Top 50 Key Players companies in Lactic acid by Most Patent Filings in the United States in 2022 – Discovery

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The Lactic acid top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Filings Lactic acid Key Players in the United States. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2022, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

Lactic acid is an organic acid. It has a molecular formula CH₃CH(OH)CO₂H. It is white in solid state and it is miscible with water. While in liquid state (dissolved state) it is a colorless solution. Production includes both artificial synthesis as well as natural sources. Lactic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) due to the presence of carboxyl group adjacent to the hydroxyl group. It is used as a synthetic intermediate in many organic synthesis industries and in various biochemical industries. The conjugate base of lactic acid is called lactate.

1	Procter & Gamble Co.	Ohio, United States	Toothpaste,Hair conditioner,SOAP, ...[+2]	Patent: 242
2	Cargill, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Agriculture,Food industry,Broiler, ...[+2]	Patent: 232
3	Ganeden Biotech, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Probiotic,Medicine,Physical fitness, ...[+2]	Patent: 141
4	E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.	Delaware, United States	Agriculture,Materials science,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 113
5	Colgate-Palmolive Co.	New York, United States	Toothpaste,Dental floss,Fast-moving consumer goods, ...[+2]	Patent: 104
6	3M Innovative Properties Co.	Minnesota, United States	Intellectual property,Product design	Patent: 85
7	Xyleco, Inc.	Massachusetts, United States	Renewable energy,Sugar,Biomass	Patent: 73
8	Eli Lilly & Co.	Indiana, United States	Medicine,Health care,Humalog Mix, ...[+2]	Patent: 70
9	NatureWorks LLC	Minnesota, United States	Biopolymer,Chemical engineering,Natural resource management, ...[+2]	Patent: 66
10	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.	Illinois, United States	Starch,Industrial engineering,Animal feed, ...[+2]	Patent: 63
11	Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC	Delaware, United States	Biofuel,Renewable energy,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 54
12	Kimberly-Clark Corp.	Texas, United States	Synthetic fiber,Paperboard,Fast-moving consumer goods, ...[+2]	Patent: 46
13	Jelmar LLC	Illinois, United States	Cleaning product	Patent: 44
14	Bristol Myers Squibb Co.	New York, United States	Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs, ...[+2]	Patent: 43
15	Bristol Myers Co.	New York, United States	Botanical drug,Herb	Patent: 43
16	American Can Co.	United States	Tin can,Packaging engineering,Microservices, ...[+1]	Patent: 41
17	Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Chemical engineering	Patent: 38
18	Merck & Co., Inc.	New Jersey, United States	Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 35
19	Mars, Inc.	Virginia, United States	Food products,Fast-moving consumer goods,Food industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 34
20	Pfizer Inc.	New York, United States	Health care,Clinical trial,Drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 33
21	Hongyuan Holdings Group Co. Ltd.	Indiana, United States	Bioplastic,Algae,Synthetic rubber, ...[+2]	Patent: 33
22	DURECT Corp.	California, United States	Medicine,Analgesic,Bupivacaine, ...[+2]	Patent: 32
23	Fresh Express, Inc.	United States	Food industry	Patent: 32
24	Teepak LLC	Illinois, United States	Textile (markup language),Cellulose,Casing, ...[+2]	Patent: 32
25	thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG	Wisconsin, United States	Industrial engineering,Mechanical engineering,Value added, ...[+2]	Patent: 31
26	Gevo, Inc.	Colorado, United States	Biofuel,Fossil fuel,Petrochemical, ...[+2]	Patent: 29
27	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Connecticut, United States	Central nervous system,Medicine,Drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 29
28	Stauffer Chemical Co.	United States	Chemical engineering,Agriculture	Patent: 29
29	Miles, Inc.	Kansas, United States	Mobile app,Chemical engineering	Patent: 28
30	Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC	New York, United States	Food products,Food industry	Patent: 28
31	Monsanto Technology LLC	Missouri, United States		Patent: 28
32	Amgen, Inc.	California, United States	Health care,Biopharmaceutical,TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR BLOCKER, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
33	Solae LLC	Missouri, United States	Agriculture,Starch,Gelatin, ...[+2]	Patent: 26
34	General Mills, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Ice cream,Breakfast cereal,Food processing, ...[+2]	Patent: 25
35	Ames True Temper, Inc.	Pennsylvania, United States	Lawn,Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering, ...[+1]	Patent: 25
36	Woodstream Corp.	Pennsylvania, United States	Agriculture,Pest control,Bird feeder, ...[+2]	Patent: 25
37	Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services, Inc.	Ohio, United States	Aircraft maintenance,Aerospace	Patent: 25
38	Reckitt Benckiser LLC	New Jersey, United States	Infant nutrition,Hygiene,Food products	Patent: 25
39	Genentech, Inc.	California, United States	Biotechnology,Biology,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 24
40	Nutrition Physiology Co. LLC	Oklahoma, United States	Nutrition physiology,Food processing,Geneticist, ...[+2]	Patent: 24
41	Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Massachusetts, United States	Health care,Medicine,Cystic fibrosis, ...[+2]	Patent: 23
42	Philip Morris USA, Inc.	Virginia, United States	Smokeless tobacco,Petroleum industry,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 22
43	The Coca-Cola Co.	Georgia, United States	Soft drink,Food industry,COLA (software architecture), ...[+2]	Patent: 20
44	Stepan Co.	Illinois, United States	Phthalic anhydride,Fast-moving consumer goods,Polyol, ...[+2]	Patent: 20
45	Samyang Corp.	New York, United States	Ion-exchange resin,Food processing,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 20
46	Rhone Poulenc AG Co.	United States		Patent: 20
47	Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	Texas, United States	Natural gas,Submersible pump,Centrifugal pump, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
48	Alcide Corp.	Washington, United States	Chemical compound,Medicine,Chemical engineering	Patent: 19
49	Ecolab, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Water treatment,Renewable energy,Food industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 18
50	Controlled Environmental Systems, Inc.	United States		Patent: 18