10 3 1 3 2 2 4 3 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 158
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 0 9 20 15 17 17 24 22 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food RALSTON PURINA COMPANY 3 3 12 16 6 12 15 7 6 6 7 5 6 1 6 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 10 4 4 1 3 3 4 8 3 3 7 4 6 3 5 5 2 2 1 2 3 7 2 7 113
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 9 16 12 15 11 9 10 6 10 5 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 3 4 0 2 3 0 2 2 4 4 3 7 5 4 9 4 14 2 6 3 2 2 3 2 6 105
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food CPC INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 5 18 9 4 3 6 4 3 2 5 2 6 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 3 3 5 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 1 19 17 10 11 16 12 6 4 0 0 0 95
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 19 22 21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food FMC CORPORATION 5 6 4 8 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 5 6 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 3 3 2 5 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 87
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food SOCIETE D'ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE POUR PRODUITS NESTLE, S.A. 0 2 4 2 3 4 8 4 6 6 7 7 6 11 7 11 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 87
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 1 3 2 3 6 0 4 11 17 9 8 11 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 84
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food CARGILL, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 6 7 1 2 10 8 7 5 3 1 2 3 5 8 83
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food MARS INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 9 9 4 5 3 3 1 4 7 5 4 78
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 19 15 25 69
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 5 3 5 0 3 1 3 2 4 2 2 4 1 2 3 2 0 2 5 5 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food KRAFT, INC. 0 5 8 5 3 2 5 7 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food SCM CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 8 0 4 2 10 1 6 6 4 7 2 2 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 / YoG 01 311 Food OSCAR MAYER + CO., INC. 3 2 3 8 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 1 5 5 2 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 1 9 3 1 0 2 3 3 5 5 7 5 4 2 3 6 1 2 2 1 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 / YoG 01 311 Food BEATRICE COMPANIES, INC. 7 5 6 4 7 7 4 2 5 4 4 2 2 1 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 60
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 5 2 7 9 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food FRITO-LAY, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 11 6 7 5 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 8 2 5 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 3 0 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 4 3 3 1 1 5 2 1 3 5 1 4 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food VISKASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 5 3 7 4 3 8 1 3 3 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food TEE-PAK INC. 6 3 6 6 2 2 10 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Frac / YoG 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 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 4 1 3 2 3 5 51
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 5 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 7 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 5 2 51
Frac / YoG 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 0 2 4 3 4 6 3 5 0 1 1 2 3 6 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 51
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food SWIFT + COMPANY 5 4 11 1 6 5 5 3 5 2 1 1 2 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 49
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food THOMAS J. LIPTON, INC. 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 4 4 1 3 2 2 2 3 4 1 2 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food BORDEN, INC. 4 1 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 5 9 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 2 4 5 9 9 12 49
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food HOUSE FOOD INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 6 10 2 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food ROQUETTE FRERES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 6 3 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 47
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 3 1 6 4 1 6 2 3 1 1 2 0 9 2 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 / YoG 01 311 Food UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 4 3 6 3 4 4 4 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 43
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 4 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 5 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 / YoG 01 311 Food ARMOUR AND COMPANY 3 2 9 6 2 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 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 42
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 5 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS, CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 3 3 3 6 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 1 4 2 5 3 2 4 4 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food KELLOGG COMPANY 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 40
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 40
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 2 2 2 1 5 2 3 1 3 6 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 38
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 11 7 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 38
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food MERCK + CO., INC. 0 0 3 4 5 3 2 2 2 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 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 37
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 4 2 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 2 5 4 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food LIFE SAVERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 3 5 8 6 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 / YoG 01 311 Food ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 3 2 2 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 34
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food ASAHI DENKA KOGYO K.K. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 33
Frac / YoG 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 0 2 6 7 8 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 0 2 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 31
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 31
Frac / YoG 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 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 6 4 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 31
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 31
Frac / YoG 01 311 Food RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 31
Frac / YoG 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 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 5 3 1 2 2 3 4 3 30


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