Amway parent company climbs to #11 in The Patent Board ...

Amway R&D scientists strive with their peers to help ensure high safety and quality standards that benefit people throughout the world. Amway ... SendaRelease ALLCONTACTINFO ContactUs 888-776-0942 from8AM-10PMET SendaRelease SignUp LogIn Resources Blog Journalists RSS GDPR NewsinFocus BrowseAllNews MultimediaGallery TrendingTopics Business&Money Auto&Transportation BusinessTechnology Entertain­ment&Media FinancialServices&Investing GeneralBusiness Science&Tech ConsumerTechnology Energy&NaturalResources Environ­ment HeavyIndustry&Manufacturing Telecomm­unications Lifestyle&Health ConsumerProducts&Retail Entertain­ment&Media Health Sports Travel Policy&PublicInterest People&Culture People&Culture SendaRelease SignUp LogIn Resources Blog Journalists RSS GDPR Overview DistributionbyPRNewswire CisionCommunicationsCloud® CisionIR AllProducts SendaRelease SignUp LogIn Resources Blog Journalists RSS GDPR GeneralInquiries RequestaDemo EditorialBureaus Partnerships MediaInquiries WorldwideOffices SendaRelease SignUp LogIn Resources Blog Journalists RSS GDPR ADA,Mich.,Sept.3,2013/PRNewswire/--AmwayparentcompanyAlticorplaced11thintheTop20CompaniesofThePatentBoard'sConsumerProductsindustryscorecard,publishedonWSJ.com,forthe13-weekperiodendingAugust23,2013.Therankingseekstomeasuretheoverallstrengthofthecompany'spatentportfolioholdingswithacombinedmeasureofqualityandquantity.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110314/DE64745LOGO-a) Thecompanyrankedsecondamongtheindustry'stop20inResearchIntensity™,oneofthecategoriesusedtodeterminethefinalranking. AccordingtoThePatentBoard,ResearchIntensity™indicatestheextenttowhichaportfolioincludespatentswithaboveaverageScienceLinkageascomparedtothecontrolgroup. "Wecontinuetoinvestinglobalresearchanddevelopmenttoprovidefreshthinkingandtechnologysolutionsthatarecriticaltothesuccessofourdistributors,"saidCatherineEhrenberger,vicepresidentofAmwayResearch&Development."Thesciencebehindourproductsiscoretomaintainingtherespectthatquality-consciousconsumershaveforourNUTRILITE™,ARTISTRY™andeSpring™productbrands." Thetop10companiesrankedbytechnologystrengthinThePatentBoard'sConsumerProductsscorecardareNikeInc.,Procter&GambleCo.,WhirlpoolCorp,LGElectronicsInc.,SamsungGroup,AcushnetCo.,adidasAG,Kimberly-ClarkCorp.,DysonJamesLtdandStanleyBlack&DeckerInc. TheWallStreetJournalOnlinebeganpublishingThePatentBoard'sdatain2007. WSJ.comhighlightsThePatentBoard'srankingsin17globalindustries,eachpublishedthreetimesayear. AboutAmwayResearch&DevelopmentTheAmwayResearchandDevelopment(R&D)teamusesthepowerofsciencetohelppeoplelivebetterlivesthroughinnovation. Asgloballeadersinphytonutrientresearch,ethnicskinresearch,andwaterandairpurificationadvancement,morethan900Amwayscientists,engineersandtechniciansexcelinproductdevelopment,analyticalsciencesandtechnical/regulatoryaffairs.At75R&Dandqualityassurancelabsworldwide,AmwayR&Discommittedtoscientificexcellencethatdeliverspremiumperformanceinnutrition,beautyandhomeproducts. AmwayR&Dscientistsstrivewiththeirpeerstohelpensurehighsafetyandqualitystandardsthatbenefitpeoplethroughouttheworld. Amwayhasmorethan1,000patentsgranted,andmorethan700patentspending.Formoreinformation,visitglobalnews.amway.com. AboutAmwayAlticor/Amwayistheworld's#1directsellingbusiness,rankedby2012globalsalesof$11.3billionintheDirectSellingNewsGlobal100,andbasedontheeffortsofmorethan3millionAmwaydistributorsandmorethan21,000employeesinmorethan100countriesandterritoriesworldwide.Foundedin1959byentrepreneursRichDeVosandJayVanAndel,andbasedinAda,Michigan,U.S.,Amwayoffersconsumerproductsandbusinessopportunitiesthataresupportedbyaglobalagribusiness,manufacturingandlogisticssupplychain.Morethan900scientists,engineersandtechnicalprofessionalsworkin75R&Dandqualityassurancelabsworldwidetosupportproductdevelopmentandcreateacultureofscientificexcellence.Top-sellingbrandsforAmwayareNUTRILITE™vitamin,mineralanddietarysupplements,ARTISTRY™skincareandcolourcosmetics,andeSpring™watertreatmentsystems.Forcompanynews,visitglobalnews.amway.com. SOURCEAmway × Modaltitle