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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2005 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 601, Surgery: Kinesitherapy

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 50 47 65 52 62 53 56 31 43 33 32 46 26 20 16 25 33 40 39 55 51 48 62 67 41 36 60 51 40 73 43 49 69 50 49 45 41 1699
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 17 16 4 2 5 7 8 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 84
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 5 0 1 0 37
KENDALL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
DORNIER MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 18
EXOGEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 0 17
RICHARD WOLF GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16
REVIVANT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3 5 15
DORNIER SYSTEM GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
JACE SYSTEMS, INC. 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 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
KABUSHIKI KAISHA FUJI IRYOKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
MICHIGAN INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
L'OREAL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TECHNOMED INTERNATIONAL, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 10
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
JOBST INSTITUTE, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
LES PRODUITS ASSOCIES LPA SA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8
ULTRASONIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 1 2 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 0 8
DAITO ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED 0 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 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7
FRANCE BED CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
INSIGHTEC-TXSONICS LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 6 0 0 7
JACUZZI RESEARCH INC. 0 2 1 1 1 1 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 7
JB RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 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 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. 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 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
MEGO AFEK INDUSTRIAL MEASURING INSTRUMENTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7
SUTTER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TECHNOMED MEDICAL SYSTEMS 0 0 0 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 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
TRUTEK RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 1 2 1 1 0 7
ASSOCIATED MILLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 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 0 0 1 2 1 6
DANNINGER MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DUKE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
ELECTRO-BIOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ELECTROMED INCORPORATED 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 6
HUDSON OXYGEN THERAPY SALES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA JAPAN HEALTH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 6
STRYKER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
TORONTO MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
WATKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
AMERICAN BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 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 3 0 1 0 0 0 5
CHATTANOOGA GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
CLAIROL INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DYNASPLINT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
EMPI, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
FAMILY KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
METRONIC ELECTRONIC GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
NITTO KOHKI COMPANY LIMITED 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
NOVAMEDIX LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ORTHOLOGIC CORP. 0 0 0 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 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SNYDER LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SUPERSPINE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TRANSURGICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 3 1 0 5


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