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

Patenting By NAICS Industry Classification
Breakout By Organization
-- Whole 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 312
Beverage and Tobacco Products

( 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' )
( this Whole Counts report allocates a patent to each of one or more matched industries -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays organizations and WHOLE 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
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 148 56 35 26 33 34 39 39 26 29 37 26 24 23 20 20 26 28 43 37 37 38 36 37 41 45 51 49 45 39 60 63 55 39 32 13 24 14 14 9 4 11 3 0 1508
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION 46 24 17 37 29 25 28 10 11 5 16 22 11 22 19 21 20 18 9 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 401
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products NESTEC, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1 6 11 7 11 9 9 13 19 11 12 20 27 34 26 19 23 19 15 13 6 7 5 10 2 2 2 0 0 348
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 17 13 13 6 6 6 3 7 4 7 0 2 7 5 5 6 11 2 9 6 10 10 4 10 12 9 8 8 13 2 16 9 13 5 9 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 285
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 9 9 10 9 7 12 21 12 21 11 20 13 6 1 10 7 18 2 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 5 2 1 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 236
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products SOCIETE D'ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE POUR PRODUITS NESTLE, S.A. 2 4 3 6 7 7 7 6 7 13 3 8 9 10 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 98
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products GENERAL MILLS, INC. 7 8 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 5 3 3 0 0 5 5 13 10 4 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 18 5 10 12 3 5 4 2 2 2 3 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 4 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 5 4 5 1 0 13 4 10 3 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 93
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 14 3 2 3 6 8 6 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products NABISCO, INC. 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 4 6 5 2 6 12 5 8 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 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 1 0 3 2 3 9 16 9 3 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products CPC INTERNATIONAL INC. 29 7 2 0 2 4 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products PILLSBURY COMPANY 14 1 4 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 3 3 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 53
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products RALSTON PURINA COMPANY 10 5 2 1 4 3 0 1 4 4 4 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 11 6 3 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products KRAFT FOODS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 5 4 8 4 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 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 7 14 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products COCA-COLA COMPANY 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 45
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 7 13 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 3 3 2 2 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 2 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 6 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products FIRMENICH SA 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 6 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 41
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 6 3 10 3 2 0 0 1 0 40
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products CARGILL, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 4 3 3 3 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 38
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products ROQUETTE FRERES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 38
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products BEATRICE COMPANIES, INC. 18 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 37
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products PEPSICO, INC. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 36
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 9 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products MARS INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 4 5 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 33
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products FMC CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
Whol / YoA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 5 2 1 4 0 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 30


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