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TECHNOLOGICAL
STRENGTH/RANK |
NUMBER
OF PATENTS |
CURRENT-
IMPACT INDEX |
SCIENCE
LINKAGE |
TECHNOLOGY
CYCLE TIME |
| COMPANY |
2001 |
 |
2001 |
 |
2001 |
 |
2001 |
 |
2001 |
 |
| Millennium
Pharmaceuticals (U.S.) |
36/28 |
8/28 |
80 |
25 |
0.45 |
0.33 |
20.63 |
28.39 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
| Chemicals |
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| 3M
(U.S.) |
534/1 |
675/2 |
464 |
536 |
1.15 |
1.26 |
2.48 |
2.38 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
| Procter
and Gamble
(U.S.) |
525/2 |
767/1 |
441 |
462 |
1.19 |
1.66 |
2.50 |
1.66 |
11.4 |
10.5 |
| DuPont
(U.S.) |
337/3 |
381/3 |
544 |
508 |
0.62 |
0.75 |
6.48 |
5.57 |
10.4 |
9.6 |
| BASF
(Germany) |
267/4 |
315/4 |
667 |
629 |
0.40 |
0.50 |
2.29 |
1.98 |
11.1 |
10.2 |
| Bayer
(Germany) |
224/5 |
234/5 |
520 |
519 |
0.43 |
0.45 |
2.9 |
2.53 |
10.5 |
9.7 |
| Bridgestone
(Japan) |
209/6 |
112/11 |
222 |
146 |
0.94 |
0.77 |
0.37 |
1.17 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
| Dow
Chemical(U.S.) |
201/7 |
203/7 |
261 |
264 |
0.77 |
0.77 |
4.08 |
4.46 |
10.6 |
10.2 |
| Shin-Etsu
Chemical
(Japan) |
166/8 |
126/8 |
231 |
191 |
0.72 |
0.66 |
0.59 |
0.42 |
8.1 |
7.1 |
| L'Air
Liquide
(France) |
165/9 |
75/14 |
190 |
93 |
0.87 |
0.81 |
0.67 |
0.88 |
10.2 |
9.4 |
| E.ON
(Germany) |
139/10 |
107/12 |
268 |
214 |
0.52 |
0.50 |
1.20 |
0.84 |
10.6 |
9.9 |
| Henkel
(Germany) |
129/11 |
97/13 |
182 |
174 |
0.71 |
0.56 |
0.86 |
1.08 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
| Rohm
and Haas
(U.S.) |
128/12 |
209/6 |
144 |
188 |
0.89 |
1.11 |
0.75 |
0.79 |
10.2 |
7.8 |
| Cabot
(U.S.) |
114/13 |
57/17 |
32 |
23 |
3.56 |
2.47 |
2.94 |
6.10 |
11.9 |
10.4 |
| Agfa-Gevaert
Group (Belgium) |
107/14 |
125/9 |
181 |
201 |
0.59 |
0.62 |
0.21 |
0.12 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
| Praxair(U.S.) |
92/15 |
67/15 |
102 |
68 |
0.90 |
0.99 |
0.54 |
0.69 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
| Sumitomo
Rubber
(Japan) |
90/16 |
57/17 |
85 |
72 |
1.06 |
0.79 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
| GoodyearTire
and Rubber
(U.S.) |
89/17 |
59/16 |
141 |
90 |
0.63 |
0.66 |
0.18 |
0.17 |
13.9 |
11.8 |
| Dow
Corning
(U.S.) |
88/18 |
120/10 |
129 |
164 |
0.68 |
0.73 |
0.67 |
0.85 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
| Computers
|
| IBM
(U.S.) |
6,321/1 |
5,105/1 |
3,454 |
2,408 |
1.83 |
2.12 |
0.89 |
1.18 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
| NEC
(Japan) |
2,123/2 |
1,972/2 |
2,041 |
1,603 |
1.04 |
1.23 |
0.61 |
0.74 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
| Hewlett-Packard
(U.S.) |
1,553/3 |
1,210/4 |
983 |
729 |
1.58 |
1.66 |
0.66 |
1.11 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
| Fujitsu
(Japan) |
1,482/4 |
1,475/3 |
1,267 |
1,126 |
1.17 |
1.31 |
0.51 |
0.64 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
| Microsoft
(U.S.) |
1,310/5 |
877/8 |
424 |
274 |
3.09 |
3.2 |
3.28 |
2.45 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
| Sun
Microsystems
(U.S.) |
996/6 |
933/7 |
437 |
347 |
2.28 |
2.69 |
2.51 |
1.90 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
| Compaq
Computer (U.S.) |
964/7 |
1,073/5 |
378 |
379 |
2.55 |
2.83 |
1.42 |
1.11 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
| Hon
Hai
(Taiwan) |
959/8 |
235/16 |
468 |
117 |
2.05 |
2.01 |
0 |
0 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
| Xerox
(U.S.) |
921/9 |
951/6 |
725 |
665 |
1.27 |
1.43 |
0.95 |
1.03 |
7.3 |
6.6 |
| Cisco
Systems
(U.S.) |
767/10 |
290/13 |
180 |
52 |
4.26 |
5.57 |
2.03 |
1.05 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
| 3Com
(U.S.) |
754/11 |
233/17 |
235 |
75 |
3.21 |
3.1 |
0.45 |
0.52 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
| Seiko
Epson
(Japan) |
629/12 |
442/11 |
503 |
293 |
1.25 |
1.51 |
0.90 |
0.97 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
| Seagate
Technology
(U.S.) |
433/13 |
292/12 |
321 |
172 |
1.35 |
1.7 |
1.04 |
0.80 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
| Dell
Computer
(U.S.) |
400/14 |
269/14 |
133 |
95 |
3.01 |
2.83 |
0.06 |
0.09 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
| Silverbrook
Research
(Australia) |
397/15 |
0/23 |
116 |
2 |
3.42 |
0 |
0.17 |
0 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
| Ricoh
(Japan) |
396/16 |
490/9 |
396 |
395 |
1.00 |
1.24 |
0.33 |
0.36 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
| Oki
Electric
(Japan) |
354/17 |
212/18 |
344 |
171 |
1.03 |
1.24 |
0.34 |
0.49 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
| Immersion
(U.S.) |
317/18 |
128/22 |
31 |
12 |
10.21 |
10.66 |
23.87 |
23.23 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
| EMC
(U.S.) |
270/19 |
185/19 |
95 |
60 |
2.84 |
3.08 |
1.54 |
1.71 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
| Silicon
Graphics
(U.S.) |
222/20 |
148/20 |
88 |
59 |
2.52 |
2.51 |
5.41 |
3.54 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
| Apple
Computer
(U.S.) |
219/21 |
463/10 |
103 |
180 |
2.13 |
2.57 |
1.21 |
1.36 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
| NCR(U.S.) |
202/22 |
244/15 |
134 |
147 |
1.51 |
1.66 |
0.92 |
0.68 |
7.3 |
6.8 |
| Oracle
(U.S.) |
177/23 |
132/21 |
68 |
49 |
2.60 |
2.69 |
1.16 |
1.55 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
| Ejectrical/Ejectronics |
| Hitachi
(Japan) |
1,882/1 |
1,548/2 |
1,494 |
1,209 |
1.26 |
1.28 |
0.73 |
0.81 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
| Canon
(Japan) |
1,860/2 |
2,027/1 |
1,918 |
1,747 |
0.97 |
1.16 |
0.59 |
0.54 |
.6 |
7.6 |
| Toshiba
(Japan) |
1,692/3 |
1,510/4 |
1,332 |
1,189 |
1.27 |
1.27 |
0.48 |
0.64 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
| Matsushita
Electric
(Japan) |
1,683/4 |
1,310/6 |
1,666 |
1,159 |
1.01 |
1.13 |
0.61 |
0.61 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
| Samsung
(South Korea) |
1,655/5 |
1,426/5 |
1,623 |
1,251 |
1.02 |
1.14 |
0.24 |
0.18 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
| Siemens
(Germany) |
1,654/6 |
1,018/8 |
1,778 |
1,170 |
0.93 |
0.87 |
0.69 |
0.93 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
| Sony
(Japan) |
1,558/7 |
1,529/3 |
1,443 |
1,204 |
1.08 |
1.27 |
0.54 |
0.35 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
| Mitsubishi
Electric
(Japan) |
1,337/8 |
1,186/7 |
1,238 |
1,059 |
1.08 |
1.12 |
0.45 |
0.68 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
| General
Electric
(U.S.) |
1,025/9 |
647/12 |
1,206 |
779 |
0.85 |
0.83 |
0.60 |
0.58 |
9.9 |
9.7 |
| Koninklijke
Philips Electronics
(Netherlands) |
1,025/9 |
982/9 |
1,090 |
893 |
0.94 |
1.10 |
0.64 |
0.65 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
| Sharp
(Japan) |
688/11 |
620/13 |
609 |
530 |
1.13 |
1.17 |
0.82 |
0.84 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
| Eastman
Kodak
(U.S.) |
561/12 |
877/10 |
719 |
914 |
0.78 |
0.96 |
0.38 |
0.34 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
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From: TECHNOLOGY REVIEW May 2002 |
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