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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 604, Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)

( 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 138 132 100 106 97 573
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 17 38 41 33 34 163
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 43 27 21 21 35 147
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 12 20 30 26 44 132
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 28 27 24 28 23 130
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 19 24 18 25 21 107
MEDTRONIC INC. 19 17 15 10 12 73
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 24 9 10 11 11 65
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 14 17 11 5 10 57
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 15 14 11 7 3 50
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 22 13 5 3 3 46
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG 5 7 7 12 9 40
MEDRAD, INC. 6 8 3 7 13 37
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 4 7 7 7 11 36
ALZA CORPORATION 6 12 5 6 1 30
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 7 8 7 5 3 30
ALCON, INC. 5 6 6 3 8 28
C. R. BARD, INC. 3 4 3 4 13 27
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 1 5 5 8 7 26
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 4 4 4 4 8 24
ICU MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 6 5 9 24
NIPRO CORPORATION 5 2 7 8 1 23
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 6 2 5 5 3 21
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 3 3 4 0 11 21
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 4 1 6 5 5 21
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 6 2 4 3 5 20
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 5 4 4 5 1 19
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 0 2 5 6 6 19
VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 3 2 2 6 19
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG 0 1 4 3 10 18
DCA DESIGN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 4 8 2 2 2 18
CROSSJECT COMPANY 6 2 2 3 4 17
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 4 3 2 6 2 17
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 4 0 2 5 5 16
NOVO NORDISK A/S 4 4 1 2 5 16
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 1 1 6 1 7 16
CARDINAL HEALTH 303, INC. 0 4 6 3 2 15
JMS CO., LTD. 1 4 5 4 1 15
REX MEDICAL, LP 3 7 1 3 1 15
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 0 0 2 4 8 14
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC. 0 3 0 1 10 14
SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 1 8 1 14
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 1 3 3 3 13
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 4 2 2 4 13
HOSPIRA, INC. 4 1 0 2 6 13
I-FLOW CORPORATION 1 3 0 5 4 13
MDC INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. 2 6 0 2 3 13
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 3 5 4 0 1 13
MICROCHIPS, INC. 1 0 1 1 9 12
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. 3 3 2 3 1 12
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 3 4 1 1 2 11
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 3 1 0 3 4 11
GLAUKOS CORPORATION 1 3 4 1 2 11
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 1 7 11
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 1 3 1 4 1 10
FLOWMEDICA, INC. 0 4 1 4 1 10
KCI LICENSING, INC. 2 3 0 2 3 10
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 3 0 3 2 10
PAUL HARTMANN AG 0 0 1 5 4 10
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 2 1 2 9
COAXIA, INC. 5 1 1 2 0 9
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 5 2 1 0 1 9
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 1 1 2 2 3 9
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 2 6 9
STRYKER CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 4 9
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 2 1 1 0 8
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. 2 0 0 1 5 8
BIOCARDIA, INC. 1 2 1 2 2 8
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 3 1 3 1 0 8
COOK INC. 3 0 2 1 2 8
FLOWCARDIA, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
GENETRONICS, INC. 3 0 2 2 1 8
NEMOTO KYORINDO CO., LTD. 0 2 2 2 2 8
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 1 2 3 1 1 8
PERCARDIA, INC. 6 1 1 0 0 8
SAFETY SYRINGES, INC. 2 2 3 0 1 8
SMITHS MEDICAL MD, INC. 1 2 0 1 4 8
UNOMEDICAL A/S 1 3 1 1 2 8
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 0 5 2 0 7
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 3 0 1 1 2 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 1 7
EKOS CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 0 7
MACO PHARMA 0 2 1 2 2 7
MEDELA HOLDING AG 1 3 2 1 0 7
MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC, INC. 4 0 0 1 2 7
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 2 7
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 2 1 0 7
POWDERJECT RESEARCH LIMITED 2 1 2 0 2 7
TRANSPHARMA MEDICAL LTD. 0 1 1 4 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 1 0 0 3 7
ZEVEX, INC. 4 2 0 1 0 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 2 1 1 0 6
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
CONMED CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 1 6
COVIDIEN AG 0 0 0 3 3 6
DSU MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 2 6
FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
INSULET CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 0 6
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 1 6
MATTIOLI ENGINEERING LTD. 1 1 0 2 2 6
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
ACCLARENT, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORP. 0 0 2 2 1 5
ASTRAZENECA AB 0 2 1 0 2 5
BIOJECT, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 0 0 3 1 1 5
GAMBRO, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
HEARTPORT, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 0 1 1 2 5
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 1 1 5
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 1 3 0 0 1 5
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY 1 1 1 0 2 5
MEDSOLVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 0 0 1 5
SCOTT LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 5
YALE UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 0 0 5


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