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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 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 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' )
( 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 grant.
Counts Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title Organization 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 21 23 30 36 64 174
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 1 13 21 18 29 82
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food NESTEC, S.A. 4 5 16 10 17 52
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4 6 10 9 12 41
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food MARS INCORPORATED 1 4 9 6 6 26
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food CARGILL, INC. 1 4 4 6 10 25
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food CONOPCO, INC. 1 0 1 9 14 25
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food FUJI OIL CO., LTD. 2 3 7 2 7 21
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food GENERAL MILLS, INC. 4 2 4 6 5 21
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 6 4 5 3 20
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 2 2 4 3 7 18
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food PURECIRCLE SDN BHD 0 0 1 1 16 18
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food DANISCO A/S 2 2 4 5 4 17
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 4 2 7 3 0 16
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 1 3 2 3 7 16
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food UNILEVER BESTFOODS NORTH AMERICA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 7 4 1 0 16
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 3 1 3 6 2 15
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food GENERAL MILLS IP HOLDINGS II, LLC 2 1 3 2 7 15
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. 3 0 3 2 4 12
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 2 2 4 1 2 11
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food PEPSICO, INC. 1 2 2 1 5 11
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food THE NISSHIN OILLIO GROUP, LTD. 1 0 2 5 3 11
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC. 1 6 0 3 0 10
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 5 0 2 0 10
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food DELAVAU L.L.C. 0 1 2 3 4 10
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 2 3 1 4 0 10
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 6 4 0 0 0 10
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY 0 3 4 2 1 10
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food SYMRISE GMBH & CO. KG 3 0 0 2 5 10
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 2 1 4 1 9
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food KELLOGG COMPANY 0 0 2 6 1 9
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 2 9
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food SOLAE, LLC 5 2 0 1 1 9
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1 0 3 0 5 9
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 2 0 3 2 2 9
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP. 1 1 4 1 1 8
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC. 1 2 0 4 1 8
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY 0 1 0 3 4 8
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 2 4 1 1 8
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 4 2 1 1 0 8
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP. 0 0 5 2 0 7
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food ECOLAB INC. 2 4 0 1 0 7
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED 0 0 3 3 1 7
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food KALLE GMBH 0 0 3 1 3 7
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 2 1 1 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food BASIC AMERICAN, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food BUNGE OILS, INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 2 0 3 1 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE 0 1 0 2 3 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food ECOLAB USA INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food FIRMENICH SA 0 0 1 1 4 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food FMC CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 2 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food FRANKLIN FOODS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food FRITO-LAY TRADING COMPANY, GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food GIVAUDAN S.A. 0 1 0 0 5 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food GUMLINK A/S 0 2 1 0 3 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food ROQUETTE FRERES 1 0 1 2 2 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 0 2 2 1 6
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food CONAGRA FOODS FOOD INGREDIENTS COMPANY, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food IOGEN ENERGY CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA 1 1 2 1 0 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food LAND O'LAKES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food MICHAEL FOODS OF DELAWARE, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food NEXT PROTEINS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food PURAC BIOCHEM B.V. 0 2 2 0 1 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food SAFEFRESH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food SUDZUCKER AG MANNHEIM/OCHSENFURT 0 0 1 1 3 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
Whol / YoG 01 311 Food TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 2 1 0 2 5



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