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


Medical Devices

All Classified Utility Patents (OR/XR)

PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Parts of the Report

Description of the Report
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PART A1 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Grant

Percent of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Grant

PART A2 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Application

Percent of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Application

PART B
Organizational Patentees With 50 or More Patents Granted During the Period, As Distributed By Year Of Patent Grant and/or As Distributed By Year Of Patent Application

CONTACT INFORMATION -

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Description of the Report

This report counts only documents of the following type(s):
utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention")
granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the period 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011. These profiled documents hereafter will be referred to as "patents".


PATENTS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

This report provides a very generalized profile of U.S. patent activity in the medical and health industries.

This Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT) Report profiles patent activity for U.S. patents granted between 01/01/1992 and 12/31/2011. The source of the data used for this report is the TAF database maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Utility patents in this profile relate to the following technologies:

Subject matter covered by this profile includes:

Major classification areas in the U.S. Patent Classification System which pertain to Medical Devices have been identified and the patents classified in those areas have been selected for this profile. However, while this technology profile includes the majority of patents pertaining to the profiled subject matter, the profile neither includes all patents relating to that subject matter nor does it exclude all patents that are not related to that subject matter.

For further information regarding the patents contained in this profile, the U.S. PATENT MANUAL OF CLASSIFICATION and CLASSIFICATION DEFINITIONS should be consulted.

NOTE: As a result of reclassification efforts which continually update the U.S. Patent Classification System and the classifications of patents within the system, this report may present a slightly different annual patent counts as compared to previous PTMT technology profile reports on Medical Devices.


PARTS A1 AND A2 (IF INCLUDED)

Parts A1 and A2, if included, present tables which profile, by number and percent, the activity of the specified patents. Annual totals may be provided for some years and a consolidated year total also may be provided. Part A1 presents data by year of patent grant ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Grant"). Part A2 redistributes patent grant data by year of patent application, i.e., the year in which each patent application was filed ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Application"). Patent data as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year) correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".

In Tables A1-1a and A2-1a, the totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Separate counts are displayed for many of the foreign countries receiving the most granted patents during the period. In Tables A1-1b and A2-1b, patent counts are displayed according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned.

Patent ownership information reflects ownership at the time of patent grant and does not include subsequent changes in ownership. If more than one assignee (owner entity) was declared at the time of grant, the patent is attributed to the first-named assignee. The U.S. and Foreign Corporations ownership categories count predominantly corporate patents; however, patents assigned to other organizations such as small businesses, nonprofit organizations, universities, etc. are also included in this category. While U.S. Government patent ownership includes only patents granted to the Federal Government, no such distinction is made for Foreign Government ownership patents.

Please note that U.S. origin patents may have foreign category ownership and that foreign origin patents may have U.S. category ownership. Therefore, the patents having U.S.category ownership (or foreign category ownership) do not necessarily correspond to the patents having U.S. origin (or foreign origin) and the sum of U.S. category ownership patents (or foreign category ownership patents) will not equal the sum of U.S. origin patents (or foreign origin patents).

Also, please note that patent documents in the TAF database are limited to utility patents granted no earlier than January 1963 and to other document types (i.e., design, plant, and reissue patents, statutory invention registrations, and defensive publications) granted no earlier than 1977.


PART B (IF INCLUDED)

Part B is a listing of national and international organizations (i.e., corporations, universities, government agencies, etc.) that have received U.S. patents during the profiled time period. The availability of assigned ownership data in the TAF database, as displayed in Part B, begins in 1969 for utility patent grants and in 1977 for design, plant, and reissue patents, statutory invention registrations, and defensive publications. The listing is limited to organizations receiving 50 or more patents during the period. This minimum number is identified in the title heading of the table. Part B ranks these organizations in terms of total patents granted for the period and displays their annual patent activity for the most recent period. Patent grants may be distributed in two ways, by year of grant and/or by year of patent application. Data lines for each listed organization may distribute the counts of patent grants by the year of grant and/or by the year in which the patented applications were filed. Please note that in some reports, only one of these two data lines may be displayed. Information regarding patent ownership reflects ownership at the time of patent grant. Although a substantial effort has been made to combine name variations into a single organizational name, many organizations continue to have patents listed under more than one name.

Patent data, as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year), correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".


DATA DISTRIBUTION BY YEAR OF GRANT AND BY YEAR OF APPLICATION

Other Considerations

DATA FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE FILED BUT NEVER ISSUED (ROUGHLY 35% OF TOTAL FILINGS) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT.

Since the average time period between filing for a patent and the issuing of the patent (i.e., the patent's "pendency") is now about 34 months (for utility patents), the patent grant data, as distributed by year of application, are incomplete for the most recent years that are displayed in the report.* This is because a significant number of those applications which ultimately will become patents were still pending as of these most recent years that are displayed.

Patented application data are of significant value since the date an application was filed more accurately reflects when the technology was developed. Additionally, fluctuations in data based on application date are much more likely to reflect changes in technological activity since, for the most part, such fluctuations would be immune from changes in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) processing such as occurred in years such as 1986 and 2005 when the USPTO issued fewer patents than would have normally been expected due to administrative reasons. Note that a patent's "pendency" can be quite variable from one patent to another, thereby affecting the date of patent grant. Such variation in pendency is determined by many factors, including PTO workload (which varies between technologies), budget and manpower levels, patent printing schedules, etc. Please note that other types of patent documents such as design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, statutory invention registrations,and defensive publications may have average pendency periods that differ somewhat from the pendency period for utility patents.

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* For example, in a report profiling utility patents granted through December 2011, patent grant data, as distributed by year of application are approximately 90% complete for utility patent applications filed in 2003, 82% complete for applications filed in 2004, 72% complete for applications filed in 2005, 61% complete for applications filed in 2006, 49% complete for applications filed in 2007, 34% complete for applications filed in 2008, and 17% complete for applications filed in 2009; data are essentially complete for applications filed prior to 2003.


Report Printing and the Use of Spreadsheet Software

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Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A1
Tables A1-1a and A1-1b

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A1-1a) and by Ownership Category (Table A1-1b)

PART A1- Table A1-1a, Breakout by Country of Origin
Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   35126 9232 8861 8941 9119 8907 10235 8082 6603 7835 7075 6433 7443 12333 13699 159924
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   25823 6756 6494 6434 6429 6100 7067 5633 4674 5512 4880 4354 5139 8641 9687 113623
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   9303 2476 2367 2507 2690 2807 3168 2449 1929 2323 2195 2079 2304 3692 4012 46301
ALABAMA   135 30 32 25 26 22 33 28 13 21 11 10 14 23 21 444
ALASKA   21 5 4 1 7 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 50
ARIZONA   304 94 79 88 77 86 59 67 46 61 42 46 44 94 127 1314
ARKANSAS   34 9 16 13 16 17 12 6 10 8 4 3 3 11 5 167
CALIFORNIA   5515 1650 1611 1672 1720 1641 1945 1612 1310 1586 1370 1222 1345 2216 2678 29093
COLORADO   439 138 106 99 112 127 132 89 78 90 104 89 92 155 174 2024
CONNECTICUT   789 171 148 133 122 99 103 79 80 100 105 85 119 192 263 2588
DELAWARE   81 15 13 8 12 9 9 12 4 6 3 12 14 11 24 233
FLORIDA   1289 341 269 287 315 264 324 262 211 259 226 156 167 323 375 5068
GEORGIA   341 108 105 106 101 108 112 111 86 86 70 57 74 124 151 1740
HAWAII   33 10 8 10 12 7 7 7 4 8 6 2 6 13 7 140
IDAHO   32 6 5 6 4 9 10 5 5 7 6 9 8 8 12 132
ILLINOIS   920 226 181 211 174 148 169 150 129 151 108 112 115 182 248 3224
INDIANA   439 90 92 91 100 78 97 96 91 94 111 89 137 270 269 2144
IOWA   82 24 31 19 27 24 12 13 8 14 7 8 12 11 17 309
KANSAS   136 29 30 37 22 29 29 24 18 13 19 22 23 34 49 514
KENTUCKY   108 29 30 21 23 27 22 20 23 11 17 12 15 28 29 415
LOUISIANA   149 31 34 26 42 34 37 21 17 23 11 16 12 18 15 486
MAINE   17 4 2 4 11 11 16 5 6 3 5 7 3 11 10 115
MARYLAND   593 146 121 131 127 120 121 90 91 73 77 77 88 107 113 2075
MASSACHUSETTS   1600 453 472 428 436 412 518 411 355 383 318 295 335 620 699 7735
MICHIGAN   600 127 116 112 101 109 105 85 69 77 51 74 69 100 153 1948
MINNESOTA   1653 489 519 601 563 534 639 455 422 564 551 438 553 911 1012 9904
MISSISSIPPI   44 15 9 12 6 13 9 6 8 6 8 7 11 17 16 187
MISSOURI   412 87 82 80 82 66 84 62 55 54 48 40 49 98 99 1398
MONTANA   28 6 8 5 14 16 14 5 6 4 9 2 5 6 5 133
NEBRASKA   63 15 12 8 11 9 9 5 3 12 7 7 4 13 11 189
NEVADA   72 26 30 19 29 21 13 11 11 15 17 18 20 26 24 352
NEW HAMPSHIRE   182 39 57 42 47 47 60 48 28 33 25 23 27 52 56 766
NEW JERSEY   1227 344 307 269 267 213 323 218 194 226 196 169 221 351 363 4888
NEW MEXICO   85 16 25 22 19 20 19 18 9 18 17 14 13 21 26 342
NEW YORK   1791 394 359 341 324 300 339 301 249 272 223 223 224 383 357 6080
NORTH CAROLINA   348 89 67 102 95 84 104 88 71 79 60 57 86 125 143 1598
NORTH DAKOTA   7 0 2 2 2 3 2 5 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 28
OHIO   1156 292 305 273 217 230 251 203 133 178 174 163 207 436 409 4627
OKLAHOMA   142 41 28 31 24 16 16 18 13 20 12 11 5 18 20 415
OREGON   279 64 55 54 45 36 58 41 23 44 43 35 44 56 70 947
PENNSYLVANIA   892 195 226 180 190 206 234 178 155 169 158 160 208 320 349 3820
RHODE ISLAND   78 26 22 23 20 13 13 16 7 12 12 12 10 24 26 314
SOUTH CAROLINA   90 27 17 24 21 27 28 18 15 21 18 16 20 27 24 393
SOUTH DAKOTA   16 5 0 4 4 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 3 2 46
TENNESSEE   379 73 75 59 78 73 83 69 53 77 82 61 112 216 230 1720
TEXAS   1152 267 318 270 252 234 260 183 148 172 155 152 155 260 305 4283
UTAH   458 109 105 97 109 98 120 104 99 95 72 69 94 150 154 1933
VERMONT   55 8 10 8 12 12 8 10 7 11 8 5 9 10 9 182
VIRGINIA   258 62 56 61 71 66 73 60 46 48 37 31 55 96 77 1097
WASHINGTON   639 165 155 133 172 168 208 127 121 145 135 93 136 222 220 2839
WEST VIRGINIA   19 7 4 6 5 6 7 5 2 1 2 5 3 14 10 96
WISCONSIN   561 143 120 174 153 194 198 168 126 142 126 124 160 218 202 2809
WYOMING   10 2 5 1 1 4 5 3 1 6 2 5 2 7 14 68
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   49 8 6 4 6 4 8 8 8 8 4 8 7 5 8 141
GUAM   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
PUERTO RICO   18 5 4 1 0 1 4 4 3 4 4 1 1 3 6 59
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION   3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
JAPAN   2618 601 576 535 590 652 779 570 464 558 569 588 560 881 977 11518
GERMANY   1618 414 397 474 481 482 496 432 285 357 380 319 446 735 698 8014
UNITED KINGDOM   722 194 192 202 193 190 187 178 141 161 151 125 130 226 212 3204
FRANCE   747 191 180 178 184 182 216 141 119 135 124 130 136 217 213 3093
CANADA   546 146 136 131 175 159 190 125 108 130 100 94 108 167 203 2518
ISRAEL   248 112 112 103 167 185 201 152 112 150 135 136 169 252 282 2516
SWEDEN   467 151 125 153 164 146 162 119 108 112 79 73 66 95 142 2162
SWITZERLAND   353 104 87 97 110 110 103 100 73 90 75 97 108 154 171 1832
ITALY   326 81 68 87 86 89 106 84 57 51 75 62 61 91 96 1420
AUSTRALIA   216 63 67 64 56 76 94 63 70 98 76 66 82 114 163 1368
TAIWAN   217 55 53 68 65 94 87 84 75 97 75 68 55 94 100 1287
NETHERLANDS   240 84 84 80 79 83 71 59 40 55 60 36 39 84 78 1172
KOREA, SOUTH   66 30 26 31 50 50 82 55 38 60 45 51 53 94 109 840
DENMARK   120 37 44 38 41 44 61 40 32 38 26 30 36 57 75 719
FINLAND   103 25 28 33 38 30 38 38 30 25 25 24 26 46 37 546
AUSTRIA   101 17 17 28 19 28 39 36 24 20 16 19 29 45 41 479
BELGIUM   77 24 18 31 24 31 25 13 10 28 19 22 34 34 46 436
NORWAY   68 17 9 23 30 24 34 20 15 15 19 11 13 39 34 371
IRELAND   28 11 10 17 10 7 27 15 25 21 20 11 19 48 51 320
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   16 3 11 5 3 2 9 5 8 10 13 13 18 56 66 238
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   29 11 11 16 16 17 16 8 9 9 17 11 9 8 15 202
SPAIN   54 11 12 18 5 11 16 8 8 7 16 8 6 5 11 196
NEW ZEALAND   19 6 5 8 8 15 18 21 11 21 11 7 9 17 14 190
ARGENTINA   42 16 16 11 17 16 16 13 8 0 6 2 10 5 4 182
SOUTH AFRICA   40 10 8 10 5 3 8 5 3 10 5 3 7 9 14 140
BRAZIL   32 7 8 8 10 8 12 2 6 5 2 5 3 9 12 129
INDIA   4 8 3 4 6 5 9 6 4 7 7 9 11 11 21 115
SINGAPORE   8 4 2 3 4 4 6 8 4 6 5 8 12 20 16 110
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.   10 2 2 7 4 9 7 10 4 4 5 6 7 16 13 106
ICELAND   1 1 4 2 0 1 4 1 6 4 9 12 9 13 16 83
HUNGARY   15 5 3 0 5 3 7 2 4 4 4 4 1 4 7 68
MEXICO   10 6 2 5 3 2 2 7 3 5 3 3 3 3 8 65
GREECE   8 1 7 0 4 4 2 4 1 4 3 2 3 4 3 50
LIECHTENSTEIN   8 5 3 5 5 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 3 2 4 43
CROATIA   3 3 6 0 1 4 4 5 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 37
MALAYSIA   2 0 0 3 2 7 7 2 1 2 1 5 0 2 2 36
THE BAHAMAS   6 6 5 8 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 35
COLOMBIA   5 0 2 2 5 4 4 5 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 35
U.S.S.R.   35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
POLAND   6 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 26
SLOVENIA   3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 4 17
UKRAINE   3 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17
URUGUAY   2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 17
VENEZUELA   4 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 17
SAUDI ARABIA   8 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16
TURKEY   0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 15
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO   13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
PORTUGAL   2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 13
THAILAND   5 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 13
CHILE   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 12
CZECH REPUBLIC   2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 11
COSTA RICA   1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10
ESTONIA   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 10
LUXEMBOURG   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 10
ROMANIA   2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
EGYPT   0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 9
KUWAIT   0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 9
MONACO   3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PHILIPPINES   0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 8
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 8
LITHUANIA   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7
NIGERIA   0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
SERBIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 7
CUBA   3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
CZECHOSLOVAKIA   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
IRAN   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
SLOVAKIA   0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6
BERMUDA   2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
ARMENIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4
BELARUS   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
ECUADOR   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
LATVIA   0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
JAMAICA   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
ANDORRA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CAYMAN ISLANDS   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CYPRUS   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
GUATEMALA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
GUERNSEY   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
HAITI   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
INDONESIA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
JERSEY   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
JORDAN   0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LEBANON   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
MOROCCO   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
PAKISTAN   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
PANAMA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
SEYCHELLES   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
AZERBAIJAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BULGARIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
EL SALVADOR   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MACEDONIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MALTA   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PERU   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SRI LANKA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
SYRIA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
UZBEKISTAN   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

PART A1- Table A1-1b, Breakout by Ownership Category
Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   18056 5043 5022 5060 5148 4865 5787 4690 3866 4665 4247 3823 4644 7839 8783 91538
U.S. GOVERNMENT   194 48 27 33 36 42 34 41 27 35 20 23 21 31 35 647
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   8168 1903 1665 1581 1450 1319 1340 1006 855 927 729 637 593 956 1017 24146
FOREIGN CORPORATION   6520 1718 1686 1815 1998 2177 2559 1968 1582 1875 1803 1721 1962 3179 3587 36150
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   60 7 4 1 3 7 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 9 3 108
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   2128 513 457 451 484 497 513 376 271 331 274 228 219 319 274 7335

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A1
Tables A1-2a and A1-2b

Percent of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A1-2a) and by Ownership Category (Table A1-2b)

PART A1- Table A1-2a, Breakout by Country of Origin
Percent of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   73.5 73.2 73.3 72.0 70.5 68.5 69.0 69.7 70.8 70.4 69.0 67.7 69.0 70.1 70.7 71.0
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   26.5 26.8 26.7 28.0 29.5 31.5 31.0 30.3 29.2 29.6 31.0 32.3 31.0 29.9 29.3 29.0
ALABAMA   0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
ALASKA   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ARIZONA   0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8
ARKANSAS   0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
CALIFORNIA   15.7 17.9 18.2 18.7 18.9 18.4 19.0 19.9 19.8 20.2 19.4 19.0 18.1 18.0 19.5 18.2
COLORADO   1.2 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3
CONNECTICUT   2.2 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6
DELAWARE   0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
FLORIDA   3.7 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.7 3.2
GEORGIA   1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
HAWAII   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
IDAHO   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
ILLINOIS   2.6 2.4 2.0 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.0
INDIANA   1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.3
IOWA   0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
KANSAS   0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
KENTUCKY   0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
LOUISIANA   0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3
MAINE   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
MARYLAND   1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.3
MASSACHUSETTS   4.6 4.9 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.6 5.1 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.5 5.0 5.1 4.8
MICHIGAN   1.7 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.2
MINNESOTA   4.7 5.3 5.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.6 6.4 7.2 7.8 6.8 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.2
MISSISSIPPI   0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
MISSOURI   1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9
MONTANA   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
NEBRASKA   0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
NEVADA   0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE   0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
NEW JERSEY   3.5 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.4 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.6 3.1
NEW MEXICO   0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
NEW YORK   5.1 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.1 2.6 3.8
NORTH CAROLINA   1.0 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
NORTH DAKOTA   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
OHIO   3.3 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.8 3.5 3.0 2.9
OKLAHOMA   0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
OREGON   0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6
PENNSYLVANIA   2.5 2.1 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4
RHODE ISLAND   0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
SOUTH CAROLINA   0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
SOUTH DAKOTA   0.0 0.1 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
TENNESSEE   1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.1
TEXAS   3.3 2.9 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.7
UTAH   1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2
VERMONT   0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
VIRGINIA   0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7
WASHINGTON   1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.8
WEST VIRGINIA   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
WISCONSIN   1.6 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.7 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.8
WYOMING   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
GUAM   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
PUERTO RICO   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS   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
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION   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
JAPAN   7.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.5 7.3 7.6 7.1 7.0 7.1 8.0 9.1 7.5 7.1 7.1 7.2
GERMANY   4.6 4.5 4.5 5.3 5.3 5.4 4.8 5.3 4.3 4.6 5.4 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.1 5.0
UNITED KINGDOM   2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.5 2.0
FRANCE   2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9
CANADA   1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6
ISRAEL   0.7 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.6
SWEDEN   1.3 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.4
SWITZERLAND   1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1
ITALY   0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9
AUSTRALIA   0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.9
TAIWAN   0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8
NETHERLANDS   0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7
KOREA, SOUTH   0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.5
DENMARK   0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
FINLAND   0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
AUSTRIA   0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
BELGIUM   0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
NORWAY   0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
IRELAND   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
SPAIN   0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
NEW ZEALAND   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
ARGENTINA   0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
SOUTH AFRICA   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
BRAZIL   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
INDIA   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
SINGAPORE   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
ICELAND   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
HUNGARY   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
MEXICO   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
GREECE   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIECHTENSTEIN   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CROATIA   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MALAYSIA   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
THE BAHAMAS   0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
COLOMBIA   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S.S.R.   0.1 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
POLAND   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
SLOVENIA   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
UKRAINE   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
URUGUAY   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
VENEZUELA   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
SAUDI ARABIA   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
TURKEY   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
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO   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
PORTUGAL   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
THAILAND   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
CHILE   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
CZECH REPUBLIC   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
COSTA RICA   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
ESTONIA   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
LUXEMBOURG   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
ROMANIA   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
EGYPT   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
KUWAIT   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
MONACO   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
PHILIPPINES   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
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   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
LITHUANIA   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
NIGERIA   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
SERBIA   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
CUBA   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
CZECHOSLOVAKIA   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
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   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
IRAN   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
SLOVAKIA   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
BERMUDA   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
ARMENIA   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
BELARUS   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
ECUADOR   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
LATVIA   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
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)   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
JAMAICA   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
ANDORRA   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
CAYMAN ISLANDS   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
CYPRUS   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
GUATEMALA   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
GUERNSEY   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
HAITI   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
INDONESIA   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
JERSEY   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
JORDAN   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
LEBANON   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
MOROCCO   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
PAKISTAN   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
PANAMA   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
SEYCHELLES   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
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   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
AZERBAIJAN   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
BULGARIA   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
CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.   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
EL SALVADOR   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
MACEDONIA   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
MALTA   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
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES   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
PERU   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
SRI LANKA   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
SYRIA   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
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS   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
UZBEKISTAN   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

PART A1- Table A1-2b, Breakout by Ownership Category
Percent of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   51.4 54.6 56.7 56.6 56.5 54.6 56.5 58.0 58.5 59.5 60.0 59.4 62.4 63.6 64.1 57.2
U.S. GOVERNMENT   0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   23.3 20.6 18.8 17.7 15.9 14.8 13.1 12.4 12.9 11.8 10.3 9.9 8.0 7.8 7.4 15.1
FOREIGN CORPORATION   18.6 18.6 19.0 20.3 21.9 24.4 25.0 24.4 24.0 23.9 25.5 26.8 26.4 25.8 26.2 22.6
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   6.1 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.6 2.0 4.6

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A2
Tables A2-1a and A2-1b

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A2-1a) and by Ownership Category (Table A2-1b)

PART A2- Table A2-1a, Breakout by Country of Origin
Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   55679 9544 10480 11436 11873 11555 10911 9580 8707 7897 6100 3362 1823 909 68 159924
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   40843 6845 7368 7795 7924 7812 7673 6641 6122 5669 4351 2431 1381 718 50 113623
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   14836 2699 3112 3641 3949 3743 3238 2939 2585 2228 1749 931 442 191 18 46301
ALABAMA   202 25 31 28 38 33 18 21 10 15 10 7 6 0 0 444
ALASKA   31 2 4 4 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 50
ARIZONA   513 78 82 97 72 98 73 67 65 59 47 30 19 14 0 1314
ARKANSAS   55 18 25 13 12 9 11 6 6 6 3 1 1 1 0 167
CALIFORNIA   9355 1811 2030 2038 2197 2122 2078 1877 1637 1577 1183 621 362 190 15 29093
COLORADO   710 128 110 135 136 133 137 108 116 135 88 46 28 13 1 2024
CONNECTICUT   1141 141 119 118 156 122 151 83 141 108 106 80 78 37 7 2588
DELAWARE   113 9 9 7 18 9 6 15 10 14 11 4 5 2 1 233
FLORIDA   1932 320 317 360 347 352 359 274 222 228 173 99 61 22 2 5068
GEORGIA   599 101 150 152 111 111 120 96 78 79 72 39 21 11 0 1740
HAWAII   56 6 13 10 6 8 11 9 4 5 7 4 0 1 0 140
IDAHO   44 6 6 7 12 6 12 10 10 7 7 4 1 0 0 132
ILLINOIS   1400 206 182 206 197 189 181 154 142 136 100 65 46 19 1 3224
INDIANA   633 91 114 97 127 162 189 193 160 127 130 75 31 13 2 2144
IOWA   148 22 28 15 17 14 12 10 19 7 6 8 2 1 0 309
KANSAS   206 32 24 40 25 25 29 42 28 21 15 14 10 3 0 514
KENTUCKY   167 32 26 24 30 20 25 28 23 11 8 12 8 1 0 415
LOUISIANA   222 25 51 45 31 29 19 16 19 6 10 5 6 2 0 486
MAINE   27 6 10 14 9 10 6 8 8 5 10 0 1 1 0 115
MARYLAND   899 137 126 168 159 110 126 88 84 65 63 30 15 4 1 2075
MASSACHUSETTS   2700 482 464 566 556 587 611 459 425 349 243 163 76 51 3 7735
MICHIGAN   853 117 133 104 115 123 110 89 83 86 65 41 13 15 1 1948
MINNESOTA   2855 600 641 744 740 731 796 670 675 614 444 175 128 88 3 9904
MISSISSIPPI   65 12 10 18 8 9 11 11 12 14 11 2 2 2 0 187
MISSOURI   615 75 79 111 89 76 70 58 60 72 46 30 14 3 0 1398
MONTANA   41 7 21 9 18 8 7 7 4 3 6 2 0 0 0 133
NEBRASKA   94 8 10 15 6 9 7 4 5 13 10 6 1 1 0 189
NEVADA   129 23 19 34 16 19 15 24 22 25 10 5 4 7 0 352
NEW HAMPSHIRE   288 44 71 56 57 63 53 39 27 23 16 19 4 5 1 766
NEW JERSEY   1899 295 308 311 356 343 285 271 232 227 165 102 60 33 1 4888
NEW MEXICO   136 15 28 24 21 22 15 18 19 14 14 7 7 2 0 342
NEW YORK   2606 350 395 371 393 419 348 320 242 237 201 106 60 30 2 6080
NORTH CAROLINA   518 96 112 125 123 116 116 90 77 82 66 35 27 14 1 1598
NORTH DAKOTA   8 2 4 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28
OHIO   1839 259 252 251 326 247 257 213 305 274 226 120 43 15 0 4627
OKLAHOMA   223 25 22 18 23 20 23 18 13 10 14 4 1 1 0 415
OREGON   403 60 48 51 59 47 66 40 43 49 37 25 15 3 1 947
PENNSYLVANIA   1356 188 239 260 245 286 269 249 219 185 145 103 49 25 2 3820
RHODE ISLAND   137 22 14 15 16 23 17 21 18 10 11 6 3 1 0 314
SOUTH CAROLINA   140 25 24 33 32 23 29 18 23 23 12 8 2 1 0 393
SOUTH DAKOTA   23 2 5 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 46
TENNESSEE   535 69 92 91 79 117 127 129 131 195 72 36 23 23 1 1720
TEXAS   1741 345 282 312 247 258 254 196 174 157 158 83 57 17 2 4283
UTAH   704 101 114 132 134 149 131 123 124 69 73 48 22 9 0 1933
VERMONT   73 8 16 11 7 16 7 13 13 8 7 2 1 0 0 182
VIRGINIA   383 60 86 80 83 86 65 54 66 50 38 28 9 8 1 1097
WASHINGTON   982 169 197 205 226 200 183 183 149 126 104 71 27 17 0 2839
WEST VIRGINIA   31 5 3 11 7 4 6 7 5 3 6 5 2 1 0 96
WISCONSIN   899 177 210 236 219 215 211 185 164 121 89 49 23 10 1 2809
WYOMING   16 3 1 8 3 2 8 6 1 8 8 3 1 0 0 68
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   65 4 9 9 8 14 5 13 3 5 2 1 3 0 0 141
GUAM   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
PUERTO RICO   28 0 1 0 4 7 5 4 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 59
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION   4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
JAPAN   3916 583 658 841 935 846 797 761 680 603 477 261 102 51 7 11518
GERMANY   2571 478 563 644 646 577 512 509 523 446 314 132 73 25 1 8014
UNITED KINGDOM   1224 201 232 255 252 275 234 167 112 87 78 55 21 9 2 3204
FRANCE   1162 189 212 248 262 275 195 171 123 95 90 38 22 10 1 3093
CANADA   865 152 199 220 198 171 154 135 133 108 95 56 25 6 1 2518
ISRAEL   501 155 193 246 268 230 198 188 177 156 117 45 26 16 0 2516
SWEDEN   814 162 175 175 213 196 128 98 68 47 58 13 13 2 0 2162
SWITZERLAND   556 105 124 144 154 146 146 106 117 94 69 44 19 8 0 1832
ITALY   487 100 99 92 141 127 94 100 64 48 36 15 11 5 1 1420
AUSTRALIA   378 72 83 105 124 120 121 114 89 63 51 25 13 9 1 1368
TAIWAN   298 65 80 92 88 111 116 112 73 78 70 62 34 8 0 1287
NETHERLANDS   429 78 89 102 109 86 76 59 57 40 27 8 8 4 0 1172
KOREA, SOUTH   115 38 55 66 86 92 74 77 64 73 49 40 7 4 0 840
DENMARK   220 47 48 56 78 61 60 40 42 31 18 6 11 1 0 719
FINLAND   167 40 43 36 47 56 30 42 24 26 18 11 4 2 0 546
AUSTRIA   141 21 25 46 42 51 34 36 24 19 20 14 5 1 0 479
BELGIUM   138 27 27 27 31 37 33 26 31 31 15 5 3 5 0 436
NORWAY   105 20 33 34 32 40 36 19 16 20 5 5 5 1 0 371
IRELAND   55 18 8 14 41 39 32 22 25 22 21 15 5 3 0 320
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   30 4 6 6 13 12 14 18 29 29 34 21 11 11 0 238
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   53 19 19 22 25 16 12 7 5 9 6 5 2 1 1 202
SPAIN   79 10 13 17 16 20 8 10 10 9 3 1 0 0 0 196
NEW ZEALAND   34 12 11 22 18 33 25 14 7 4 5 4 1 0 0 190
ARGENTINA   75 20 12 21 18 13 5 5 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 182
SOUTH AFRICA   58 12 6 7 14 10 2 11 7 4 7 0 2 0 0 140
BRAZIL   47 9 14 10 10 9 4 6 5 8 1 2 1 2 1 129
INDIA   15 4 10 7 7 11 13 10 8 8 11 9 2 0 0 115
SINGAPORE   15 2 8 9 8 9 13 15 7 13 7 3 1 0 0 110
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.   15 2 8 10 9 11 7 10 8 6 12 6 2 0 0 106
ICELAND   4 4 0 3 3 3 19 6 13 9 7 4 5 2 1 83
HUNGARY   22 4 4 6 6 4 5 6 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 68
MEXICO   22 5 2 2 5 5 5 6 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 65
GREECE   14 3 7 5 5 4 2 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 50
LIECHTENSTEIN   18 4 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 43
CROATIA   11 1 1 6 7 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
MALAYSIA   3 1 8 5 5 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 36
THE BAHAMAS   18 7 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 35
COLOMBIA   6 3 6 6 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 35
U.S.S.R.   35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
POLAND   8 0 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 26
SLOVENIA   6 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 17
UKRAINE   6 1 0 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
URUGUAY   3 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 17
VENEZUELA   7 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17
SAUDI ARABIA   9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16
TURKEY   0 2 0 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
PORTUGAL   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 13
THAILAND   7 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
CHILE   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 12
CZECH REPUBLIC   5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11
COSTA RICA   2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10
ESTONIA   0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 10
LUXEMBOURG   1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
ROMANIA   3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 10
EGYPT   1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
KUWAIT   2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 9
MONACO   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PHILIPPINES   1 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 8
LITHUANIA   2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
NIGERIA   0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
SERBIA   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
CUBA   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CZECHOSLOVAKIA   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
IRAN   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
SLOVAKIA   1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
BERMUDA   2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
ARMENIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
BELARUS   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
ECUADOR   2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
LATVIA   0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)   0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
JAMAICA   0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ANDORRA   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CAYMAN ISLANDS   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CYPRUS   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
GUATEMALA   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
GUERNSEY   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
HAITI   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
INDONESIA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
JERSEY   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
JORDAN   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LEBANON   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MOROCCO   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
PAKISTAN   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
PANAMA   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
SEYCHELLES   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
AZERBAIJAN   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BULGARIA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
EL SALVADOR   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MACEDONIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MALTA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PERU   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SRI LANKA   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SYRIA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
UZBEKISTAN   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

PART A2- Table A2-1b, Breakout by Ownership Category
Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   29864 5414 5948 6297 6666 6566 6716 5783 5417 5036 3861 2085 1189 646 50 91538
U.S. GOVERNMENT   290 24 44 50 51 58 33 27 26 16 13 8 7 0 0 647
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   11778 1655 1625 1615 1376 1358 1124 936 818 660 576 356 193 74 2 24146
FOREIGN CORPORATION   10531 1982 2306 2856 3178 3051 2630 2516 2208 1988 1495 829 386 178 16 36150
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   71 1 4 10 1 1 4 4 3 2 4 1 2 0 0 108
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   3145 468 553 608 601 521 404 314 235 195 151 83 46 11 0 7335

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A2
Tables A2-2a and A2-2b

Percent of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A2-2a) and by Ownership Category (Table A2-2b)

PART A2- Table A2-2a, Breakout by Country of Origin
Percent of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   73.4 71.7 70.3 68.2 66.7 67.6 70.3 69.3 70.3 71.8 71.3 72.3 75.8 79.0 73.5 71.0
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   26.6 28.3 29.7 31.8 33.3 32.4 29.7 30.7 29.7 28.2 28.7 27.7 24.2 21.0 26.5 29.0
ALABAMA   0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
ALASKA   0.1 0.0 0.0 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
ARIZONA   0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.8
ARKANSAS   0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
CALIFORNIA   16.8 19.0 19.4 17.8 18.5 18.4 19.0 19.6 18.8 20.0 19.4 18.5 19.9 20.9 22.1 18.2
COLORADO   1.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3
CONNECTICUT   2.0 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.4 4.3 4.1 10.3 1.6
DELAWARE   0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.1
FLORIDA   3.5 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.3 2.4 2.9 3.2
GEORGIA   1.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 1.1
HAWAII   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
IDAHO   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
ILLINOIS   2.5 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.5 2.1 1.5 2.0
INDIANA   1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.6 2.1 2.2 1.7 1.4 2.9 1.3
IOWA   0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
KANSAS   0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3
KENTUCKY   0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3
LOUISIANA   0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3
MAINE   0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
MARYLAND   1.6 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.3
MASSACHUSETTS   4.8 5.1 4.4 4.9 4.7 5.1 5.6 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.8 4.2 5.6 4.4 4.8
MICHIGAN   1.5 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.7 1.5 1.2
MINNESOTA   5.1 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.8 7.8 7.3 5.2 7.0 9.7 4.4 6.2
MISSISSIPPI   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
MISSOURI   1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.9
MONTANA   0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
NEBRASKA   0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
NEVADA   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE   0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.5 0.5
NEW JERSEY   3.4 3.1 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 1.5 3.1
NEW MEXICO   0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2
NEW YORK   4.7 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.8
NORTH CAROLINA   0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0
NORTH DAKOTA   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
OHIO   3.3 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.1 2.4 2.2 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6 2.4 1.7 0.0 2.9
OKLAHOMA   0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3
OREGON   0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.5 0.6
PENNSYLVANIA   2.4 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.4 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.4
RHODE ISLAND   0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
SOUTH CAROLINA   0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
SOUTH DAKOTA   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
TENNESSEE   1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.3 2.5 1.5 1.1
TEXAS   3.1 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.5 3.1 1.9 2.9 2.7
UTAH   1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.0 1.2
VERMONT   0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
VIRGINIA   0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.5 0.7
WASHINGTON   1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.5 1.9 0.0 1.8
WEST VIRGINIA   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
WISCONSIN   1.6 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.8
WYOMING   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
GUAM   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
PUERTO RICO   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS   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
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION   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
JAPAN   7.0 6.1 6.3 7.4 7.9 7.3 7.3 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.8 5.6 5.6 10.3 7.2
GERMANY   4.6 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.6 5.1 3.9 4.0 2.8 1.5 5.0
UNITED KINGDOM   2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.0 2.9 2.0
FRANCE   2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.9
CANADA   1.6 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.4 0.7 1.5 1.6
ISRAEL   0.9 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.4 1.8 0.0 1.6
SWEDEN   1.5 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.0 1.4
SWITZERLAND   1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.0 1.1
ITALY   0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.5 0.9
AUSTRALIA   0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.5 0.9
TAIWAN   0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.8 1.9 0.9 0.0 0.8
NETHERLANDS   0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.7
KOREA, SOUTH   0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5
DENMARK   0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4
FINLAND   0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3
AUSTRIA   0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3
BELGIUM   0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3
NORWAY   0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2
IRELAND   0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.1
SPAIN   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
NEW ZEALAND   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
ARGENTINA   0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SOUTH AFRICA   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
BRAZIL   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.5 0.1
INDIA   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
SINGAPORE   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
ICELAND   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.1
HUNGARY   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
MEXICO   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
GREECE   0.0 0.0 0.1 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
LIECHTENSTEIN   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
CROATIA   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MALAYSIA   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
THE BAHAMAS   0.0 0.1 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
COLOMBIA   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S.S.R.   0.1 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
POLAND   0.0 0.0 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 0.0
SLOVENIA   0.0 0.0 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 0.0
UKRAINE   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
URUGUAY   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
VENEZUELA   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
SAUDI ARABIA   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
TURKEY   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
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO   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
PORTUGAL   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.0
THAILAND   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
CHILE   0.0 0.0 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 0.0
CZECH REPUBLIC   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
COSTA RICA   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
ESTONIA   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
LUXEMBOURG   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
ROMANIA   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 0.3 0.0 0.0
EGYPT   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
KUWAIT   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
MONACO   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
PHILIPPINES   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
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   0.0 0.0 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 0.0
LITHUANIA   0.0 0.0 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 0.0
NIGERIA   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
SERBIA   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
CUBA   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
CZECHOSLOVAKIA   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
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   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
IRAN   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SLOVAKIA   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
BERMUDA   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
ARMENIA   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 0.0 0.0 0.0
BELARUS   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
ECUADOR   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
LATVIA   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
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)   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
JAMAICA   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
ANDORRA   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
CAYMAN ISLANDS   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
CYPRUS   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
GUATEMALA   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
GUERNSEY   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
HAITI   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
INDONESIA   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
JERSEY   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
JORDAN   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
LEBANON   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
MOROCCO   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
PAKISTAN   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
PANAMA   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
SEYCHELLES   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
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   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
AZERBAIJAN   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
BULGARIA   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
CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.   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
EL SALVADOR   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
MACEDONIA   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
MALTA   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
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES   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
PERU   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
SRI LANKA   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
SYRIA   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
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS   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
UZBEKISTAN   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

PART A2- Table A2-2b, Breakout by Ownership Category
Percent of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   53.6 56.7 56.8 55.1 56.1 56.8 61.6 60.4 62.2 63.8 63.3 62.0 65.2 71.1 73.5 57.2
U.S. GOVERNMENT   0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   21.2 17.3 15.5 14.1 11.6 11.8 10.3 9.8 9.4 8.4 9.4 10.6 10.6 8.1 2.9 15.1
FOREIGN CORPORATION   18.9 20.8 22.0 25.0 26.8 26.4 24.1 26.3 25.4 25.2 24.5 24.7 21.2 19.6 23.5 22.6
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   5.6 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.2 0.0 4.6

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part B

Ranked List of Organizations with 50 or More Patents Granted During the Period,
as Distributed Either or Both
by the Year of Patent Grant and by the Year Of Patent Application Filing

PART B -
Ranked List of Organizations with 50 or More Patents, as Distributed by
the Year of Patent Grant and/or the Year Of Patent Application Filing
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
    Pre 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All Years
MEDTRONIC INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 441 218 186 208 167 161 175 149 153 214 226 129 186 331 336 3280
Patents By Year of Application: 870 209 218 214 257 234 333 221 218 226 163 47 43 26 1 3280
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 75 18 27 62 67 88 102 82 101 129 143 130 168 222 307 1721
Patents By Year of Application: 117 67 98 129 155 159 183 201 201 152 116 53 53 34 3 1721
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 172 52 80 140 171 206 289 217 120 106 53 26 17 9 13 1671
Patents By Year of Application: 356 163 214 263 307 187 112 42 15 5 4 3 0 0 0 1671
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 5 75 112 131 146 219 372 410 1480
Patents By Year of Application: 4 3 5 27 59 165 286 258 251 179 104 63 44 29 3 1480
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 277 93 104 92 83 94 87 61 44 38 38 34 28 87 90 1250
Patents By Year of Application: 539 85 94 106 77 59 61 43 60 52 40 22 7 5 0 1250
PACESETTER, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 113 73 36 30 43 73 71 76 74 94 111 76 74 132 110 1186
Patents By Year of Application: 222 35 60 64 139 119 84 112 110 111 89 26 9 6 0 1186
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 169 34 37 73 60 36 28 27 32 54 62 74 89 164 172 1111
Patents By Year of Application: 245 90 81 31 45 42 72 116 130 111 93 40 9 5 1 1111
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 116 27 36 50 73 85 160 92 65 56 56 49 44 72 61 1042
Patents By Year of Application: 206 54 127 144 138 96 86 50 42 41 21 22 7 8 0 1042
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 33 56 66 74 69 88 128 94 74 58 44 36 53 91 72 1036
Patents By Year of Application: 228 61 116 136 123 107 79 61 51 36 16 19 3 0 0 1036
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Patents By Year of Grant: 205 21 18 20 36 27 23 29 23 39 46 69 98 151 146 951
Patents By Year of Application: 245 27 45 26 38 63 51 66 107 136 73 49 25 0 0 951
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 86 48 69 32 29 29 34 14 15 44 38 62 85 188 141 914
Patents By Year of Application: 192 33 44 31 53 23 66 69 137 125 94 40 6 1 0 914
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 234 74 73 50 44 36 60 42 35 37 25 34 25 48 49 866
Patents By Year of Application: 383 58 56 46 48 54 79 32 26 12 39 16 11 6 0 866
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 466 86 85 35 29 15 14 14 6 10 10 5 2 2 0 779
Patents By Year of Application: 654 34 19 15 22 8 11 3 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 779
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 90 147 99 43 59 45 46 48 87 101 765
Patents By Year of Application: 3 2 22 124 166 140 69 90 72 44 25 5 2 1 0 765
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 252 60 61 46 36 26 32 21 25 30 16 11 14 23 50 703
Patents By Year of Application: 400 51 37 23 33 48 26 7 9 18 28 13 5 4 1 703
ETHICON, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 228 34 21 32 44 33 63 38 29 47 32 12 23 30 24 690
Patents By Year of Application: 290 33 42 48 86 62 53 27 25 9 6 5 3 1 0 690
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 48 49 104 184 236 627
Patents By Year of Application: 4 0 2 5 7 28 85 100 113 172 45 22 21 23 0 627
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF Patents By Year of Grant: 117 42 61 35 32 55 46 35 28 33 22 23 18 34 31 612
Patents By Year of Application: 249 40 38 46 55 47 45 23 18 29 10 2 8 2 0 612
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 1 1 7 6 8 12 16 36 41 61 132 258 579
Patents By Year of Application: 3 0 3 14 13 22 60 31 61 72 86 86 79 43 6 579
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 57 26 13 19 21 71 78 48 18 43 42 33 35 47 26 577
Patents By Year of Application: 108 25 42 69 89 46 34 52 46 36 21 7 2 0 0 577
OLYMPUS CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 50 57 51 45 75 108 134 564
Patents By Year of Application: 0 1 0 5 25 82 102 109 68 96 45 15 10 6 0 564
TOSHIBA CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 184 28 19 18 15 18 21 14 18 16 21 19 37 57 44 529
Patents By Year of Application: 234 19 22 17 25 23 28 32 45 34 24 22 3 1 0 529
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 222 38 43 47 29 42 66 12 4 10 6 3 0 3 0 525
Patents By Year of Application: 315 52 41 42 45 15 12 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 525
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 19 15 20 18 53 91 151 129 517
Patents By Year of Application: 0 1 5 14 18 38 47 74 100 99 80 33 7 1 0 517
CORDIS CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 183 56 25 23 23 18 27 19 21 13 28 15 13 21 16 501
Patents By Year of Application: 268 22 25 35 32 29 34 22 17 7 3 6 1 0 0 501
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 14 55 47 32 46 35 37 39 38 21 20 55 47 486
Patents By Year of Application: 50 44 46 50 53 49 45 42 34 41 21 4 5 2 0 486
C. R. BARD, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 139 33 30 15 27 20 18 24 16 13 12 14 20 28 51 460
Patents By Year of Application: 213 26 33 19 26 23 22 37 17 12 10 7 12 3 0 460
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 333 65 21 11 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 433
Patents By Year of Application: 431 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 433
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Patents By Year of Grant: 169 37 16 19 16 13 23 13 6 12 10 13 10 20 27 404
Patents By Year of Application: 235 18 15 23 22 14 15 11 9 25 9 2 2 4 0 404
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) Patents By Year of Grant: 152 8 8 7 13 18 20 14 8 15 20 18 22 35 45 403
Patents By Year of Application: 172 11 15 25 21 18 30 26 26 19 23 13 1 3 0 403
ALZA CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 166 20 34 24 38 8 15 7 10 17 10 8 3 6 2 368
Patents By Year of Application: 247 30 24 14 10 14 7 10 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 368
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 116 33 56 48 42 22 10 10 4 10 6 1 2 5 2 367
Patents By Year of Application: 233 38 28 28 10 8 7 7 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 367
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 11 50 47 56 39 43 26 37 18 21 16 364
Patents By Year of Application: 0 6 23 53 68 89 64 24 5 14 13 4 1 0 0 364
NIDEK CO., LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 60 15 21 26 23 13 32 17 10 19 34 33 14 27 18 362
Patents By Year of Application: 95 24 21 29 32 30 14 32 21 17 18 18 6 4 1 362
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Patents By Year of Grant: 119 16 19 17 18 20 23 18 13 19 8 8 13 21 21 353
Patents By Year of Application: 172 18 17 20 25 27 19 15 9 11 11 6 1 2 0 353
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) Patents By Year of Grant: 34 9 14 14 24 18 28 18 11 14 18 15 44 43 47 351
Patents By Year of Application: 52 16 25 30 39 27 28 44 39 28 10 5 8 0 0 351
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA Patents By Year of Grant: 59 13 9 12 14 10 12 25 12 22 19 31 29 20 40 327
Patents By Year of Application: 89 15 16 16 23 23 21 32 32 14 16 7 15 7 1 327
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 1 14 26 24 38 27 46 41 17 60 21 8 1 1 1 326
Patents By Year of Application: 50 19 38 62 43 58 34 14 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 326
ACUSON CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 44 27 47 45 54 40 41 16 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 323
Patents By Year of Application: 120 46 70 44 23 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 27 26 30 29 12 10 15 13 9 12 17 9 22 24 34 289
Patents By Year of Application: 85 27 16 16 20 29 21 25 12 9 13 10 1 4 1 289
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 198 37 23 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 281
Patents By Year of Application: 250 24 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 281
COOK INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 57 9 3 6 10 11 12 11 8 6 11 11 31 66 22 274
Patents By Year of Application: 77 10 10 8 15 15 16 34 30 20 22 14 2 1 0 274
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 27 34 27 31 25 59 56 264
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 1 5 10 24 73 31 23 34 25 28 7 3 0 264
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED Patents By Year of Grant: 9 33 20 23 5 7 5 11 3 13 17 19 18 39 40 262
Patents By Year of Application: 70 14 11 5 8 9 11 24 32 67 7 2 2 0 0 262
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB Patents By Year of Grant: 0 1 9 17 20 35 37 22 25 11 10 12 11 25 26 261
Patents By Year of Application: 32 21 33 21 47 45 14 21 5 6 12 2 2 0 0 261
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Patents By Year of Grant: 71 27 24 18 7 12 7 17 17 9 8 13 9 13 8 260
Patents By Year of Application: 134 16 10 21 12 19 16 11 5 6 6 3 1 0 0 260
RESMED LIMITED Patents By Year of Grant: 0 2 2 11 12 18 24 23 21 28 17 11 19 21 50 259
Patents By Year of Application: 20 10 14 24 20 26 32 35 30 21 11 4 7 4 1 259
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 54 13 15 14 12 13 26 6 10 10 9 14 10 25 25 256
Patents By Year of Application: 93 19 16 22 14 14 15 16 11 14 8 8 2 4 0 256
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 56 36 45 41 20 21 12 4 2 6 1 2 0 3 0 249
Patents By Year of Application: 169 18 13 25 8 8 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 249
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 5 22 26 23 35 15 21 11 18 15 25 30 246
Patents By Year of Application: 13 12 27 26 39 24 25 21 22 17 7 8 2 3 0 246
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 15 20 30 21 30 54 62 243
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 1 4 40 45 50 40 30 20 9 3 1 0 243
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Patents By Year of Grant: 79 15 10 9 9 14 5 13 8 12 9 11 11 13 17 235
Patents By Year of Application: 114 5 15 12 20 17 14 10 9 5 8 3 3 0 0 235
ALLERGAN, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 73 14 6 10 8 7 5 7 3 10 15 14 4 28 30 234
Patents By Year of Application: 98 7 9 6 6 12 12 16 9 16 18 15 8 2 0 234
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON Patents By Year of Grant: 56 9 13 14 7 7 8 12 7 10 21 14 26 18 5 227
Patents By Year of Application: 73 12 11 13 13 12 21 9 10 11 31 10 1 0 0 227
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD Patents By Year of Grant: 39 15 13 15 13 15 29 32 14 27 12 0 1 0 0 225
Patents By Year of Application: 81 17 16 32 38 22 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 225
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 33 4 6 11 5 10 13 13 19 13 12 18 11 24 29 221
Patents By Year of Application: 42 13 13 11 18 24 25 19 16 13 16 6 3 2 0 221
HITACHI, LTD Patents By Year of Grant: 52 3 6 5 14 9 21 7 13 16 23 14 5 14 13 215
Patents By Year of Application: 65 10 7 13 25 12 16 24 15 10 10 6 2 0 0 215
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 28 11 7 14 17 22 18 12 12 23 21 7 6 7 10 215
Patents By Year of Application: 48 13 12 22 21 23 22 22 17 5 6 4 0 0 0 215
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA Patents By Year of Grant: 45 20 38 28 41 39 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214
Patents By Year of Application: 94 34 56 21 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) Patents By Year of Grant: 29 18 13 13 12 27 24 11 11 3 5 5 10 17 16 214
Patents By Year of Application: 55 16 19 20 27 14 11 8 19 14 8 1 1 1 0 214
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 4 1 4 20 28 12 21 16 20 42 33 7 0 0 0 208
Patents By Year of Application: 8 11 35 21 36 33 39 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 208
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 6 15 34 28 24 10 13 30 36 9 1 0 0 206
Patents By Year of Application: 27 21 18 26 25 22 28 21 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 206
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 195 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 203
Patents By Year of Application: 200 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 11 23 29 29 18 14 13 7 3 12 22 21 202
Patents By Year of Application: 2 13 27 39 27 19 21 10 17 16 7 1 3 0 0 202
ZIMMER, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 137 9 3 0 1 6 7 0 0 2 3 4 4 13 9 198
Patents By Year of Application: 148 1 0 10 3 3 13 3 6 1 5 2 3 0 0 198
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 29 13 19 13 12 10 16 10 14 14 6 8 8 13 12 197
Patents By Year of Application: 65 19 16 14 26 15 14 8 4 8 4 2 1 1 0 197
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 11 23 21 15 16 11 15 17 39 27 195
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 7 13 44 19 26 21 19 18 9 6 7 6 0 195
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 6 3 6 17 22 13 14 14 13 11 15 16 12 18 11 191
Patents By Year of Application: 25 24 21 24 17 19 19 9 13 7 9 3 0 1 0 191
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 50 20 12 7 13 19 15 9 4 3 4 1 12 14 8 191
Patents By Year of Application: 93 9 19 17 10 8 4 8 6 12 3 2 0 0 0 191
STRYKER CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 35 12 13 14 10 9 13 5 7 5 6 7 10 13 29 188
Patents By Year of Application: 64 13 18 7 12 11 11 14 10 15 6 5 1 1 0 188
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 63 25 29 32 17 8 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 188
Patents By Year of Application: 143 22 11 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 188
MALLINCKRODT, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 1 0 3 6 18 28 34 15 7 5 12 7 11 14 14 175
Patents By Year of Application: 11 3 22 53 20 5 14 13 5 18 6 3 2 0 0 175
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION Patents By Year of Grant: 11 7 9 2 4 11 13 11 3 10 7 10 16 30 29 173
Patents By Year of Application: 30 3 6 9 18 10 21 18 13 21 13 8 3 0 0 173
ALCON, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 15 12 12 12 13 24 39 19 172
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 1 9 13 23 20 20 28 28 15 7 4 4 0 172
HEARTPORT, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 18 34 30 15 16 16 15 8 8 8 1 0 0 2 1 172
Patents By Year of Application: 91 16 18 8 21 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 32 7 7 3 3 3 8 6 8 5 11 14 10 24 31 172
Patents By Year of Application: 46 3 2 10 14 20 25 26 13 9 2 1 1 0 0 172
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 62 22 15 3 13 11 11 13 8 2 7 5 0 0 0 172
Patents By Year of Application: 98 10 11 17 12 7 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 172
MEDRAD, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 15 8 9 8 8 18 7 16 10 13 7 8 15 13 14 169
Patents By Year of Application: 33 10 20 14 15 27 11 12 10 8 6 2 1 0 0 169
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 3 12 15 7 11 14 13 13 18 26 36 168
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 8 19 13 9 38 14 30 17 8 5 6 1 0 168
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 15 18 35 19 26 7 11 10 7 5 9 1 0 3 1 167
Patents By Year of Application: 71 23 30 13 6 11 7 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 167
MASIMO CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 8 5 4 6 6 8 13 16 8 15 15 18 15 5 25 167
Patents By Year of Application: 19 10 9 10 13 11 25 18 16 21 9 4 2 0 0 167
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 1 0 7 17 13 18 5 18 11 15 9 20 32 166
Patents By Year of Application: 1 2 11 19 16 23 15 26 9 16 21 6 1 0 0 166
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 20 4 17 7 17 13 17 2 7 7 8 6 13 17 11 166
Patents By Year of Application: 37 17 17 23 15 4 10 8 9 5 6 8 6 1 0 166
SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 98 19 19 11 6 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 165
Patents By Year of Application: 144 5 5 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 165
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Patents By Year of Grant: 37 14 15 4 8 8 5 7 9 9 7 12 5 10 15 165
Patents By Year of Application: 73 6 5 9 7 18 13 6 12 5 3 6 2 0 0 165
SIEMENS ELEMA AB Patents By Year of Grant: 63 16 14 18 19 13 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 161
Patents By Year of Application: 95 19 23 12 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161
Covidien AG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 35 64 48 160
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 3 1 9 13 38 50 16 11 12 7 0 160
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Patents By Year of Grant: 45 14 15 25 16 12 6 6 8 3 5 3 2 0 0 160
Patents By Year of Application: 91 16 15 13 11 4 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 160
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 57 25 30 24 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160
Patents By Year of Application: 118 25 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160
DEPUY SPINE, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 8 16 7 14 45 57 158
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 5 17 17 41 40 22 9 3 2 2 0 158
ELA MEDICAL S.A. Patents By Year of Grant: 36 14 11 4 4 12 12 7 6 11 4 11 7 10 9 158
Patents By Year of Application: 57 11 7 11 14 13 15 10 7 7 5 1 0 0 0 158
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 37 12 7 7 4 3 7 4 7 7 4 8 10 20 20 157
Patents By Year of Application: 63 7 4 3 7 11 13 12 9 11 5 0 2 9 1 157
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 6 0 1 0 4 11 22 21 13 15 14 10 8 12 18 155
Patents By Year of Application: 7 3 5 22 24 24 18 16 9 11 6 8 2 0 0 155
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 25 17 23 12 16 14 13 7 6 3 6 2 4 4 2 154
Patents By Year of Application: 73 12 25 7 6 8 8 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 154
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN Patents By Year of Grant: 17 6 12 7 16 24 32 11 11 7 6 0 1 2 0 152
Patents By Year of Application: 37 11 18 39 26 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152
INTERMEDICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 64 3 10 22 21 10 12 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 151
Patents By Year of Application: 75 27 20 12 10 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 151
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S Patents By Year of Grant: 13 7 4 4 5 6 11 5 6 6 7 9 10 20 35 148
Patents By Year of Application: 25 4 6 11 14 18 12 19 12 8 4 0 5 9 1 148
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Patents By Year of Grant: 20 7 9 12 8 11 9 7 9 6 2 13 9 9 17 148
Patents By Year of Application: 47 7 14 11 10 8 14 10 8 6 6 5 1 1 0 148
DUKE UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 38 8 7 17 13 9 10 7 8 6 5 6 4 4 5 147
Patents By Year of Application: 55 15 16 13 11 11 9 5 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 147
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Patents By Year of Grant: 21 8 10 9 10 8 14 9 12 7 7 7 4 10 11 147
Patents By Year of Application: 40 12 8 16 14 13 9 14 4 14 3 0 0 0 0 147
ARTHREX INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 24 4 6 5 3 4 16 4 5 10 9 7 8 8 33 146
Patents By Year of Application: 31 6 6 6 13 12 20 10 9 10 10 10 3 0 0 146
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 26 7 6 9 11 11 14 6 12 4 9 5 5 14 7 146
Patents By Year of Application: 49 9 19 13 10 12 4 8 1 3 10 3 4 1 0 146
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 2 3 4 14 10 8 9 11 13 18 25 27 144
Patents By Year of Application: 1 0 4 9 21 8 19 21 22 19 9 2 6 3 0 144
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 18 10 19 43 42 144
Patents By Year of Application: 0 1 0 0 7 10 17 18 18 20 32 11 8 2 0 144
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 11 8 15 16 16 11 18 29 143
Patents By Year of Application: 1 0 3 8 22 15 18 24 15 15 9 7 2 4 0 143
Fujifilm Corporation Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 29 23 34 38 142
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 1 1 12 10 7 13 24 22 20 24 8 0 0 142
LINVATEC CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 58 21 4 14 8 5 1 7 1 2 7 4 2 6 2 142
Patents By Year of Application: 82 13 9 8 5 2 9 9 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 142
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 25 5 4 8 12 14 13 16 8 8 12 15 1 0 0 141
Patents By Year of Application: 38 6 13 18 17 16 16 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 141
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Patents By Year of Grant: 37 9 5 6 7 9 6 2 1 4 8 6 17 15 9 141
Patents By Year of Application: 52 7 8 5 10 6 8 14 14 7 7 2 1 0 0 141
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 17 13 14 19 40 23 138
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 2 2 9 22 26 24 31 16 4 2 0 0 138
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 79 17 16 10 11 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138
Patents By Year of Application: 115 11 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION Patents By Year of Grant: 17 6 3 3 6 11 7 6 6 7 8 10 16 17 15 138
Patents By Year of Application: 26 5 8 8 11 14 6 18 13 16 9 4 0 0 0 138
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 14 6 4 7 14 11 22 18 5 10 8 3 3 5 7 137
Patents By Year of Application: 30 6 14 22 20 21 10 6 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 137
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 42 10 10 10 11 6 11 3 2 5 5 11 3 6 2 137
Patents By Year of Application: 67 6 7 14 8 8 5 7 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 137
NOVO NORDISK A/S Patents By Year of Grant: 18 4 17 10 10 6 19 6 6 5 4 5 5 10 12 137
Patents By Year of Application: 44 15 11 4 20 5 13 4 10 5 4 0 2 0 0 137
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 45 54 134
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 9 43 27 24 10 7 3 1 134
WELCH ALLYN INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 42 7 7 12 4 5 4 4 2 4 4 10 8 12 8 133
Patents By Year of Application: 55 8 8 3 10 2 10 3 10 11 8 3 1 1 0 133
COLIN CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 18 20 10 8 12 21 26 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 131
Patents By Year of Application: 46 10 8 17 26 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) Patents By Year of Grant: 17 13 7 6 12 6 14 6 10 6 8 4 6 9 7 131
Patents By Year of Application: 44 7 6 16 16 8 10 10 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 131
PENTAX CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 21 25 18 19 11 0 0 0 131
Patents By Year of Application: 1 0 2 25 26 26 27 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 131
RESPIRONICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 36 3 9 8 9 16 21 8 11 2 0 0 0 5 2 130
Patents By Year of Application: 53 4 19 15 16 11 4 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 130
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 1 2 15 26 17 14 14 14 8 11 0 3 125
Patents By Year of Application: 0 1 7 28 29 13 25 14 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 125
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 6 3 14 40 51 125
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 4 6 19 29 13 25 21 3 4 1 0 125
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 5 8 9 13 20 21 38 124
Patents By Year of Application: 2 1 2 2 3 9 12 15 21 17 18 10 6 6 0 124
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 1 4 3 22 32 13 16 15 8 4 3 0 0 2 1 124
Patents By Year of Application: 19 25 22 13 23 11 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 124
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 17 8 15 22 27 18 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
Patents By Year of Application: 49 15 20 21 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
OSSUR HF Patents By Year of Grant: 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 4 8 15 19 18 18 33 123
Patents By Year of Application: 2 2 0 2 3 6 23 8 24 14 12 15 9 2 1 123
NYCOMED IMAGING AS Patents By Year of Grant: 45 19 16 15 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122
Patents By Year of Application: 88 15 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122
RICHARD WOLF GMBH Patents By Year of Grant: 61 9 12 6 4 6 3 8 3 2 2 1 0 1 4 122
Patents By Year of Application: 81 9 1 8 8 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 122
COCHLEAR LIMITED Patents By Year of Grant: 12 0 2 0 3 4 6 6 2 5 11 10 14 17 29 121
Patents By Year of Application: 12 3 5 5 20 13 9 17 13 9 7 4 2 2 0 121
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 8 17 79 120
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 1 4 9 12 3 8 12 39 21 5 5 1 120
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 14 22 21 17 8 3 7 17 120
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 1 8 33 29 19 11 11 6 2 0 0 0 0 120
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 42 73 119
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 44 39 22 4 3 1 119
PACESETTER AB Patents By Year of Grant: 54 23 8 13 15 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119
Patents By Year of Application: 83 10 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 45 4 4 7 6 8 12 4 7 4 6 2 4 3 2 118
Patents By Year of Application: 60 6 8 8 11 6 5 6 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 118
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY Patents By Year of Grant: 20 3 7 5 10 7 11 10 7 9 6 4 3 7 7 116
Patents By Year of Application: 32 5 11 13 14 13 6 8 8 4 0 2 0 0 0 116
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12 9 22 33 33 113
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 2 1 20 23 22 20 8 10 5 1 1 113
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 34 7 8 6 10 7 10 5 5 7 5 2 1 0 6 113
Patents By Year of Application: 50 15 8 8 11 5 4 5 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 113
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 36 22 13 16 15 4 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 113
Patents By Year of Application: 78 18 6 5 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 7 15 14 10 16 10 7 11 3 1 1 6 6 3 3 113
Patents By Year of Application: 48 16 12 12 9 5 3 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 113
ANGEION CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 83 16 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112
Patents By Year of Application: 105 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 12 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 12 5 6 8 8 28 23 112
Patents By Year of Application: 12 0 2 2 6 10 17 6 21 23 9 2 2 0 0 112
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 22 24 40 17 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110
Patents By Year of Application: 87 19 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110
ORMCO CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 46 7 7 4 11 7 3 3 2 2 4 5 3 3 3 110
Patents By Year of Application: 60 5 10 5 8 3 4 3 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 110
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 1 12 8 8 6 9 4 11 9 3 1 6 13 18 109
Patents By Year of Application: 25 7 8 5 7 19 6 4 11 8 3 2 3 1 0 109
HOYA CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 9 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 12 20 27 28 109
Patents By Year of Application: 12 0 4 0 2 2 2 10 19 36 14 6 1 1 0 109
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 3 0 1 4 13 10 15 16 18 6 12 7 4 0 109
Patents By Year of Application: 5 0 22 5 13 23 14 12 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 109
BIOSENSE, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 7 7 3 7 18 13 16 9 3 7 6 1 4 3 3 107
Patents By Year of Application: 18 18 19 18 13 12 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 29 11 7 6 4 2 4 2 1 0 2 1 11 11 16 107
Patents By Year of Application: 47 6 6 4 0 3 7 8 10 8 2 3 2 1 0 107
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY Patents By Year of Grant: 31 17 4 4 2 9 6 6 4 8 3 3 0 6 4 107
Patents By Year of Application: 53 3 6 6 4 14 7 4 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 107
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 31 3 3 9 12 3 7 11 8 8 3 4 3 0 0 105
Patents By Year of Application: 44 10 5 9 6 12 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 25 3 9 8 4 2 6 3 10 3 6 5 4 11 6 105
Patents By Year of Application: 37 7 6 7 2 13 11 8 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 105
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 13 6 32 35 105
Patents By Year of Application: 0 1 0 2 0 4 10 23 17 29 14 4 0 0 1 105
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Patents By Year of Grant: 31 6 2 4 4 3 6 6 5 4 5 6 13 7 2 104
Patents By Year of Application: 41 3 2 12 11 7 8 7 2 6 3 0 2 0 0 104
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 2 9 7 7 5 0 0 1 0 8 3 10 19 32 103
Patents By Year of Application: 14 6 9 4 2 2 4 6 9 23 18 2 1 3 0 103
SPINECORE, INC Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 15 20 15 7 10 13 7 102
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 12 26 22 31 6 0 1 3 0 1 0 102
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 28 9 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 7 7 8 6 12 5 102
Patents By Year of Application: 45 2 3 2 4 4 12 15 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 102
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 1 5 20 15 20 9 8 9 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 101
Patents By Year of Application: 29 17 23 12 9 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101
INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 3 11 13 14 17 8 10 9 5 1 3 7 101
Patents By Year of Application: 0 7 10 10 22 21 8 11 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 101
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 3 14 10 20 14 17 9 8 1 1 1 2 0 100
Patents By Year of Application: 11 10 10 21 13 16 12 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100
TANITA CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 2 0 0 0 3 17 19 11 5 14 9 7 3 4 6 100
Patents By Year of Application: 2 0 2 19 24 12 9 13 3 5 6 4 1 0 0 100
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 6 17 22 13 21 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
Patents By Year of Application: 19 30 14 11 15 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 2 1 2 5 3 2 2 5 2 3 10 11 16 22 13 99
Patents By Year of Application: 6 5 4 1 3 4 11 12 17 16 12 7 0 1 0 99
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 12 11 12 5 8 24 11 99
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 2 5 17 24 11 18 9 8 1 4 0 0 99
BIOMET, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 16 8 11 8 4 15 8 11 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 98
Patents By Year of Application: 35 7 5 12 16 18 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98
CARDICA, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 7 8 14 12 12 6 12 13 98
Patents By Year of Application: 0 1 4 8 10 19 14 12 9 4 7 4 4 2 0 98
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 8 10 7 13 11 7 16 3 5 6 1 4 2 0 5 98
Patents By Year of Application: 31 15 8 12 10 10 7 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 98
Kyphon SARL Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 25 48 97
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 20 8 27 32 1 2 1 0 97
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF Patents By Year of Grant: 32 3 8 10 6 3 6 8 3 3 2 5 1 3 4 97
Patents By Year of Application: 49 6 8 8 7 5 3 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 97
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Patents By Year of Grant: 59 17 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 96
Patents By Year of Application: 87 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 96
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 85 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Patents By Year of Application: 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 17 7 9 12 9 9 8 3 1 2 1 2 4 5 5 94
Patents By Year of Application: 44 10 9 6 6 5 2 0 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 94
MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 80 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Patents By Year of Application: 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Patents By Year of Application: 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
STEREOTAXIS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 1 5 7 7 8 7 5 7 8 3 10 18 8 94
Patents By Year of Application: 2 7 14 6 5 8 8 13 10 11 7 2 0 1 0 94
VISX, INCORPORATED Patents By Year of Grant: 10 5 3 4 13 6 12 9 6 11 8 7 0 0 0 94
Patents By Year of Application: 21 9 13 9 6 11 12 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 94
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 7 28 17 9 13 7 5 7 0 0 93
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 3 17 21 23 19 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 93
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 49 4 15 13 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
Patents By Year of Application: 59 16 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
BRAINLAB AG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 8 3 8 2 10 21 22 92
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 3 2 18 11 7 7 17 9 15 3 0 0 0 92
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Patents By Year of Grant: 26 5 3 10 7 6 8 9 4 3 1 3 3 2 2 92
Patents By Year of Application: 36 10 5 13 4 11 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 92
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Patents By Year of Grant: 17 3 3 4 3 2 5 6 5 8 6 6 7 5 11 91
Patents By Year of Application: 26 3 1 1 11 12 7 7 9 10 2 2 0 0 0 91
KCI LICENSING, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 8 7 6 6 8 9 18 20 91
Patents By Year of Application: 3 4 5 8 7 10 8 5 10 9 12 7 1 2 0 91
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA Patents By Year of Grant: 19 11 13 13 18 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Patents By Year of Application: 56 21 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 19 34 8 2 6 3 3 7 5 0 1 1 89
Patents By Year of Application: 4 14 36 9 10 6 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 89
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 16 11 12 11 13 11 89
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 2 26 3 1 16 13 16 6 3 2 1 0 89
GIVEN IMAGING LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 9 7 7 5 18 23 14 89
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 3 3 18 17 19 14 9 2 2 1 1 0 89
HABLEY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
Patents By Year of Application: 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
ICU MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 9 4 5 4 3 1 4 5 3 1 6 5 9 22 8 89
Patents By Year of Application: 19 4 2 6 3 3 3 3 1 39 1 4 0 1 0 89
PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 40 8 12 15 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
Patents By Year of Application: 73 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
ARADIGM CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 19 15 11 10 6 7 5 6 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 88
Patents By Year of Application: 43 13 1 9 11 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 88
Carestream Health, Inc. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 17 24 25 87
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 15 19 13 9 6 1 1 87
Cook Medical Technologies LLC Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 87
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 16 20 20 11 4 0 87
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 7 13 10 25 17 87
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 1 1 7 16 14 16 9 13 5 4 1 0 87
FUJITSU LIMITED Patents By Year of Grant: 47 5 8 4 3 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 2 4 86
Patents By Year of Application: 63 2 4 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 86
SHERWOOD MEDICAL COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 82 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
Patents By Year of Application: 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED Patents By Year of Grant: 35 3 6 3 3 0 3 5 3 1 3 3 3 6 8 85
Patents By Year of Application: 43 3 4 1 4 6 3 7 2 2 4 3 1 2 0 85
NUVASIVE, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 1 6 8 4 4 5 3 5 2 6 14 27 85
Patents By Year of Application: 0 1 8 12 6 5 8 11 10 7 6 2 7 1 1 85
SCIENCE INCORPORATED Patents By Year of Grant: 32 11 13 11 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
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SENORX, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 1 4 6 12 8 6 4 8 10 7 6 13 85
Patents By Year of Application: 0 5 5 10 13 9 13 7 8 6 3 5 1 0 0 85
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 28 7 6 14 7 6 5 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 84
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SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 6 3 10 7 4 4 7 11 7 10 11 2 2 0 0 84
Patents By Year of Application: 26 3 8 8 11 17 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 84
LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG Patents By Year of Grant: 33 7 15 14 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83
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NIPRO CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 2 9 8 2 9 9 10 14 3 11 6 83
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 3 10 9 15 10 13 8 5 9 1 0 0 0 83
STERLING WINTHROP INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 78 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Patents By Year of Grant: 19 4 5 5 8 3 3 3 2 3 6 4 4 6 8 83
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VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 4 5 3 2 4 6 3 5 7 3 2 2 8 11 18 83
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DEXCOM, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 4 7 11 18 34 82
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MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 15 5 7 10 8 5 7 3 3 4 5 8 2 0 0 82
Patents By Year of Application: 31 8 7 8 5 8 3 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 82
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 19 5 1 6 4 2 7 3 2 5 4 3 4 8 9 82
Patents By Year of Application: 29 4 5 3 7 6 6 4 5 8 1 2 1 1 0 82
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 40 23 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
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Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 8 23 42 80
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 4 8 15 11 13 15 5 0 80
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) Patents By Year of Grant: 1 0 3 2 6 7 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 9 24 80
Patents By Year of Application: 7 3 5 9 6 6 11 4 3 9 7 6 4 0 0 80
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 9 3 9 1 6 0 9 6 6 5 3 2 5 11 4 79
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NOBEL BIOCARE AB Patents By Year of Grant: 4 12 7 1 14 8 11 5 6 4 2 2 1 2 0 79
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OMRON CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 23 5 3 0 5 4 12 9 6 9 2 0 0 1 0 79
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REX MEDICAL, LP Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 8 9 10 5 7 3 12 12 79
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TELECTRONICS PACING SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
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AESCULAP AG & CO. KG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 2 11 11 8 5 6 9 5 3 6 6 2 4 0 78
Patents By Year of Application: 12 10 8 9 5 19 4 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 78
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 1 12 14 2 6 78
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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Patents By Year of Grant: 3 0 3 2 5 4 8 6 6 7 5 6 3 14 6 78
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DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 20 8 12 3 13 4 5 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 3 78
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GAMBRO LUNDIA AB Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 11 9 15 17 18 78
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HOLOGIC, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 2 5 4 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 6 13 17 17 78
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KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH Patents By Year of Grant: 23 3 6 11 8 4 7 2 0 2 2 3 1 4 1 77
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CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER Patents By Year of Grant: 25 2 5 7 2 6 1 4 0 6 3 1 4 5 5 76
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DEPUY ACROMED, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 1 6 3 6 12 13 6 9 7 5 2 3 3 76
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SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 6 2 12 13 33 76
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UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION Patents By Year of Grant: 6 3 11 3 9 4 11 9 2 7 4 2 2 3 0 76
Patents By Year of Application: 18 6 10 8 13 10 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 76
EMBOL-X, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 1 2 12 25 19 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
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HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 15 3 9 2 8 6 6 9 75
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 3 12 14 18 2 5 7 3 1 5 2 3 0 75
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION Patents By Year of Grant: 13 7 9 6 5 4 6 2 1 3 2 4 5 2 6 75
Patents By Year of Application: 35 7 6 3 2 4 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 75
GENZYME CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 2 5 5 8 8 16 9 4 2 7 3 0 1 2 2 74
Patents By Year of Application: 18 5 9 21 6 5 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 74
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 6 4 7 5 5 5 9 4 8 3 2 0 5 4 7 74
Patents By Year of Application: 21 7 5 11 7 5 10 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 74
KOWA COMPANY LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 30 1 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 8 6 4 8 6 74
Patents By Year of Application: 31 0 3 4 1 4 2 3 5 6 7 4 2 2 0 74
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 27 13 8 10 9 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 74
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MEDINOL LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 3 7 3 6 3 9 8 10 3 5 2 3 2 5 5 74
Patents By Year of Application: 12 13 3 11 8 11 5 3 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 74
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED Patents By Year of Grant: 6 3 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 11 9 10 8 5 9 74
Patents By Year of Application: 14 2 2 2 1 9 12 13 5 10 4 0 0 0 0 74
BIOTRONIK CRM PATENT AG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 21 32 73
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CYBERONICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 22 1 1 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 4 6 14 16 73
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PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 6 11 18 23 73
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ALSIUS CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 4 3 17 16 15 5 7 4 1 0 0 0 72
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IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 10 9 13 2 5 6 8 10 72
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 2 0 9 20 8 10 3 6 7 4 2 1 0 72
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) Patents By Year of Grant: 17 1 3 3 5 7 8 6 5 0 4 2 0 9 2 72
Patents By Year of Application: 20 4 5 10 13 9 5 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 72
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 1 11 3 13 9 4 4 4 2 4 2 3 3 1 8 72
Patents By Year of Application: 21 8 9 6 4 2 6 6 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 72
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG Patents By Year of Grant: 15 2 1 3 5 6 3 5 1 2 4 3 10 4 7 71
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MEDISON CO., LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 2 5 1 3 6 6 9 7 1 2 1 1 4 11 12 71
Patents By Year of Application: 8 6 4 5 7 9 5 1 5 8 7 5 1 0 0 71
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG Patents By Year of Grant: 2 0 1 9 9 7 6 5 4 6 4 6 9 2 0 70
Patents By Year of Application: 4 15 8 5 9 9 3 5 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 70
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED Patents By Year of Grant: 4 0 3 8 10 7 7 4 6 6 6 2 1 2 4 70
Patents By Year of Application: 13 8 7 9 5 6 8 4 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 70
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB Patents By Year of Grant: 8 1 3 4 4 4 7 5 5 6 3 5 2 6 7 70
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WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 17 3 1 1 1 1 5 5 2 5 3 2 8 10 6 70
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CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 40 8 9 2 4 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 69
Patents By Year of Application: 58 1 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 15 3 5 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 3 8 9 10 69
Patents By Year of Application: 23 4 1 3 2 6 4 5 9 4 3 4 1 0 0 69
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Patents By Year of Grant: 11 6 0 8 4 6 11 6 1 5 2 3 1 3 1 68
Patents By Year of Application: 25 6 8 12 6 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 68
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V. Patents By Year of Grant: 23 4 4 4 2 2 6 2 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 68
Patents By Year of Application: 36 5 2 3 6 3 4 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 68
DENTSPLY RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 20 5 7 3 9 10 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 68
Patents By Year of Application: 35 2 9 9 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
L'OREAL S.A. Patents By Year of Grant: 12 5 1 3 5 7 5 4 3 4 1 3 3 4 8 68
Patents By Year of Application: 20 3 8 6 9 9 2 3 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 68
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 34 17 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 68
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Advanced Bionics, LLC Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 22 22 67
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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 3 3 3 9 12 4 6 3 3 4 10 7 67
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PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 1 2 4 5 3 2 9 7 3 4 2 2 1 14 8 67
Patents By Year of Application: 8 5 4 4 12 8 7 7 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 67
POLAR ELECTRO OY Patents By Year of Grant: 8 2 0 2 7 9 13 6 0 3 3 3 2 2 7 67
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ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 7 7 5 10 6 8 4 8 3 3 5 0 66
Patents By Year of Application: 2 4 8 14 3 9 8 10 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 66
COBE LABORATORIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 43 12 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 31 5 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 6 5 66
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VENTRITEX, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
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BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH Patents By Year of Grant: 7 3 1 4 2 1 0 6 3 2 6 1 7 12 10 65
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IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 16 6 12 6 9 5 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 65
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Patents By Year of Grant: 4 5 6 2 5 7 3 5 3 3 1 4 1 5 11 65
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CONMED CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 24 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 6 5 1 3 2 5 7 64
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DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Patents By Year of Grant: 13 3 3 4 3 6 6 3 1 3 3 1 4 7 4 64
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LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 6 3 9 10 6 5 2 6 3 6 8 64
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NISSHO CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 32 8 9 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
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Panasonic Corporation Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 26 26 64
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EMORY UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 11 10 4 6 4 3 4 7 3 2 0 0 0 7 2 63
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SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. Patents By Year of Grant: 18 16 5 6 4 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 63
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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER Patents By Year of Grant: 6 7 2 2 5 5 3 2 3 5 2 7 4 4 6 63
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CYGNUS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 5 9 12 4 9 6 8 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
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GC CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 10 1 3 1 10 6 8 3 2 3 3 3 0 3 6 62
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MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 5 5 3 2 6 3 14 16 62
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NITTO DENKO CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 26 2 4 6 4 4 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 62
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SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 9 1 11 18 16 62
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SONY CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 11 0 3 1 0 2 5 2 3 1 2 2 7 12 11 62
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION Patents By Year of Grant: 21 3 2 2 5 1 2 1 1 4 2 2 4 9 3 62
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CARDIAC PATHWAYS CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 37 6 7 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
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MICRUS CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 7 11 8 7 4 6 4 0 0 4 5 5 61
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Patents By Year of Grant: 19 3 6 11 3 6 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 61
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ASTRAZENECA AB Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 9 7 9 4 3 4 5 4 60
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CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 4 9 6 17 16 60
Patents By Year of Application: 1 0 0 1 4 7 9 11 5 8 8 2 1 3 0 60
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 4 4 7 9 7 12 4 60
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 2 7 11 11 15 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 60
OHMEDA INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 28 17 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
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ORAMETRIX, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 2 5 7 8 6 4 9 3 60
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THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 23 9 3 4 6 3 3 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 60
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BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 2 1 1 3 1 6 1 1 2 6 9 4 8 14 59
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CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 9 5 9 18 6 1 1 0 59
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IMARX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 17 13 11 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 59
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INCONTROL, INC. (WASHINGTON) Patents By Year of Grant: 52 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
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PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 20 2 2 4 3 3 9 9 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 59
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SMITHS INDUSTRIES LIMITED Patents By Year of Grant: 20 9 14 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
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VIDAMED, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 31 9 7 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
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ALLIANCE PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. Patents By Year of Grant: 23 11 3 7 8 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
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DANEK MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
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MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 5 15 7 2 3 1 5 2 1 10 7 58
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SULZER INTERMEDICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 6 35 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 43 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
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AESCULAP-WERKE AG Patents By Year of Grant: 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 14 21 57
Patents By Year of Application: 15 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 8 8 10 5 3 0 0 57
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 21 1 1 5 5 11 4 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 57
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ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 1 5 3 5 7 6 10 9 57
Patents By Year of Application: 4 3 1 3 5 6 11 5 6 6 4 1 2 0 0 57
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 2 1 7 4 16 8 5 3 3 6 2 0 0 57
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JENERIC/PENTRON INCORPORATED Patents By Year of Grant: 10 0 3 13 7 12 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 57
Patents By Year of Application: 11 16 12 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
MINIMED INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 24 6 5 4 7 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 57
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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC Patents By Year of Grant: 23 10 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 57
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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 5 2 4 3 2 3 4 0 5 4 2 2 2 5 14 57
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WILSON GREATBATCH LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 7 13 22 57
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ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 3 10 12 16 12 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
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GENETRONICS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 9 2 5 7 8 3 5 6 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 56
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HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA Patents By Year of Grant: 19 5 1 2 4 1 3 5 2 2 3 1 2 2 4 56
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HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) Patents By Year of Grant: 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 8 5 17 12 56
Patents By Year of Application: 1 0 0 0 0 6 8 9 9 10 6 5 2 0 0 56
MOLNLYCKE AB Patents By Year of Grant: 33 15 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
Patents By Year of Application: 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 2 5 8 8 9 6 8 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 56
Patents By Year of Application: 10 11 8 7 10 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 56
CYTYC CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 12 12 9 10 55
Patents By Year of Application: 1 0 3 0 1 0 13 8 10 7 7 2 1 2 0 55
DAIG CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 14 13 7 7 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
Patents By Year of Application: 38 6 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
E. R. SQUIBB + SONS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 41 8 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
Patents By Year of Application: 53 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
IMMUNOMEDICS INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 11 8 3 6 3 2 1 0 3 4 2 3 4 3 2 55
Patents By Year of Application: 26 4 4 1 1 6 2 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 55
SIEMENS-PACESETTER, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
Patents By Year of Application: 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 5 8 3 3 10 4 12 55
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 3 0 4 7 3 10 8 11 4 0 4 1 0 55
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF Patents By Year of Grant: 17 4 3 3 3 4 1 2 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 55
Patents By Year of Application: 25 4 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 55
VITATRON MEDICAL B.V. Patents By Year of Grant: 29 7 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
Patents By Year of Application: 42 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
ALOKA CO., LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 15 6 3 2 1 2 2 5 2 0 3 1 4 6 2 54
Patents By Year of Application: 23 2 3 1 3 3 5 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 54
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 12 3 9 3 2 0 5 3 2 1 2 2 6 3 1 54
Patents By Year of Application: 22 7 1 4 1 4 2 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 54
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 11 21 15 54
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 8 11 8 4 3 0 0 54
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED Patents By Year of Grant: 7 1 4 1 0 1 3 1 1 6 10 5 4 8 2 54
Patents By Year of Application: 12 2 2 4 7 8 10 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 54
IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 1 13 11 8 4 2 3 6 1 0 2 3 54
Patents By Year of Application: 0 1 21 15 9 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 54
NIKON CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 31 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 54
Patents By Year of Application: 46 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 54
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 7 1 3 2 2 7 16 5 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 54
Patents By Year of Application: 11 3 3 16 12 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Patents By Year of Grant: 4 1 7 6 6 4 5 2 5 2 2 1 1 6 2 54
Patents By Year of Application: 11 6 9 8 3 3 3 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 54
AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 14 16 53
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 8 3 10 14 3 5 0 53
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 8 5 5 3 10 11 53
Patents By Year of Application: 2 0 0 0 5 15 4 4 4 8 8 1 0 2 0 53
ATL ULTRASOUND, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 1 10 13 21 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Patents By Year of Application: 9 12 24 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
BRITISH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED Patents By Year of Grant: 44 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Patents By Year of Application: 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
EV3, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 3 4 9 9 12 2 53
Patents By Year of Application: 1 0 0 3 2 14 5 7 14 4 3 0 0 0 0 53
NEUROPACE, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 2 5 1 8 9 2 1 1 4 2 2 9 7 53
Patents By Year of Application: 1 3 3 13 8 3 1 4 1 9 6 0 0 1 0 53
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG Patents By Year of Grant: 20 1 1 0 9 4 6 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 53
Patents By Year of Application: 26 4 6 6 7 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 53
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Patents By Year of Grant: 10 5 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 4 2 8 4 53
Patents By Year of Application: 19 0 5 4 1 5 7 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 53
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 1 2 3 3 3 11 11 4 4 8 1 0 2 0 53
Patents By Year of Application: 2 6 3 7 12 9 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 19 5 6 6 8 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Patents By Year of Application: 34 7 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Patents By Year of Grant: 9 1 2 1 6 2 3 3 1 3 3 5 4 7 3 53
Patents By Year of Application: 14 0 5 5 3 1 6 10 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 53
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION Patents By Year of Grant: 7 6 1 2 5 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 1 9 6 53
Patents By Year of Application: 14 2 4 3 7 6 1 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 53
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY Patents By Year of Grant: 29 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 2 4 52
Patents By Year of Application: 33 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 52
MITEK SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 33 6 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
Patents By Year of Application: 49 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH Patents By Year of Grant: 7 3 2 3 2 7 8 8 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 52
Patents By Year of Application: 12 2 4 8 7 8 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 52
SALVIAC LIMITED Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 3 5 1 0 3 17 14 52
Patents By Year of Application: 0 2 0 3 6 11 4 2 4 7 9 4 0 0 0 52
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 9 7 13 9 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 52
Patents By Year of Application: 34 6 4 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 52
STRYKER SPINE S.A. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 6 5 1 2 3 5 9 6 52
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 3 5 12 8 6 6 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 52
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 2 3 3 5 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 1 3 51
Patents By Year of Application: 12 6 4 5 6 7 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 51
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 8 7 1 7 15 7 5 1 0 0 0 51
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 11 2 11 8 14 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
I-FLOW CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 6 1 3 1 2 4 2 2 2 4 0 7 6 7 4 51
Patents By Year of Application: 12 1 3 4 2 7 8 3 3 1 0 5 2 0 0 51
LIFESCAN, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 1 0 2 2 1 4 8 9 8 5 2 4 4 1 51
Patents By Year of Application: 1 0 5 3 8 15 6 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 51
PALL CORPORATION Patents By Year of Grant: 29 5 1 2 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 51
Patents By Year of Application: 36 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 51
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 5 3 4 5 2 0 5 2 2 4 4 0 4 2 9 51
Patents By Year of Application: 16 3 2 5 3 2 5 2 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 51
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 13 7 3 4 6 7 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 50
Patents By Year of Application: 22 6 5 3 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
FRESENIUS AG Patents By Year of Grant: 21 13 6 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50
Patents By Year of Application: 42 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 11 10 4 7 6 50
Patents By Year of Application: 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 14 12 10 5 0 0 0 0 50
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Patents By Year of Grant: 18 3 2 4 2 7 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 50
Patents By Year of Application: 23 2 6 5 4 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 50
SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC. Patents By Year of Grant: 0 1 4 11 22 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
Patents By Year of Application: 5 17 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
Other Organizations (18622) Patents By Year of Grant: 13445 3624 3576 3684 3792 3681 4169 3446 2814 3302 2923 2636 3105 5129 5910 65236
Patents By Year of Application: 21753 4019 4311 4871 4902 4904 4578 3997 3577 3080 2568 1493 770 379 34 65236

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1992 - 12/31/2011
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


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