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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 602, Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 63 69 32 36 45 245
OSSUR HF 1 4 11 12 9 37
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 7 2 1 2 3 15
WEBER ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 2 4 5 3 0 14
DJO, LLC 0 0 6 1 6 13
NORDT DEVELOPMENT CO., LLC 0 0 0 0 10 10
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 0 3 1 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 1 3 3 7
AMEI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
BAUERFEIND AG 2 1 1 1 1 6
BEIERSDORF, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
BREG, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 0 3 0 0 3 6
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 1 0 5
BSN MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
DJ ORTHOPEDICS, LLC 2 3 0 0 0 5
FOUNTAINHEAD CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
GELZONE, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
ORTHOMERICA PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
THE SAUNDERS GROUP, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5


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