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 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015. 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 01/01/1996 and 12/31/2015. 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:

Class 128, Surgery, all subclasses
Class 433, Dentistry, all subclasses
Class 600, Surgery, all subclasses
Class 601, Surgery: kinesitherapy, all subclasses
Class 602, Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage, all subclasses
Class 604, Surgery, all subclasses
Class 606, Surgery, all subclasses
Class 607, Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application, all subclasses
Class 623, Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor, all subclasses
Class 227, Elongated-member-driving apparatus, subclasses 175.1-182.1
Class 323, Electricity: power supply or regulation systems, subclasses 911
Class 351, Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting, subclasses 200-247
Class 356, Optics: measuring and testing, subclasses 39-42
Class 362, Illumination, subclasses 574
Class 378, X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices, subclasses 37, 38-40
Class 382, Image analysis, subclasses 128-134
Class 422, Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing, subclasses 44-48
Class 424, Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions, subclasses 9.1-9.81, 422-437, 443-449
Class 436, Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing, subclasses 64, 65, 68, 69, 71, 811-814
Class 705, Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination, subclasses 2-3

Subject matter covered by this profile includes:

Methods and apparatus for the inspection and treatment of abnormal conditions (e.g., diseases, wounds, etc.) in humans and animals
Methods, apparatus, implements, or devices for the treatment of teeth or gums, and for the replacement of teeth
Artificial substitutes or parts for a human body (prosthesis) including specialized elements, accessories, and operating and control devices therefor
Eye examining and testing equipment (spectacles and eyeglasses are not included in this profile)
Computer systems for health care management or delivery organization applications
Chemistry as it relates to analytical and immunological testing for a named disease, body condition, or organ function
Methods and apparatus for the in-vitro optical testing of blood
Methods and apparatus including image analysis related to medicine, health, or other life sciences
Blood treating apparatus for transfusible blood
Compositions including an active pharmaceutical ingredient in a special physical form to adapt for implanting or inserting in the living body
Bandages or dressings with incorporated medicaments
Compositions and nominal methods of using compositions for in vivo testing or in vivo diagnosis

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 (HISTORICALLY, ABOUT 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 26 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 2015, patent grant data, as distributed by year of application are approximately 97% complete for utility patent applications filed in 2007, 97% complete for filings in 2008, 91% complete for filings in 2009, 86% complete for filings in 2010, 83% complete for filings in 2011, 69% complete for filings in 2012, 43% for filings in 2013, and 16% for filings in 2014; data are essentially complete for applications filed prior to 2007.

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Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
	Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin	49160	8907	10235	8082	6603	7836	7079	6437	7454	12339	13699	16538	19035	19992	17596	210992
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin	35711	6100	7067	5633	4674	5512	4883	4358	5149	8647	9688	11428	12969	13522	11636	146977
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin	13449	2807	3168	2449	1929	2324	2196	2079	2305	3692	4011	5110	6066	6470	5960	64015



ALABAMA	165	22	33	28	13	21	11	10	14	23	21	21	29	28	23	462
ALASKA	25	2	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	4	3	2	46
ARIZONA	435	86	59	67	46	61	42	46	44	94	127	162	169	215	183	1836
ARKANSAS	65	17	12	6	10	8	4	3	3	11	5	12	7	10	14	187
CALIFORNIA	8750	1641	1945	1612	1310	1586	1370	1222	1348	2217	2677	3040	3451	3566	3189	38924
COLORADO	618	127	132	89	78	90	104	89	92	155	174	270	369	376	398	3161
CONNECTICUT	842	99	103	79	80	100	105	85	119	192	263	368	373	342	321	3471
DELAWARE	87	9	9	12	4	6	3	12	14	11	24	24	22	16	14	267
FLORIDA	1674	264	324	262	211	259	226	156	167	326	375	470	537	580	437	6268
GEORGIA	558	108	112	111	86	86	70	57	74	124	151	162	199	235	163	2296
HAWAII	51	7	7	7	4	8	6	2	6	13	7	21	18	16	18	191
IDAHO	34	9	10	5	5	7	6	9	8	8	12	7	15	9	10	154
ILLINOIS	1106	148	169	150	129	151	110	112	115	182	248	288	297	339	270	3814
INDIANA	515	78	97	96	91	94	111	89	137	270	269	390	392	439	428	3496
IOWA	126	24	12	13	8	14	7	8	12	11	17	19	19	20	26	336
KANSAS	169	29	29	24	18	13	19	22	23	34	49	58	83	67	62	699
KENTUCKY	142	27	22	20	23	11	17	12	15	28	29	39	41	52	35	513
LOUISIANA	193	34	37	21	17	23	11	16	12	18	15	29	30	28	20	504
MAINE	26	11	16	5	6	3	5	7	3	11	10	6	16	19	7	151
MARYLAND	757	120	121	90	91	73	77	77	88	107	113	142	173	187	137	2353
MASSACHUSETTS	2374	412	518	411	355	383	318	297	335	620	701	771	905	921	810	10131
MICHIGAN	645	109	105	85	69	77	51	74	69	100	153	178	195	220	177	2307
MINNESOTA	2800	534	639	455	422	564	551	438	553	911	1012	1092	1238	1319	991	13519
MISSISSIPPI	58	13	9	6	8	6	8	7	11	17	16	19	21	29	22	250
MISSOURI	460	66	84	62	55	54	48	40	49	98	99	130	136	136	100	1617
MONTANA	45	16	14	5	6	4	9	2	5	6	5	11	7	4	6	145
NEBRASKA	72	9	9	5	3	12	7	7	4	13	11	20	13	31	25	241
NEVADA	133	21	13	11	11	15	17	18	20	26	24	36	40	47	53	485
NEW HAMPSHIRE	254	47	60	48	28	33	25	23	27	52	56	69	92	97	87	998
NEW JERSEY	1677	213	323	218	194	226	196	169	221	351	363	428	491	502	429	6001
NEW MEXICO	116	20	19	18	9	18	17	14	13	21	26	26	29	35	22	403
NEW YORK	2057	300	339	301	249	272	223	223	227	384	357	449	489	496	427	6793
NORTH CAROLINA	481	84	104	88	71	79	60	58	87	125	143	196	202	221	183	2182
NORTH DAKOTA	9	3	2	5	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	30
OHIO	1565	230	251	203	133	178	174	163	207	436	409	438	535	556	534	6012
OKLAHOMA	172	16	16	18	13	20	12	11	5	18	20	20	28	23	20	412
OREGON	313	36	58	41	23	44	43	35	44	56	70	101	110	106	76	1156
PENNSYLVANIA	1129	206	234	178	155	169	158	160	209	320	349	420	472	489	451	5099
RHODE ISLAND	118	13	13	16	7	12	12	12	10	24	26	30	41	44	40	418
SOUTH CAROLINA	122	27	28	18	15	21	18	16	20	27	24	46	52	43	42	519
SOUTH DAKOTA	18	3	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	3	2	5	12	15	9	76
TENNESSEE	444	73	83	69	53	77	82	61	112	216	230	225	260	231	206	2422
TEXAS	1516	234	260	183	148	172	155	152	155	260	305	354	475	483	398	5250
UTAH	578	98	120	104	99	95	72	69	95	150	154	189	190	199	194	2406
VERMONT	66	12	8	10	7	11	8	5	9	10	9	5	12	23	15	210
VIRGINIA	333	66	73	60	46	48	37	32	56	96	77	100	83	118	95	1320
WASHINGTON	899	168	208	127	121	145	135	93	136	223	220	295	290	295	258	3613
WEST VIRGINIA	24	6	7	5	2	1	2	5	3	14	10	11	19	17	9	135
WISCONSIN	823	194	198	168	126	142	127	124	160	218	202	209	256	241	169	3357
WYOMING	14	4	5	3	1	6	2	5	2	7	14	7	8	4	7	89
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	38	4	8	8	8	8	4	8	7	5	8	14	17	24	19	180
GUAM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4
PUERTO RICO	13	1	4	4	3	4	4	1	1	3	6	3	3	5	4	59
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7


JAPAN	3180	652	779	570	464	558	570	588	561	881	977	1279	1413	1385	1255	15112
GERMANY	2342	482	496	432	285	357	380	319	446	735	696	958	1113	1097	966	11104
UNITED KINGDOM	1071	190	186	178	141	161	151	125	130	226	212	323	402	453	474	4423
ISRAEL	605	185	201	152	112	150	135	136	169	252	282	318	413	476	420	4006
FRANCE	1014	182	216	141	119	135	124	130	136	217	213	274	288	370	308	3867
CANADA	791	159	190	125	108	130	100	94	108	167	204	214	278	290	278	3236
SWITZERLAND	522	110	103	100	73	90	75	97	108	154	171	207	270	309	347	2736
SWEDEN	767	146	162	119	108	113	79	73	66	95	142	186	194	217	168	2635
AUSTRALIA	312	76	94	63	70	98	76	66	82	114	163	127	213	200	201	1955
ITALY	440	89	106	84	57	51	75	62	61	91	96	115	156	159	134	1776
TAIWAN	322	94	87	84	75	97	75	68	55	94	100	157	163	158	138	1767
NETHERLANDS	425	83	71	59	40	55	60	36	39	84	78	118	135	192	160	1635
KOREA, SOUTH	166	50	82	55	38	60	45	51	53	94	109	141	169	234	246	1593
DENMARK	218	44	61	40	32	38	26	30	36	57	75	88	103	135	104	1087
AUSTRIA	115	28	39	36	24	20	16	19	29	45	41	57	70	76	69	684
FINLAND	170	30	38	38	30	25	25	24	26	46	37	29	47	44	38	647
BELGIUM	124	31	25	13	10	28	19	22	34	34	46	40	68	89	49	632
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	28	2	9	5	8	10	13	13	18	56	66	92	85	92	84	581
IRELAND	65	7	27	15	25	21	20	11	19	48	51	54	68	79	58	568
NORWAY	118	24	34	20	15	15	19	11	13	39	34	39	39	36	32	488
INDIA	22	5	9	6	4	7	7	9	11	11	21	35	53	62	65	327
SPAIN	69	11	16	8	8	7	16	8	6	5	11	26	38	43	34	306
NEW ZEALAND	34	15	18	21	11	21	11	7	9	17	14	21	24	25	38	286
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	74	17	16	8	9	9	17	11	9	8	15	17	23	25	22	280
SINGAPORE	16	4	6	8	4	6	5	8	12	20	16	24	25	39	48	241
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.	16	9	7	10	4	4	5	6	7	16	13	23	31	18	22	191
ARGENTINA	77	16	16	13	8	0	6	2	10	5	4	9	10	8	5	189
BRAZIL	50	8	12	2	6	5	2	5	3	9	12	14	12	17	25	182
SOUTH AFRICA	42	3	8	5	3	10	5	3	7	9	14	18	14	14	12	167
ICELAND	7	1	4	1	6	4	9	12	9	13	16	9	9	17	29	146
HUNGARY	19	3	7	2	4	4	4	4	1	4	7	9	11	10	7	96
MEXICO	19	2	2	7	3	5	3	3	3	3	8	5	13	7	7	90
GREECE	17	4	2	4	1	4	3	2	3	4	3	8	9	4	2	70
POLAND	9	0	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	3	7	6	9	13	58
MALAYSIA	7	7	7	2	1	2	1	5	0	2	2	4	3	5	8	56
LIECHTENSTEIN	21	0	2	0	1	4	0	1	3	2	4	2	8	5	2	55
KUWAIT	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	12	13	7	43
SAUDI ARABIA	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	13	3	13	43
COLOMBIA	13	4	4	5	2	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	3	1	3	41
CROATIA	11	4	4	5	2	2	0	2	2	2	1	4	2	0	0	41
THE BAHAMAS	28	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	36
TURKEY	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	10	1	7	34
PORTUGAL	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	4	2	4	3	7	29
URUGUAY	1	3	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	2	2	3	7	2	2	29
CHILE	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	5	2	4	4	7	28
VENEZUELA	6	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	5	1	3	26
CZECH REPUBLIC	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	4	5	1	25
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	1	3	2	6	6	25
IRAN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	5	4	6	22
LUXEMBOURG	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	6	3	1	1	21
UKRAINE	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	19
SLOVENIA	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	2	18
THAILAND	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	2	18
COSTA RICA	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	3	16
ESTONIA	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	1	3	16
PHILIPPINES	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	5	0	1	1	15
ROMANIA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	2	1	15
EGYPT	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	0	14
LITHUANIA	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	3	11
MONACO	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	10
NIGERIA	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	9
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
SERBIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	7
SLOVAKIA	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	7
BELARUS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	6
SEYCHELLES	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	6
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	6
LATVIA	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
PAKISTAN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	5
ARMENIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4
BULGARIA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	4
CYPRUS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4
ECUADOR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4
JORDAN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
SYRIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
ANDORRA	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
BERMUDA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
BOLIVIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3
CUBA	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
GUERNSEY	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
ISLE OF MAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
JAMAICA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
JERSEY	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
CAYMAN ISLANDS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	2	0	0	0	0	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
HAITI	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
LEBANON	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
MOROCCO	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
PANAMA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
PERU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
ALGERIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
AZERBAIJAN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
BARBADOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
CAMEROON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
CURACAO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
EL SALVADOR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
INDONESIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
MACEDONIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
MADAGASCAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
MALTA	0	0	1	0	0	0	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
SRI LANKA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TURKMENISTAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
U.S.S.R.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
UZBEKISTAN	0	1	0	0	0	0	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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
	Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	All Years
U.S. CORPORATION	27222	4864	5787	4690	3866	4666	4250	3826	4651	7845	8785	10315	11775	12418	10651	125611
U.S. GOVERNMENT	219	43	34	41	27	35	20	24	21	31	35	38	37	29	23	657
U.S. INDIVIDUAL	9437	1319	1340	1006	855	926	729	637	596	956	1017	1225	1376	1354	1080	23853
FOREIGN CORPORATION	9631	2177	2559	1968	1582	1876	1804	1721	1963	3179	3585	4540	5415	5736	5423	53159
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT	37	7	2	1	2	2	2	1	4	9	3	3	4	16	11	104
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL	2614	497	513	376	271	331	274	228	219	319	274	417	428	439	408	7608

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
	Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	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	72.6	68.5	69.0	69.7	70.8	70.3	69.0	67.7	69.1	70.1	70.7	69.1	68.1	67.6	66.1	69.7
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin	27.4	31.5	31.0	30.3	29.2	29.7	31.0	32.3	30.9	29.9	29.3	30.9	31.9	32.4	33.9	30.3



ALABAMA	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ARIZONA	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.0	0.9
ARKANSAS	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
CALIFORNIA	17.8	18.4	19.0	19.9	19.8	20.2	19.4	19.0	18.1	18.0	19.5	18.4	18.1	17.8	18.1	18.4
COLORADO	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.6	1.9	1.9	2.3	1.5
CONNECTICUT	1.7	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.3	1.6	1.6	1.9	2.2	2.0	1.7	1.8	1.6
DELAWARE	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
FLORIDA	3.4	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2	2.4	2.2	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.5	3.0
GEORGIA	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.1
HAWAII	0.1	0.1	0.1	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
IDAHO	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	0.0	0.1	0.1
ILLINOIS	2.2	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.0	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.8
INDIANA	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.4	1.8	2.2	2.0	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.4	1.7
IOWA	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
KANSAS	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3
KENTUCKY	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2
LOUISIANA	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
MAINE	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
MARYLAND	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.4	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.1
MASSACHUSETTS	4.8	4.6	5.1	5.1	5.4	4.9	4.5	4.6	4.5	5.0	5.1	4.7	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.8
MICHIGAN	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1
MINNESOTA	5.7	6.0	6.2	5.6	6.4	7.2	7.8	6.8	7.4	7.4	7.4	6.6	6.5	6.6	5.6	6.4
MISSISSIPPI	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	0.1
MISSOURI	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8
MONTANA	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
NEBRASKA	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
NEVADA	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
NEW JERSEY	3.4	2.4	3.2	2.7	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.6	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.8
NEW MEXICO	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
NEW YORK	4.2	3.4	3.3	3.7	3.8	3.5	3.2	3.5	3.0	3.1	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.4	3.2
NORTH CAROLINA	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0
NORTH DAKOTA	0.0	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	0.0
OHIO	3.2	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.8	3.5	3.0	2.6	2.8	2.8	3.0	2.8
OKLAHOMA	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
OREGON	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.5
PENNSYLVANIA	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.4
RHODE ISLAND	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
SOUTH CAROLINA	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	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	0.1	0.1	0.0
TENNESSEE	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.1
TEXAS	3.1	2.6	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.5
UTAH	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1
VERMONT	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
VIRGINIA	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.6
WASHINGTON	1.8	1.9	2.0	1.6	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.8	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.7
WEST VIRGINIA	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
WISCONSIN	1.7	2.2	1.9	2.1	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.9	2.1	1.8	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.6
WYOMING	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	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	0.0	0.0	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
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	6.5	7.3	7.6	7.1	7.0	7.1	8.1	9.1	7.5	7.1	7.1	7.7	7.4	6.9	7.1	7.2
GERMANY	4.8	5.4	4.8	5.3	4.3	4.6	5.4	5.0	6.0	6.0	5.1	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.3
UNITED KINGDOM	2.2	2.1	1.8	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.5	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.7	2.1
ISRAEL	1.2	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.0	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.4	2.4	1.9
FRANCE	2.1	2.0	2.1	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.8	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.9	1.8	1.8
CANADA	1.6	1.8	1.9	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5
SWITZERLAND	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	2.0	1.3
SWEDEN	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.2
AUSTRALIA	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.2	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9
ITALY	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
TAIWAN	0.7	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8
NETHERLANDS	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.8
KOREA, SOUTH	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.4	0.8
DENMARK	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.5
AUSTRIA	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3
FINLAND	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3
BELGIUM	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.3
IRELAND	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3
NORWAY	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
INDIA	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.2
SPAIN	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
NEW ZEALAND	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
SINGAPORE	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
ARGENTINA	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
BRAZIL	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
SOUTH AFRICA	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	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	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1
HUNGARY	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
MEXICO	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
GREECE	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	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	0.1	0.0
MALAYSIA	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	0.0	0.0
LIECHTENSTEIN	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	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	0.1	0.1	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	0.1	0.0
COLOMBIA	0.0	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	0.0
CROATIA	0.0	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	0.0
THE BAHAMAS	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
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	0.1	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BOLIVIA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
ISLE OF MAN	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ALGERIA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
BARBADOS	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CAMEROON	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CURACAO	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
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
MADAGASCAR	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
TURKMENISTAN	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
U.S.S.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
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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
	Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	All Years
U.S. CORPORATION	55.4	54.6	56.5	58.0	58.5	59.5	60.0	59.4	62.4	63.6	64.1	62.4	61.9	62.1	60.5	59.5
U.S. GOVERNMENT	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3
U.S. INDIVIDUAL	19.2	14.8	13.1	12.4	12.9	11.8	10.3	9.9	8.0	7.7	7.4	7.4	7.2	6.8	6.1	11.3
FOREIGN CORPORATION	19.6	24.4	25.0	24.4	24.0	23.9	25.5	26.7	26.3	25.8	26.2	27.5	28.4	28.7	30.8	25.2
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL	5.3	5.6	5.0	4.7	4.1	4.2	3.9	3.5	2.9	2.6	2.0	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.3	3.6

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
	Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin	77049	11806	11513	10717	10921	11947	12307	11280	11886	12214	11262	9714	6076	2115	185	210992
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin	54646	7963	8072	7377	7440	8141	8242	7349	7934	8374	7875	7132	4599	1686	147	146977
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin	22403	3843	3441	3340	3481	3806	4065	3931	3952	3840	3387	2582	1477	429	38	64015



ALABAMA	242	35	20	24	13	23	21	20	18	14	11	8	10	3	0	462
ALASKA	29	5	2	0	0	2	0	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	46
ARIZONA	635	99	74	77	81	81	104	92	124	113	133	121	66	33	3	1836
ARKANSAS	100	9	11	7	7	8	12	4	7	13	2	4	3	0	0	187
CALIFORNIA	14048	2151	2185	2064	1976	2237	2258	1873	2055	2103	2056	1966	1331	565	56	38924
COLORADO	944	133	143	116	124	188	168	183	283	256	242	198	139	36	8	3161
CONNECTICUT	1157	125	155	97	168	154	184	160	235	278	279	274	124	74	7	3471
DELAWARE	114	9	7	16	16	20	23	14	17	9	12	8	1	1	0	267
FLORIDA	2452	358	369	306	270	326	311	299	336	351	319	290	197	75	9	6268
GEORGIA	912	112	128	101	89	119	137	110	109	122	130	131	67	24	5	2296
HAWAII	69	8	11	10	6	8	13	16	19	9	6	6	6	4	0	191
IDAHO	56	6	12	10	10	8	9	8	7	10	8	5	4	1	0	154
ILLINOIS	1585	192	196	171	166	199	182	197	218	208	187	174	105	33	1	3814
INDIANA	766	169	200	225	210	218	242	266	224	279	252	256	150	39	0	3496
IOWA	174	14	12	14	20	9	12	18	15	11	14	14	7	2	0	336
KANSAS	242	26	34	50	33	31	27	47	39	40	41	43	30	16	0	699
KENTUCKY	210	21	26	29	25	18	20	36	34	30	22	29	10	2	1	513
LOUISIANA	285	30	20	17	25	11	19	19	16	19	16	12	12	2	1	504
MAINE	54	10	6	8	10	6	15	4	7	13	9	7	0	2	0	151
MARYLAND	1129	112	132	95	108	99	121	100	97	84	105	100	52	17	2	2353
MASSACHUSETTS	3761	604	658	534	539	530	521	489	503	531	541	504	324	91	1	10131
MICHIGAN	912	125	117	101	94	111	117	117	136	134	124	123	79	17	0	2307
MINNESOTA	4566	743	846	754	811	876	793	576	804	808	754	579	446	155	8	13519
MISSISSIPPI	85	9	12	11	14	21	17	13	14	19	16	8	7	4	0	250
MISSOURI	686	80	76	66	74	92	90	90	73	97	64	70	47	9	3	1617
MONTANA	80	8	7	7	5	3	8	9	6	2	2	5	2	1	0	145
NEBRASKA	96	9	7	4	7	19	22	15	13	12	16	12	5	4	0	241
NEVADA	179	19	16	28	25	31	21	16	28	45	22	27	18	6	4	485
NEW HAMPSHIRE	403	63	57	46	36	33	49	74	43	45	55	49	31	11	3	998
NEW JERSEY	2434	351	301	306	287	328	302	314	300	342	263	248	179	45	1	6001
NEW MEXICO	173	22	15	18	22	19	23	20	27	18	16	16	6	8	0	403
NEW YORK	2968	425	360	338	293	336	365	333	292	319	286	262	150	62	4	6793
NORTH CAROLINA	756	119	118	99	91	119	134	101	132	147	141	111	75	37	2	2182
NORTH DAKOTA	15	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	30
OHIO	2250	252	267	241	361	390	430	327	298	408	351	232	153	51	1	6012
OKLAHOMA	217	21	23	20	13	11	19	11	13	23	14	9	13	5	0	412
OREGON	438	47	72	43	51	67	68	63	79	62	64	57	31	11	3	1156
PENNSYLVANIA	1734	297	278	278	273	275	296	302	310	304	278	261	146	58	9	5099
RHODE ISLAND	153	23	17	24	24	14	26	20	18	21	32	28	13	5	0	418
SOUTH CAROLINA	197	24	30	22	29	34	29	20	32	30	27	25	17	2	1	519
SOUTH DAKOTA	24	2	1	3	1	2	4	3	6	6	7	9	6	2	0	76
TENNESSEE	648	120	128	135	160	271	142	120	131	199	152	110	80	25	1	2422
TEXAS	2188	265	262	213	229	215	272	240	303	259	288	268	170	76	2	5250
UTAH	885	151	135	135	144	115	139	136	118	151	107	107	70	9	4	2406
VERMONT	88	16	9	13	16	10	12	5	9	12	4	9	6	1	0	210
VIRGINIA	517	87	71	58	80	69	68	73	65	77	60	47	33	15	0	1320
WASHINGTON	1417	203	193	198	192	188	213	208	164	184	186	149	90	27	1	3613
WEST VIRGINIA	41	4	6	7	7	4	9	11	5	16	4	11	8	2	0	135
WISCONSIN	1419	223	225	214	193	166	157	161	132	121	129	134	64	16	3	3357
WYOMING	26	2	8	6	2	12	11	3	2	3	8	2	4	0	0	89
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	60	14	5	13	5	10	5	9	12	12	11	8	11	2	3	180
GUAM	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4
PUERTO RICO	18	7	8	4	2	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	0	0	0	59
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7


JAPAN	5198	860	822	844	845	900	947	1034	897	897	815	618	354	79	2	15112
GERMANY	3876	595	555	599	674	745	772	705	695	678	565	389	214	38	4	11104
UNITED KINGDOM	1744	284	260	206	190	192	241	267	269	243	240	166	79	36	6	4423
ISRAEL	1230	235	210	219	255	252	271	237	251	251	219	174	141	55	6	4006
FRANCE	1609	286	214	193	167	176	219	206	238	188	171	101	74	22	3	3867
CANADA	1292	172	157	144	166	181	177	201	160	191	150	136	72	34	3	3236
SWITZERLAND	855	154	158	128	165	188	175	147	190	188	170	119	69	28	2	2736
SWEDEN	1251	206	140	114	122	128	181	112	124	84	74	68	27	3	1	2635
AUSTRALIA	611	128	130	129	133	139	134	112	110	101	84	73	54	15	2	1955
ITALY	713	128	98	110	96	104	102	78	90	76	78	55	34	13	1	1776
TAIWAN	487	111	116	114	75	86	84	111	131	142	106	127	68	8	1	1767
NETHERLANDS	666	88	83	77	86	93	95	94	90	105	79	41	28	9	1	1635
KOREA, SOUTH	323	93	77	79	81	107	112	109	129	165	141	109	57	8	3	1593
DENMARK	388	66	64	46	72	68	89	54	59	51	51	43	27	9	0	1087
AUSTRIA	209	51	36	39	34	38	43	43	51	40	38	33	18	10	1	684
FINLAND	276	58	31	44	34	37	37	32	23	30	19	14	11	1	0	647
BELGIUM	200	38	34	27	42	57	38	33	42	33	44	33	7	4	0	632
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	49	12	16	20	32	50	69	64	73	73	62	37	19	5	0	581
IRELAND	125	39	36	27	34	32	41	44	47	54	38	35	14	2	0	568
NORWAY	196	41	40	23	22	39	23	32	21	16	12	15	4	4	0	488
INDIA	40	11	15	12	15	14	25	33	32	41	38	32	17	2	0	327
SPAIN	104	22	9	11	15	17	18	19	14	24	28	18	4	3	0	306
NEW ZEALAND	86	33	26	22	13	13	18	13	15	13	14	9	8	3	0	286
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	129	16	12	7	8	18	12	14	21	9	15	9	6	4	0	280
SINGAPORE	37	9	14	18	14	22	18	17	22	21	13	21	11	4	0	241
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.	35	11	8	10	8	6	23	17	23	14	13	13	10	0	0	191
ARGENTINA	121	13	5	5	9	7	2	4	8	7	4	2	2	0	0	189
BRAZIL	76	9	5	7	5	13	7	9	14	16	7	10	0	4	0	182
SOUTH AFRICA	67	11	3	11	9	8	12	8	19	6	5	4	2	1	1	167
ICELAND	13	3	19	6	14	12	10	7	9	10	14	15	8	6	0	146
HUNGARY	33	4	5	6	4	8	4	5	11	2	4	7	3	0	0	96
MEXICO	29	5	5	7	2	7	6	7	4	3	8	4	2	1	0	90
GREECE	31	4	2	6	1	3	7	3	3	5	3	1	1	0	0	70
POLAND	13	4	1	1	0	4	4	5	2	5	5	8	5	1	0	58
MALAYSIA	22	5	1	2	4	2	4	4	1	3	3	2	3	0	0	56
LIECHTENSTEIN	23	2	2	4	2	2	5	2	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	55
KUWAIT	4	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	3	10	10	7	0	43
SAUDI ARABIA	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	4	8	5	2	3	1	43
COLOMBIA	25	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	41
CROATIA	24	5	5	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	41
THE BAHAMAS	33	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
TURKEY	5	3	3	2	0	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	34
PORTUGAL	5	0	2	0	2	2	4	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	29
URUGUAY	5	2	0	2	5	2	1	2	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	29
CHILE	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	5	1	5	1	1	0	0	28
VENEZUELA	10	1	0	0	2	1	3	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	26
CZECH REPUBLIC	8	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	25
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	3	4	8	0	3	1	0	0	25
IRAN	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	2	2	7	1	2	1	0	22
LUXEMBOURG	2	2	2	0	3	2	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	21
UKRAINE	9	4	1	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
SLOVENIA	7	0	3	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
THAILAND	6	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	18
COSTA RICA	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	16
ESTONIA	3	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	16
PHILIPPINES	4	1	0	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	15
ROMANIA	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	15
EGYPT	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	14
LITHUANIA	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	11
MONACO	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
NIGERIA	2	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
SERBIA	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
SLOVAKIA	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
BELARUS	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
SEYCHELLES	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	6
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
LATVIA	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
PAKISTAN	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5
ARMENIA	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
BULGARIA	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4
CYPRUS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
ECUADOR	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
JORDAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4
SYRIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
ANDORRA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
BERMUDA	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
BOLIVIA	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
CUBA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
GUERNSEY	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
ISLE OF MAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
JAMAICA	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
JERSEY	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
CAYMAN ISLANDS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	2	0	0	0	0	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
HAITI	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
LEBANON	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
MOROCCO	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
PANAMA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
PERU	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
ALGERIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
AZERBAIJAN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
BARBADOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CAMEROON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CURACAO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
EL SALVADOR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
INDONESIA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
MACEDONIA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
MADAGASCAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
MALTA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
SRI LANKA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TURKMENISTAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
U.S.S.R.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
UZBEKISTAN	1	0	0	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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
	Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	All Years
U.S. CORPORATION	43169	6709	7106	6491	6699	7395	7445	6640	7145	7488	7144	6403	4154	1490	133	125611
U.S. GOVERNMENT	341	59	36	30	27	22	21	22	35	18	17	16	11	2	0	657
U.S. INDIVIDUAL	12729	1368	1147	983	915	823	909	824	867	938	891	812	457	175	15	23853
FOREIGN CORPORATION	16803	3138	2808	2862	2972	3382	3592	3501	3503	3479	3008	2306	1359	411	35	53159
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT	49	1	5	4	4	5	5	4	9	8	5	2	3	0	0	104
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL	3958	531	411	347	304	320	335	289	327	283	197	175	92	37	2	7608

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
	Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	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	70.9	67.4	70.1	68.8	68.1	68.1	67.0	65.2	66.8	68.6	69.9	73.4	75.7	79.7	79.5	69.7
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin	29.1	32.6	29.9	31.2	31.9	31.9	33.0	34.8	33.2	31.4	30.1	26.6	24.3	20.3	20.5	30.3



ALABAMA	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2
ALASKA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ARIZONA	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.0	0.9	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.6	1.6	0.9
ARKANSAS	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
CALIFORNIA	18.2	18.2	19.0	19.3	18.1	18.7	18.3	16.6	17.3	17.2	18.3	20.2	21.9	26.7	30.3	18.4
COLORADO	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.6	1.4	1.6	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.3	1.7	4.3	1.5
CONNECTICUT	1.5	1.1	1.3	0.9	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.4	2.0	2.3	2.5	2.8	2.0	3.5	3.8	1.6
DELAWARE	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
FLORIDA	3.2	3.0	3.2	2.9	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.5	4.9	3.0
GEORGIA	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.1	2.7	1.1
HAWAII	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	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	2.1	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	0.5	1.8
INDIANA	1.0	1.4	1.7	2.1	1.9	1.8	2.0	2.4	1.9	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.5	1.8	0.0	1.7
IOWA	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2
KANSAS	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.3
KENTUCKY	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.2
LOUISIANA	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.2
MAINE	0.1	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	0.1
MARYLAND	1.5	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.1
MASSACHUSETTS	4.9	5.1	5.7	5.0	4.9	4.4	4.2	4.3	4.2	4.3	4.8	5.2	5.3	4.3	0.5	4.8
MICHIGAN	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.8	0.0	1.1
MINNESOTA	5.9	6.3	7.3	7.0	7.4	7.3	6.4	5.1	6.8	6.6	6.7	6.0	7.3	7.3	4.3	6.4
MISSISSIPPI	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1
MISSOURI	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.4	1.6	0.8
MONTANA	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
NEBRASKA	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1
NEVADA	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.2	0.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.6	0.5
NEW JERSEY	3.2	3.0	2.6	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.8	2.5	2.8	2.3	2.6	2.9	2.1	0.5	2.8
NEW MEXICO	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.2
NEW YORK	3.9	3.6	3.1	3.2	2.7	2.8	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.9	2.2	3.2
NORTH CAROLINA	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.7	1.1	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	2.9	2.1	2.3	2.2	3.3	3.3	3.5	2.9	2.5	3.3	3.1	2.4	2.5	2.4	0.5	2.8
OKLAHOMA	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2
OREGON	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	1.6	0.5
PENNSYLVANIA	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.7	4.9	2.4
RHODE ISLAND	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2
SOUTH CAROLINA	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.2
SOUTH DAKOTA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
TENNESSEE	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.5	2.3	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.6	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.2	0.5	1.1
TEXAS	2.8	2.2	2.3	2.0	2.1	1.8	2.2	2.1	2.5	2.1	2.6	2.8	2.8	3.6	1.1	2.5
UTAH	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.4	2.2	1.1
VERMONT	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
VIRGINIA	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.6
WASHINGTON	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.3	0.5	1.7
WEST VIRGINIA	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
WISCONSIN	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.1	0.8	1.6	1.6
WYOMING	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	1.6	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	0.0	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	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	6.7	7.3	7.1	7.9	7.7	7.5	7.7	9.2	7.5	7.3	7.2	6.4	5.8	3.7	1.1	7.2
GERMANY	5.0	5.0	4.8	5.6	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	5.8	5.6	5.0	4.0	3.5	1.8	2.2	5.3
UNITED KINGDOM	2.3	2.4	2.3	1.9	1.7	1.6	2.0	2.4	2.3	2.0	2.1	1.7	1.3	1.7	3.2	2.1
ISRAEL	1.6	2.0	1.8	2.0	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.8	2.3	2.6	3.2	1.9
FRANCE	2.1	2.4	1.9	1.8	1.5	1.5	1.8	1.8	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.6	1.8
CANADA	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.8	1.3	1.6	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.6	1.5
SWITZERLAND	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.3
SWEDEN	1.6	1.7	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.5	1.2
AUSTRALIA	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.7	1.1	0.9
ITALY	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.8
TAIWAN	0.6	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.8
NETHERLANDS	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.8
KOREA, SOUTH	0.4	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.4	1.6	0.8
DENMARK	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.5
AUSTRIA	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.3
FINLAND	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.3
BELGIUM	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.3
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3
IRELAND	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.3
NORWAY	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.2
INDIA	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2
SPAIN	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
NEW ZEALAND	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1
SINGAPORE	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.1
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
ARGENTINA	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
BRAZIL	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	0.2	0.0	0.1
SOUTH AFRICA	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1
ICELAND	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1
HUNGARY	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
MEXICO	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GREECE	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	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	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
MALAYSIA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	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	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0
SAUDI ARABIA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0
COLOMBIA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CROATIA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
THE BAHAMAS	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
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
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
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
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
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	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
IRAN	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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BOLIVIA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
ISLE OF MAN	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ALGERIA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
BARBADOS	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CAMEROON	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CURACAO	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
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
MADAGASCAR	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
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
TURKMENISTAN	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
U.S.S.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
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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
	Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	All Years
U.S. CORPORATION	56.0	56.8	61.7	60.6	61.3	61.9	60.5	58.9	60.1	61.3	63.4	65.9	68.4	70.4	71.9	59.5
U.S. GOVERNMENT	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.3
U.S. INDIVIDUAL	16.5	11.6	10.0	9.2	8.4	6.9	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.7	7.9	8.4	7.5	8.3	8.1	11.3
FOREIGN CORPORATION	21.8	26.6	24.4	26.7	27.2	28.3	29.2	31.0	29.5	28.5	26.7	23.7	22.4	19.4	18.9	25.2
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT	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	0.0
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL	5.1	4.5	3.6	3.2	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.3	1.7	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.1	3.6

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
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: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
		Pre 2002	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	All Years
MEDTRONIC INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	934	161	175	149	153	214	226	129	186	331	336	375	423	443	287	4522
MEDTRONIC INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1487	239	361	252	271	321	281	175	294	294	252	139	119	37	0	4522
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	3	7	5	75	112	131	146	219	372	410	357	356	378	237	2808
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	103	184	325	319	322	260	205	205	186	213	198	169	96	22	1	2808
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	195	88	102	82	101	129	143	130	168	222	307	283	329	337	176	2792
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	512	160	188	219	225	214	183	142	198	231	198	150	128	44	0	2792
COVIDIEN LP	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	54	687	597	675	2014
COVIDIEN LP	Patents By Year of Application:	0	2	7	11	12	47	61	128	236	347	406	415	231	94	17	2014
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	260	36	28	27	32	54	62	74	89	164	172	173	175	206	136	1688
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	379	44	75	124	147	164	159	150	102	98	111	97	35	3	0	1688
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	245	29	34	14	15	44	38	62	85	188	141	164	209	205	188	1661
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	334	23	70	75	157	164	199	125	97	163	147	69	27	10	1	1661
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	544	94	87	61	44	38	38	34	28	87	90	113	126	105	104	1593
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	798	61	72	59	87	82	87	59	46	69	72	46	40	15	0	1593
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	520	206	289	217	120	106	53	26	17	9	13	8	4	0	0	1588
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1209	187	112	43	19	5	5	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1588
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Patents By Year of Grant:	143	27	23	29	23	39	46	69	98	151	146	201	227	204	149	1575
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Patents By Year of Application:	225	65	54	71	119	167	147	189	130	126	123	111	42	6	0	1575
PACESETTER, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	261	73	71	76	74	94	111	76	74	132	110	142	104	87	75	1560
PACESETTER, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	486	119	84	114	114	131	137	73	71	64	59	54	38	14	2	1560
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	298	88	128	94	74	58	44	36	53	91	72	108	83	82	54	1363
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	669	113	88	77	72	53	45	55	42	46	33	45	24	1	0	1363
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	6	48	49	104	184	236	200	202	159	131	1319
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	22	28	92	109	139	254	110	81	106	159	118	57	38	6	0	1319
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	236	85	160	92	65	56	56	49	44	72	61	53	50	30	16	1125
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	610	99	91	67	48	66	27	30	23	36	12	10	6	0	0	1125
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	90	147	99	43	59	45	46	48	87	102	156	101	3	4	1030
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.	Patents By Year of Application:	318	141	72	96	101	92	105	43	49	8	1	4	0	0	0	1030
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	7	6	8	12	16	36	42	61	132	258	409	5	0	0	994
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP	Patents By Year of Application:	33	26	60	36	73	92	124	149	192	127	76	6	0	0	0	994
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	334	36	60	42	35	37	25	34	25	48	49	44	71	71	73	984
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	451	56	82	39	36	24	62	40	59	50	38	26	20	1	0	984
OLYMPUS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	44	50	57	51	45	75	108	134	108	97	101	107	977
OLYMPUS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	31	85	103	118	96	138	84	59	49	61	50	51	39	13	0	977
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	10	11	19	15	20	18	53	92	151	129	121	91	76	58	864
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	38	41	48	77	109	123	120	91	62	59	40	32	14	10	0	864
TOSHIBA CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	130	18	21	14	18	16	21	19	38	57	44	75	107	105	120	803
TOSHIBA CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	184	23	31	35	62	43	62	94	55	76	54	55	21	8	0	803
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	87	150	160	183	202	782
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	6	17	33	60	85	103	110	106	92	100	59	10	1	782
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF	Patents By Year of Grant:	225	55	46	35	28	33	22	23	18	34	31	33	55	54	62	754
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF	Patents By Year of Application:	366	47	47	25	23	41	33	25	32	32	31	27	17	7	1	754
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	279	26	32	21	25	30	16	11	14	23	50	60	56	51	46	740
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	368	50	29	9	10	27	55	37	24	31	46	30	23	1	0	740
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	42	73	167	190	182	80	738
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	10	85	95	155	76	68	74	86	76	13	0	738
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	103	71	78	48	18	43	42	33	35	47	26	44	49	32	67	736
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	300	46	34	54	51	41	51	43	34	37	39	4	1	1	0	736
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	116	32	46	35	37	39	38	21	20	55	47	34	67	65	44	696
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	244	50	48	48	44	55	40	31	42	41	24	16	10	3	0	696
ETHICON, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	191	33	63	38	29	47	32	12	23	30	24	33	36	68	36	695
ETHICON, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	331	64	56	29	32	19	21	32	33	29	18	17	13	1	0	695
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	Patents By Year of Grant:	75	10	12	25	12	22	19	31	29	20	40	55	69	109	126	654
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	Patents By Year of Application:	127	23	21	33	34	19	20	25	64	83	79	60	57	8	1	654
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	160	232	250	642
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	0	2	14	21	37	38	35	59	82	102	111	111	28	1	642
C. R. BARD, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	140	20	18	24	16	13	12	14	20	28	51	76	60	73	64	629
C. R. BARD, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	214	23	24	42	27	42	43	40	42	30	33	38	24	7	0	629
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	22	45	54	68	113	163	116	594
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	0	2	10	10	61	37	36	37	77	33	48	86	92	61	4	594
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	123	10	15	13	9	12	17	9	22	24	34	21	62	99	91	561
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	163	29	22	27	20	20	30	36	29	45	67	31	27	12	3	561
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	109	209	223	541
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	1	5	12	9	27	42	65	120	140	72	26	12	10	0	541
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION)	Patents By Year of Grant:	69	18	20	14	8	15	20	18	22	35	45	61	74	48	58	525
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION)	Patents By Year of Application:	125	18	31	27	27	37	43	46	29	40	31	40	19	12	0	525
RESMED LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	27	18	24	23	21	28	17	11	19	21	50	38	79	70	64	510
RESMED LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	89	28	35	39	44	50	41	31	30	32	29	34	22	6	0	510
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	427	15	14	14	6	10	10	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	506
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	470	8	11	3	6	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	506
FUJIFILM CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	29	23	34	38	91	109	89	66	497
FUJIFILM CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	15	10	7	15	25	25	34	69	84	63	74	57	16	3	0	497
CORDIS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	193	18	27	19	21	13	28	15	13	21	16	31	27	29	16	487
CORDIS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	266	30	38	30	32	19	9	18	5	12	11	9	7	1	0	487
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	9	8	17	79	55	101	126	82	484
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	6	9	14	3	12	24	86	57	35	55	65	57	48	13	0	484
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	5	27	34	27	31	25	59	56	54	42	48	34	442
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC	Patents By Year of Application:	18	25	76	36	30	48	44	40	37	41	19	18	8	2	0	442
SYNTHES (U.S.A.)	Patents By Year of Grant:	73	18	28	18	11	14	18	15	44	43	47	61	34	0	0	424
SYNTHES (U.S.A.)	Patents By Year of Application:	140	28	28	47	51	47	23	11	22	20	5	2	0	0	0	424
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	11	50	47	56	39	43	26	37	18	21	16	18	24	6	5	417
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	150	89	67	27	6	17	14	14	11	10	9	2	0	1	0	417
NIDEK CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	118	13	32	17	10	19	34	33	14	27	18	13	19	17	26	410
NIDEK CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	174	30	15	32	22	19	20	20	12	17	23	13	10	3	0	410
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	Patents By Year of Grant:	145	13	23	13	6	12	10	13	10	20	27	44	36	17	15	404
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	Patents By Year of Application:	202	14	16	15	10	37	27	21	12	21	10	12	6	1	0	404
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	11	23	21	15	16	11	15	17	39	27	38	66	54	45	398
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	64	19	29	26	25	26	19	21	30	42	38	34	21	4	0	398
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS	Patents By Year of Grant:	115	20	23	18	13	19	8	8	13	21	21	15	35	31	32	392
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS	Patents By Year of Application:	178	27	20	18	9	17	22	18	21	26	15	12	7	2	0	392
COLOPLAST A/S	Patents By Year of Grant:	32	9	11	5	6	6	7	9	10	20	35	40	64	85	47	386
COLOPLAST A/S	Patents By Year of Application:	62	21	13	21	21	11	20	16	20	48	61	31	27	14	0	386
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	240	42	66	12	4	10	6	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	386
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	356	15	12	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	386
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	1	6	5	18	10	19	43	42	58	61	87	32	382
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	8	11	17	20	20	27	47	46	57	48	42	27	9	3	0	382
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	26	26	21	34	14	20	11	18	15	19	25	25	36	43	41	374
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	112	22	24	18	25	20	14	17	17	22	25	31	18	8	1	374
STANFORD UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	39	10	13	13	19	13	12	18	11	24	29	40	41	38	47	367
STANFORD UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	78	24	25	24	21	20	33	28	22	17	32	21	15	5	2	367
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	47	35	37	22	25	11	10	12	11	25	26	35	19	25	19	359
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB	Patents By Year of Application:	156	46	16	24	16	25	34	9	13	5	7	7	1	0	0	359
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	8	23	42	69	83	73	44	349
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	1	11	11	16	23	37	54	89	30	21	28	19	9	0	349
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	7	12	13	6	32	35	54	66	67	55	347
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	3	4	10	24	20	57	56	30	24	35	23	33	23	4	1	347
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	0	1	2	12	9	22	33	33	50	62	64	52	341
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	2	1	20	25	25	25	16	25	28	45	53	44	26	6	0	341
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	4	7	15	20	30	21	30	54	62	74	23	0	0	340
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	5	44	49	61	45	35	30	43	16	10	2	0	0	0	0	340
ALLERGAN, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	63	7	5	7	3	10	15	14	4	28	30	21	42	49	37	335
ALLERGAN, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	78	12	12	20	13	22	25	31	26	16	22	28	24	6	0	335
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	82	13	26	6	10	10	9	14	10	25	25	28	28	17	30	333
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	139	14	17	19	16	19	21	17	19	20	12	11	9	0	0	333
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	27	45	65	92	84	330
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	2	7	15	22	42	34	42	46	44	42	29	4	1	330
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Grant:	90	7	5	11	3	13	17	19	18	39	40	68	0	0	0	330
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Application:	108	9	11	25	37	91	15	12	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	330
COCHLEAR LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	15	4	6	6	2	5	11	10	14	17	29	33	61	65	49	327
COCHLEAR LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	43	15	12	21	18	22	19	37	41	35	25	23	15	1	0	327
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	103	27	46	41	17	60	21	8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	327
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	212	58	34	14	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	327
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Patents By Year of Grant:	104	12	7	17	17	9	8	13	9	13	8	26	24	33	20	320
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Patents By Year of Application:	150	19	16	13	6	11	12	14	26	15	13	16	8	1	0	320
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	30	82	67	72	52	319
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	4	13	38	56	69	66	36	17	14	5	1	0	319
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Grant:	34	29	29	18	14	13	7	3	12	22	21	26	22	32	37	319
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Application:	108	19	22	11	25	27	25	18	15	16	8	17	8	0	0	319
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	25	11	13	11	3	10	7	10	16	30	29	29	35	45	44	318
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Application:	58	10	22	19	14	29	20	31	23	23	24	22	22	1	0	318
KCI LICENSING, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	5	2	8	7	6	6	8	9	18	20	48	58	63	55	315
KCI LICENSING, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	27	10	8	7	10	11	18	18	67	14	48	47	24	5	1	315
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	33	3	8	6	8	5	11	14	10	24	31	32	45	41	43	314
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	56	20	26	34	23	24	15	19	40	26	23	7	1	0	0	314
ACUSON CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	206	40	41	16	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	312
ACUSON CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	292	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	312
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	229	22	10	10	4	10	6	1	2	5	2	7	1	0	1	310
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	271	8	7	7	2	4	2	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	310
COVIDIEN AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	35	64	48	53	49	23	25	310
COVIDIEN AG	Patents By Year of Application:	3	1	11	13	44	65	23	32	36	30	24	17	6	4	1	310
ZIMMER, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	62	6	7	0	0	2	3	4	4	13	9	29	33	63	60	295
ZIMMER, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	74	3	13	5	14	7	17	12	16	34	43	32	19	5	1	295
STRYKER CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	63	9	13	5	7	5	6	7	10	13	29	35	44	28	19	293
STRYKER CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	93	11	12	14	16	25	15	17	13	24	19	22	11	1	0	293
ARTHREX INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	28	4	16	4	5	10	9	7	8	8	33	26	42	50	39	289
ARTHREX INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	48	12	23	12	13	23	25	27	27	26	20	14	12	7	0	289
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	69	10	16	10	14	14	6	8	8	13	12	13	20	42	34	289
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	123	15	16	10	8	15	9	11	10	15	23	26	7	0	1	289
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	3	16	11	8	15	16	16	11	18	30	24	26	49	43	286
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	34	15	20	26	18	21	34	19	21	20	22	13	15	7	1	286
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	51	13	17	2	7	7	8	7	15	17	11	27	37	36	30	285
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	95	4	11	9	14	12	14	37	21	14	15	27	10	2	0	285
MASIMO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	27	8	13	16	8	15	15	18	15	5	25	18	26	38	24	271
MASIMO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	60	11	25	18	18	23	26	13	14	17	11	18	10	6	1	271
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	12	15	7	11	14	13	13	18	26	36	28	32	15	23	266
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	40	9	41	15	39	24	16	26	21	8	16	6	4	1	0	266
ALZA CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	160	8	15	7	10	17	10	8	3	6	2	2	3	7	5	263
ALZA CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	203	14	7	12	11	9	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	263
DEXCOM, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	2	1	4	4	7	11	19	34	42	53	56	28	262
DEXCOM, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	5	1	7	12	18	23	15	45	40	47	18	23	5	3	0	262
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	4	14	10	8	9	11	13	18	25	27	28	27	32	31	262
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	35	8	19	21	25	33	17	11	22	20	10	28	9	4	0	262
DEPUY SPINE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	5	6	8	16	7	14	45	57	59	33	8	0	258
DEPUY SPINE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	5	17	18	43	52	38	34	12	14	15	5	5	0	0	0	258
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	17	13	18	5	18	11	15	9	20	32	21	21	27	19	254
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	49	23	15	27	13	20	31	23	8	9	13	14	5	4	0	254
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	11	2	2	5	2	3	10	11	16	22	13	19	26	52	60	254
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	17	4	12	12	23	25	26	15	14	18	29	32	22	4	1	254
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	48	3	7	4	7	7	4	8	10	20	20	39	31	23	21	252
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	66	12	15	14	11	20	12	9	19	21	16	25	6	6	0	252
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	0	3	3	5	8	9	13	20	21	38	54	37	26	9	250
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	10	9	12	16	22	17	25	24	26	26	21	28	13	1	0	250
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	54	13	14	14	13	11	15	16	12	18	11	13	11	18	15	248
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	111	19	19	9	13	10	11	7	18	10	9	11	1	0	0	248
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	8	17	22	40	54	99	247
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	2	8	9	10	4	12	27	34	38	46	30	22	5	247
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES	Patents By Year of Grant:	77	14	5	13	8	12	9	12	11	13	17	14	16	14	12	247
	Patents By Year of Application:	121	17	15	10	9	7	13	11	15	10	9	4	6	0	0	247
NUVASIVE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	7	8	4	5	5	3	5	2	6	14	27	33	39	39	41	238
NUVASIVE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	27	6	9	11	13	16	15	8	29	16	18	30	28	11	1	238
GREATBATCH LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	6	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	7	13	22	36	37	55	52	236
GREATBATCH LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	9	2	1	3	6	9	17	6	25	33	52	32	27	14	0	236
COOK INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	44	11	12	11	8	6	11	11	31	66	22	1	0	0	0	234
COOK INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	79	15	16	34	30	20	22	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	234
OSSUR HF	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	0	3	1	4	8	15	19	18	18	33	25	19	28	39	234
OSSUR HF	Patents By Year of Application:	9	6	24	8	25	19	17	23	22	17	27	18	12	7	0	234
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH	Patents By Year of Grant:	45	8	14	9	12	7	7	7	4	10	11	22	19	29	28	232
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH	Patents By Year of Application:	77	14	9	14	5	25	11	7	19	19	12	14	6	0	0	232
SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	2	23	39	59	103	232
SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	0	1	2	4	9	6	10	19	24	71	57	17	10	2	0	232
MALLINCKRODT, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	27	28	34	15	7	5	12	7	11	14	14	12	21	18	5	230
MALLINCKRODT, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	108	5	14	13	8	21	15	16	11	11	2	2	3	1	0	230
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	2	9	14	22	21	17	8	3	7	17	28	28	38	16	230
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB	Patents By Year of Application:	42	29	19	14	22	25	20	17	15	4	6	14	2	1	0	230
ZIMMER SPINE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	1	2	8	6	3	14	40	51	40	20	29	16	230
ZIMMER SPINE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	4	6	20	31	16	32	39	19	13	6	15	17	7	5	0	230
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	173	21	12	4	2	6	1	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	225
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	208	8	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	225
MCNEIL-PPC, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	72	19	15	9	4	3	4	1	12	14	8	19	19	13	10	222
MCNEIL-PPC, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	118	8	6	10	8	18	7	5	15	10	5	2	10	0	0	222
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	220	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	222
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	222	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	222
HITACHI, LTD	Patents By Year of Grant:	39	9	21	7	13	16	23	14	5	14	13	18	8	11	10	221
HITACHI, LTD	Patents By Year of Application:	79	13	17	24	16	11	18	24	3	3	1	7	4	1	0	221
NOVO NORDISK A/S	Patents By Year of Grant:	52	6	19	6	6	5	4	5	5	10	12	18	23	23	24	218
NOVO NORDISK A/S	Patents By Year of Application:	87	5	13	5	16	16	30	8	10	9	9	9	0	1	0	218
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	61	22	18	12	12	23	21	7	6	7	10	5	8	4	2	218
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	100	23	22	22	17	9	9	6	1	4	1	1	3	0	0	218
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	2	9	17	13	14	19	40	23	30	25	20	4	217
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	4	9	22	26	29	41	33	21	6	10	6	10	0	0	0	217
PANASONIC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	26	26	44	63	39	6	216
PANASONIC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	0	4	5	19	17	15	24	36	20	41	17	13	4	1	0	216
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	11	22	21	13	15	14	10	8	12	18	19	25	9	8	213
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	58	24	18	20	11	18	12	23	6	8	6	6	3	0	0	213
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.)	Patents By Year of Grant:	12	7	5	5	4	4	3	4	3	9	24	39	40	29	25	213
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.)	Patents By Year of Application:	32	7	14	7	10	22	20	25	20	17	15	14	6	4	0	213
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.)	Patents By Year of Grant:	70	27	24	11	11	3	5	5	10	17	16	6	3	1	0	209
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.)	Patents By Year of Application:	122	14	11	8	20	17	11	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	209
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	Patents By Year of Grant:	45	11	9	7	9	6	2	13	9	9	17	16	16	19	21	209
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	Patents By Year of Application:	78	8	14	11	9	8	9	14	12	14	7	15	8	2	0	209
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	57	12	21	16	20	42	33	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	208
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	111	33	39	21	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	208
MEDRAD, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	39	18	7	16	10	13	7	8	15	13	14	23	24	1	0	208
MEDRAD, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	83	27	11	16	14	10	10	12	13	8	2	2	0	0	0	208
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	24	11	7	6	6	7	8	10	16	17	15	17	27	18	19	208
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Application:	47	15	6	19	16	18	13	24	12	10	9	13	6	0	0	208
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	55	28	24	10	13	30	36	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	206
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG	Patents By Year of Application:	117	22	28	21	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	206
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON	Patents By Year of Grant:	56	7	8	12	7	10	21	14	26	18	5	6	3	7	4	204
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON	Patents By Year of Application:	79	12	21	9	10	11	31	16	6	5	1	0	2	1	0	204
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	46	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	38	41	48	204
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	47	2	1	6	10	14	10	16	19	17	20	15	23	4	0	204
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD	Patents By Year of Grant:	73	15	29	32	14	27	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	203
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD	Patents By Year of Application:	162	22	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	203
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	1	3	6	6	2	12	13	33	37	43	20	26	202
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	8	8	7	3	9	31	54	11	9	7	16	17	16	5	1	202
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	Patents By Year of Grant:	55	8	5	7	9	9	7	12	5	10	15	13	14	15	14	198
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	Patents By Year of Application:	77	18	14	6	14	9	8	13	16	7	10	3	1	2	0	198
KYPHON SARL	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	25	48	52	12	4	20	185
KYPHON SARL	Patents By Year of Application:	2	0	5	21	13	35	55	4	12	16	7	2	12	0	1	185
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	Patents By Year of Grant:	48	9	6	2	1	4	8	6	17	15	9	14	22	11	12	184
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	Patents By Year of Application:	66	6	8	14	16	13	14	6	12	9	7	9	3	1	0	184
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA	Patents By Year of Grant:	141	39	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	183
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA	Patents By Year of Application:	183	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	183
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	47	11	14	6	12	4	9	5	5	14	7	12	13	14	10	183
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	88	12	4	8	1	6	14	14	11	11	8	3	2	1	0	183
HOLOGIC, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	17	1	2	1	1	1	2	6	13	17	17	19	28	26	24	175
HOLOGIC, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	23	3	6	5	10	12	15	16	16	19	19	17	9	5	0	175
BRAINLAB AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	2	5	11	8	3	8	2	10	21	22	29	17	14	22	174
BRAINLAB AG	Patents By Year of Application:	23	11	9	8	24	20	27	19	17	10	5	1	0	0	0	174
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	1	0	2	0	5	4	9	6	17	16	24	33	28	29	174
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG	Patents By Year of Application:	6	8	11	14	6	13	20	18	22	22	21	4	7	2	0	174
HEARTPORT, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	112	16	15	8	8	8	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	173
HEARTPORT, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	154	9	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	173
ALCON, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	4	22	15	12	12	12	13	24	39	19	0	0	0	0	172
ALCON, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	23	23	20	20	28	28	15	7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	172
HOYA CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	0	2	1	1	3	0	12	20	27	28	20	24	15	11	172
HOYA CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	11	2	2	11	21	44	27	15	17	13	2	2	5	0	0	172
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	24	41	52	39	171
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	11	23	46	41	29	5	3	0	171
WELCH ALLYN INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	45	5	4	4	2	4	4	10	8	12	8	15	12	16	22	171
WELCH ALLYN INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	57	2	10	3	10	17	13	8	7	15	8	11	6	3	1	171
BIOTRONIK CRM PATENT AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	21	32	32	28	29	6	168
BIOTRONIK CRM PATENT AG	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	2	12	27	28	31	40	25	3	0	0	0	0	168
CAMERON HEALTH, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	5	9	16	11	12	11	13	11	18	19	25	16	167
CAMERON HEALTH, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	28	3	1	16	17	19	9	5	13	10	6	17	13	9	1	167
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	17	24	25	25	23	19	11	165
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	0	7	15	15	24	15	20	16	14	14	19	5	0	0	165
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	108	7	11	10	7	5	9	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	162
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	138	11	7	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	162
DEPUY MITEK, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	6	4	2	3	7	3	1	19	28	33	32	23	161
DEPUY MITEK, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	10	4	11	15	6	12	12	4	12	21	23	21	8	2	0	161
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	6	3	9	12	4	6	3	3	4	10	7	18	26	30	20	161
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	35	7	9	10	8	6	17	12	17	12	7	15	5	1	0	161
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	60	6	11	3	2	5	5	11	3	6	2	2	7	20	14	157
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	79	8	5	7	8	9	2	6	8	9	3	7	4	2	0	157
GIVEN IMAGING LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	1	3	2	9	7	7	5	18	23	14	14	21	18	14	156
GIVEN IMAGING LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	6	18	18	27	19	14	9	7	5	11	7	6	7	1	1	156
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	59	10	7	11	3	1	1	6	6	3	3	4	11	16	15	156
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	94	5	3	1	4	3	4	10	4	4	12	5	6	1	0	156
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	30	22	38	27	22	155
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	1	5	3	13	18	10	15	19	22	27	11	8	3	0	155
CARDICA, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	9	5	7	8	14	12	12	6	12	13	13	19	13	12	155
CARDICA, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	23	19	15	13	9	7	10	6	16	14	13	5	4	1	0	155
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	Patents By Year of Grant:	16	6	6	3	1	3	3	1	4	7	4	15	27	28	31	155
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	Patents By Year of Application:	29	4	8	4	2	3	12	25	20	9	14	13	9	3	0	155
DUKE UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	63	9	10	7	8	6	5	6	4	4	5	3	7	9	8	154
DUKE UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	90	11	9	5	4	7	4	3	6	2	8	3	2	0	0	154
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	131	8	6	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	154
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	149	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	154
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	88	14	13	7	6	3	6	2	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	149
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	118	8	8	9	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	147	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149
SONY CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	6	2	5	2	3	1	2	2	7	12	11	14	19	33	30	149
SONY CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	15	3	5	9	11	9	8	10	6	18	22	26	4	3	0	149
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	0	1	0	1	4	11	9	15	17	18	10	23	27	10	148
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB	Patents By Year of Application:	8	10	11	24	19	11	18	11	21	3	6	2	4	0	0	148
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	37	4	4	4	2	4	2	3	3	1	8	10	15	17	33	147
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	48	2	6	6	1	2	8	9	5	11	16	11	18	4	0	147
SENORX, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	6	12	8	6	4	8	10	7	6	13	21	13	18	9	146
SENORX, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	33	9	13	8	11	8	18	13	5	8	6	7	6	1	0	146
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	2	2	3	9	1	11	18	16	28	23	18	15	146
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	7	4	15	10	17	11	26	9	15	8	7	16	1	0	0	146
ELA MEDICAL S.A.	Patents By Year of Grant:	52	12	12	7	6	11	4	11	7	10	9	4	0	0	0	145
ELA MEDICAL S.A.	Patents By Year of Application:	83	13	15	10	8	8	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	145
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION)	Patents By Year of Grant:	41	6	14	6	10	6	8	4	6	9	7	5	12	3	5	142
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION)	Patents By Year of Application:	75	8	11	12	8	8	4	8	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	142
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	3	9	11	10	4	7	6	7	22	36	27	142
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	1	7	14	12	18	8	7	11	2	37	20	4	0	0	142
SPINECORE, INC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	9	6	15	20	15	7	10	13	7	9	12	11	8	142
SPINECORE, INC	Patents By Year of Application:	12	26	25	35	8	3	4	6	6	6	3	2	3	3	0	142
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	11	21	15	24	17	25	21	141
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	7	14	8	15	16	8	11	15	26	14	7	0	0	141
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN	Patents By Year of Grant:	46	24	32	11	11	7	6	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	141
	Patents By Year of Application:	119	14	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	141
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	39	11	22	18	5	10	8	3	3	5	7	9	1	0	0	141
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	86	21	13	8	0	4	1	3	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	141
AESCULAP-WERKE AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	14	21	25	24	15	22	140
AESCULAP-WERKE AG	Patents By Year of Application:	12	1	3	5	8	9	20	18	20	15	14	8	5	2	0	140
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	37	2	4	2	1	0	2	1	11	11	16	9	14	13	17	140
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	43	3	7	8	12	15	5	7	13	6	10	6	4	1	0	140
CYBERONICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	1	6	1	0	0	1	4	6	14	16	11	23	36	15	139
CYBERONICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	12	1	2	2	25	17	10	6	5	15	21	8	7	8	0	139
MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	6	2	3	0	1	2	3	1	4	7	13	16	25	28	28	139
MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	11	3	4	2	3	4	15	14	13	15	14	15	16	9	1	139
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	82	11	11	13	8	2	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	115	7	11	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Patents By Year of Grant:	93	12	6	6	8	3	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	138
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Patents By Year of Application:	124	4	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	138
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY	Patents By Year of Grant:	34	7	11	10	7	9	6	4	3	7	7	9	8	8	6	136
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY	Patents By Year of Application:	64	14	7	10	8	7	1	4	4	2	3	8	3	1	0	136
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	1	4	4	12	5	6	8	8	28	23	22	9	2	0	135
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	12	10	18	6	24	28	13	6	9	4	2	3	0	0	0	135
ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	22	22	32	21	9	4	133
ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	5	3	14	23	10	16	23	22	9	7	1	0	0	133
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	6	9	7	13	10	25	17	8	15	12	11	133
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG	Patents By Year of Application:	2	7	16	15	16	11	21	8	16	11	7	1	1	1	0	133
REX MEDICAL, LP	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	0	10	8	9	10	5	7	3	12	12	12	13	19	9	132
REX MEDICAL, LP	Patents By Year of Application:	23	13	8	16	8	7	10	5	6	7	15	9	5	0	0	132
PENTAX CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	1	36	21	25	18	19	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	131
PENTAX CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	54	26	27	19	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	131
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	34	2	2	2	3	7	7	8	6	12	5	11	13	7	12	131
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	42	4	12	15	6	7	8	4	5	4	5	11	7	1	0	131
SIEMENS ELEMA AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	99	13	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130
SIEMENS ELEMA AB	Patents By Year of Application:	125	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130
K2M, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	13	21	26	33	29	129
K2M, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	0	1	2	3	19	14	10	22	6	16	18	12	5	0	129
CERNER INNOVATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	4	9	25	24	25	28	9	128
CERNER INNOVATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	1	6	16	8	19	15	9	22	11	13	4	2	1	0	128
COLIN CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	65	21	26	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	128
COLIN CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	104	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	128
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH	Patents By Year of Grant:	30	3	3	3	2	3	6	4	4	6	8	10	15	20	11	128
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH	Patents By Year of Application:	38	6	6	8	6	1	6	15	7	15	10	6	3	1	0	128
DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	20	31	21	25	18	126
DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	2	1	3	3	6	18	19	21	19	9	11	11	2	0	126
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	15	26	17	14	14	14	8	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	125
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	65	13	25	14	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	125
RESPIRONICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	56	16	21	8	11	2	0	0	0	5	2	0	2	1	1	125
RESPIRONICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	98	11	4	0	5	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	125
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	0	3	1	5	3	5	7	6	10	9	11	22	18	16	124
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	16	7	11	6	8	8	9	10	12	7	11	10	7	2	0	124
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	62	13	16	15	8	4	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	124
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	102	11	6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	124
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Grant:	13	0	1	2	3	11	9	10	8	5	9	15	10	15	13	124
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Application:	18	9	12	14	9	17	8	9	10	6	6	3	3	0	0	124
ICU MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	21	1	4	5	3	1	6	5	9	22	8	6	9	9	14	123
ICU MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	30	3	3	3	1	39	2	4	4	8	10	8	5	3	0	123
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	17	20	24	29	21	123
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	1	3	6	14	8	17	12	28	15	9	10	0	0	123
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	15	7	2	3	1	5	2	1	10	7	18	19	14	13	122
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	29	5	5	5	4	7	9	11	7	10	13	8	8	1	0	122
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Patents By Year of Grant:	10	4	8	6	6	7	5	6	3	14	6	10	9	14	13	121
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Patents By Year of Application:	30	8	9	2	15	5	11	10	2	4	7	9	7	2	0	121
VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	18	6	3	5	7	3	2	2	8	11	18	16	8	12	2	121
VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	31	7	6	4	10	15	19	5	6	3	11	4	0	0	0	121
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	33	14	13	16	8	8	12	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	120
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	71	16	16	9	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	120
INTERMEDICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	87	10	12	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	119
INTERMEDICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	111	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	119
LINVATEC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	65	5	1	7	1	2	7	4	2	6	2	3	5	6	3	119
LINVATEC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	77	2	9	10	2	2	3	2	3	4	1	3	1	0	0	119
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	114	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	119
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	119
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	Patents By Year of Grant:	23	2	5	6	5	8	6	6	7	5	11	12	10	7	5	118
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	Patents By Year of Application:	35	12	8	9	10	13	7	7	7	2	2	1	1	2	2	118
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	1	2	1	1	4	2	2	4	9	3	17	16	25	12	118
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Application:	27	4	1	5	6	5	12	5	15	14	15	6	2	0	1	118
LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	6	3	9	10	6	5	2	6	3	6	8	15	9	18	11	117
LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG	Patents By Year of Application:	36	15	6	10	1	3	3	4	14	6	11	4	2	1	1	117
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	18	6	3	5	1	2	4	3	10	4	7	10	20	13	10	116
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG	Patents By Year of Application:	30	7	7	5	0	10	5	8	6	13	7	11	5	2	0	116
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	2	2	2	8	1	4	8	3	11	7	36	32	116
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	4	0	6	14	8	10	2	3	0	11	10	24	16	7	1	116
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	110	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	114	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115
TANITA CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	17	19	11	5	14	9	7	3	4	6	3	7	4	2	115
TANITA CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	46	12	9	13	4	5	7	11	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	115
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	Patents By Year of Grant:	20	7	3	5	3	3	1	4	1	5	11	9	13	13	17	115
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	Patents By Year of Application:	35	1	6	6	8	6	4	7	6	12	3	7	9	4	1	115
DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	13	17	25	21	18	10	114
DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	2	11	17	21	30	13	9	7	4	0	0	0	114
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	79	18	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	113
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	109	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	113
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.)	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	0	1	3	8	8	5	17	12	21	17	11	9	113
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.)	Patents By Year of Application:	0	6	8	9	10	15	10	15	19	7	8	5	0	1	0	113
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	31	2	6	3	10	3	6	5	4	11	6	7	7	10	2	113
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	41	13	11	11	8	5	4	2	2	9	4	3	0	0	0	113
STEREOTAXIS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	7	9	7	5	7	8	3	10	18	8	10	4	1	2	113
STEREOTAXIS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	36	8	8	15	11	13	12	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	113
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF	Patents By Year of Grant:	36	3	6	8	3	3	2	5	1	3	4	5	13	12	9	113
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF	Patents By Year of Application:	55	5	3	6	4	5	4	3	10	7	0	9	2	0	0	113
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	29	6	9	4	11	9	3	1	6	13	18	2	0	0	1	112
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	52	19	6	4	11	8	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	112
NIPRO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	9	8	2	9	9	10	14	3	11	6	7	3	9	9	111
NIPRO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	22	15	10	14	8	6	13	5	3	5	5	4	1	0	0	111
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	Patents By Year of Grant:	29	3	6	6	5	4	5	6	13	7	2	4	12	5	4	111
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	Patents By Year of Application:	51	7	9	8	4	10	5	6	3	5	2	0	1	0	0	111
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	22	2	7	3	2	5	4	3	4	8	9	12	9	9	11	110
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	35	6	6	4	9	10	2	6	8	11	3	5	4	1	0	110
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	13	10	15	16	18	6	12	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	109
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	45	23	14	12	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	109
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	25	5	0	0	1	0	8	3	10	19	32	2	1	2	0	108
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	35	2	4	6	11	24	19	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	108
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	5	1	2	1	2	4	1	6	6	15	15	20	15	12	108
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN	Patents By Year of Application:	9	5	3	2	7	6	9	9	20	11	10	14	3	0	0	108
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	105	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	108
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	108
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	5	11	15	3	9	2	8	6	6	9	11	8	9	4	107
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	29	18	2	5	8	4	2	7	6	9	10	2	5	0	0	107
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	7	0	1	5	5	3	2	6	3	14	16	18	16	9	2	107
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	11	1	9	16	9	7	10	10	10	15	8	1	0	0	0	107
MEDISON CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	17	6	10	7	2	2	1	1	4	11	12	15	15	2	2	107
MEDISON CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	30	10	6	1	5	8	10	12	13	11	1	0	0	0	0	107
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	14	23	21	7	12	21	107
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	13	12	19	15	11	12	11	6	3	5	0	107
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	15	12	11	12	5	8	24	11	5	0	1	2	107
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	7	17	24	12	18	10	10	1	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	107
ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	6	8	11	13	18	12	21	8	107
ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	2	1	10	8	7	13	14	5	4	6	19	9	7	2	0	107
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	25	5	9	4	8	3	2	0	5	4	7	5	10	14	5	106
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	49	5	12	6	3	3	7	0	7	6	2	4	2	0	0	106
INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	13	14	17	8	10	9	5	1	3	7	4	1	0	0	106
INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	49	21	8	11	3	5	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	1	6	10	9	13	2	5	6	8	10	5	14	8	7	106
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG	Patents By Year of Application:	11	20	8	10	5	7	8	15	7	5	7	1	2	0	0	106
NYCOMED IMAGING AS	Patents By Year of Grant:	99	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106
NYCOMED IMAGING AS	Patents By Year of Application:	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106
BIOSENSE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	40	13	16	9	3	7	6	1	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	105
BIOSENSE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	84	12	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	47	9	8	3	1	2	1	2	4	5	5	3	3	3	9	105
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	68	5	2	1	5	3	5	6	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	105
SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	93	3	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	105
SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	100	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105
STRYKER SPINE	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	1	13	6	5	1	2	3	5	9	6	14	12	14	12	104
STRYKER SPINE	Patents By Year of Application:	20	8	6	6	9	7	7	8	5	8	2	9	6	3	0	104
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	29	8	12	4	7	4	6	2	4	3	2	5	6	5	6	103
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	56	6	5	6	2	7	5	5	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	103
SPINEWAVE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	3	17	7	15	20	18	16	103
SPINEWAVE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	2	2	5	2	14	3	8	3	6	13	7	15	11	12	0	103
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	4	7	4	13	3	2	4	6	6	11	9	10	23	102
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	11	13	16	10	6	6	6	5	12	5	6	4	0	2	0	102
PACESETTER AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	96	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	102
PACESETTER AB	Patents By Year of Application:	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	102
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER	Patents By Year of Grant:	16	5	3	2	3	5	2	7	4	4	6	8	10	13	14	102
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER	Patents By Year of Application:	26	4	9	4	8	7	10	5	4	8	9	5	3	0	0	102
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	61	9	8	9	2	4	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	90	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	27	20	14	17	9	8	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	101
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	65	16	12	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101
ORMCO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	42	7	3	3	2	2	4	5	3	3	3	4	8	4	7	100
ORMCO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	56	3	5	4	3	4	5	2	4	4	3	4	3	0	0	100
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY	Patents By Year of Grant:	37	9	6	6	4	8	3	3	0	6	4	6	5	1	2	100
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY	Patents By Year of Application:	51	14	7	4	1	4	2	3	6	1	3	3	0	1	0	100
CAREFUSION 303 INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	17	11	13	27	24	99
CAREFUSION 303 INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	1	3	4	10	10	4	7	8	17	13	12	6	4	0	99
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	99
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	98	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	99
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	45	13	21	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	99
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	89	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	99
NEUROPACE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	8	9	2	1	1	4	2	2	9	7	11	10	8	17	99
NEUROPACE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	28	3	1	4	1	11	10	3	3	9	8	4	7	7	0	99
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	27	26	34	98
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Application:	0	1	0	3	2	5	8	9	16	14	16	13	8	3	0	98
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	6	5	2	1	0	1	3	5	2	6	7	11	5	14	30	98
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	16	3	3	3	17	9	10	5	7	12	2	7	3	0	1	98
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	48	7	16	3	5	6	1	4	2	0	5	0	0	1	0	98
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	75	10	7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98
RICHARD WOLF GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	48	6	3	8	3	2	2	1	0	1	4	6	7	2	5	98
RICHARD WOLF GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	63	6	6	2	2	2	0	3	3	7	2	2	0	0	0	98
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	87	4	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	95	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	15	1	2	3	3	3	1	3	8	9	10	5	9	13	12	97
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	22	6	4	5	9	5	7	6	6	11	6	6	2	2	0	97
VOLCANO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	10	10	17	15	20	18	97
VOLCANO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	3	4	2	3	9	8	9	3	4	7	12	24	9	0	0	97
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	15	3	4	0	5	4	2	2	2	5	14	6	12	12	10	96
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	23	4	6	7	5	8	5	6	3	6	13	5	3	2	0	96
ACCLARENT, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	15	2	13	7	22	28	93
ACCLARENT, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	2	0	3	5	7	27	12	11	10	2	8	5	1	0	93
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	7	28	17	9	13	7	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	93
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	41	23	19	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93
DEPUY (IRELAND)	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	10	19	54	93
DEPUY (IRELAND)	Patents By Year of Application:	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	9	8	7	10	36	14	3	0	93
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	42	7	10	5	5	7	5	2	1	0	6	1	1	1	0	93
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	69	5	4	5	2	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	93
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	4	14	22	12	19	8	8	93
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	4	3	1	6	7	6	21	11	7	3	13	6	5	0	0	93
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	24	7	7	4	6	6	6	2	1	2	4	6	7	5	5	92
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	41	6	8	4	5	0	5	2	9	2	6	2	2	0	0	92
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	53	8	2	6	3	3	7	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	91
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	73	6	7	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	91
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	29	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	4	6	9	15	19	91
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC	Patents By Year of Application:	32	1	2	4	3	5	4	13	3	8	7	3	2	4	0	91
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	13	20	18	16	18	90
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	3	5	10	13	14	18	12	13	2	0	0	90
FUJITSU LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	35	2	2	0	2	3	2	2	0	2	4	3	8	16	8	89
FUJITSU LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	44	2	0	0	3	2	2	2	9	3	11	8	3	0	0	89
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	33	4	6	2	1	3	2	4	5	2	6	7	6	4	4	89
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Application:	46	4	3	5	5	6	3	5	5	2	2	1	2	0	0	89
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA	Patents By Year of Grant:	72	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	88
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA	Patents By Year of Application:	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	88
MEDELA HOLDING AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	3	3	6	1	3	2	2	0	7	11	12	15	10	8	88
MEDELA HOLDING AG	Patents By Year of Application:	20	3	7	0	5	7	7	11	1	13	8	1	3	2	0	88
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	38	3	7	11	8	8	3	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	87
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	54	12	10	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	87
MEDINOL LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	21	9	8	10	3	5	2	3	2	5	5	2	4	2	6	87
MEDINOL LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	46	11	5	3	0	8	0	2	3	5	2	0	2	0	0	87
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	16	12	25	18	87
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	2	3	8	6	2	7	7	4	9	19	9	11	0	0	87
ARADIGM CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	57	7	5	6	2	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	86
ARADIGM CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	73	2	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	86
SORIN CRM S.A.S..	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	21	27	27	86
SORIN CRM S.A.S..	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	7	14	16	16	18	6	0	86
VISX, INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Grant:	27	6	12	9	6	11	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	86
VISX, INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Application:	50	11	12	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	86
ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	43	1	12	14	2	6	3	2	0	2	85
ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	4	18	32	0	19	1	3	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	85
GENZYME CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	26	16	9	4	2	7	3	0	1	2	2	4	4	2	3	85
GENZYME CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	57	5	3	1	3	3	1	0	1	4	3	2	1	1	0	85
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	15	19	16	19	85
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	2	0	2	4	3	4	21	7	11	9	6	9	6	1	0	85
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	4	7	5	5	6	3	5	2	6	7	9	6	6	0	85
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB	Patents By Year of Application:	28	12	7	11	8	4	9	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	85
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	36	6	8	9	4	3	1	3	3	2	2	0	5	3	0	85
	Patents By Year of Application:	53	11	3	3	4	2	1	0	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	85
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	15	1	3	4	2	1	2	3	1	9	6	9	9	13	7	85
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Application:	24	6	2	7	7	3	4	9	5	9	3	3	1	2	0	85
BIOMET, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	33	15	8	11	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	84
BIOMET, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	61	18	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	84
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Grant:	26	0	3	5	3	1	3	3	3	6	8	4	3	9	7	84
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Application:	31	6	3	7	2	4	4	6	4	4	5	4	4	0	0	84
L'OREAL S.A.	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	7	5	4	3	4	1	3	3	4	8	4	4	6	9	84
L'OREAL S.A.	Patents By Year of Application:	40	9	3	3	2	9	3	2	9	2	1	0	1	0	0	84
THORATEC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	7	5	7	13	25	19	84
THORATEC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	4	3	1	4	0	2	9	2	11	5	7	15	17	4	0	84
TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	3	2	4	5	8	3	3	10	4	12	7	8	5	9	84
TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL	Patents By Year of Application:	7	7	3	10	8	11	6	1	13	2	7	5	3	1	0	84
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	2	3	3	1	3	3	5	4	7	3	8	10	5	13	84
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	Patents By Year of Application:	22	1	6	10	5	3	3	7	9	11	1	4	2	0	0	84
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	13	2	2	7	1	2	2	3	1	9	3	7	7	12	13	84
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	28	1	3	3	3	4	9	6	2	9	7	3	3	3	0	84
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	2	1	0	3	1	2	1	4	8	9	12	14	11	11	83
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	9	1	3	6	9	10	13	13	8	7	0	3	1	0	0	83
NOBEL BIOCARE AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	38	8	11	5	6	4	2	2	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	83
NOBEL BIOCARE AB	Patents By Year of Application:	69	8	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	83
POLAR ELECTRO OY	Patents By Year of Grant:	17	9	13	6	0	3	3	3	2	2	7	4	5	5	4	83
POLAR ELECTRO OY	Patents By Year of Application:	44	5	3	5	2	1	4	4	6	2	3	1	3	0	0	83
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	29	4	7	11	7	10	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	83
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	55	17	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Grant:	32	5	6	9	5	3	6	6	2	4	0	2	1	1	0	82
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Application:	44	19	4	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	82
CONFORMIS, INC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	5	6	26	13	25	82
CONFORMIS, INC	Patents By Year of Application:	0	1	5	3	1	0	1	8	6	17	14	17	6	3	0	82
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	27	4	11	9	2	7	4	2	2	3	0	1	2	4	3	81
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Application:	50	11	6	5	0	3	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	81
ASTRAZENECA AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	4	9	9	7	9	4	3	4	5	4	4	9	2	5	80
ASTRAZENECA AB	Patents By Year of Application:	26	11	10	5	4	7	3	1	7	3	0	1	2	0	0	80
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	5	3	2	2	4	0	3	3	3	6	4	13	19	5	80
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	14	6	2	9	4	4	4	8	8	5	5	4	5	2	0	80
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	0	9	6	6	5	3	2	5	11	4	5	4	1	0	80
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	35	10	5	3	7	4	8	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	80
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	5	8	4	4	7	9	7	12	4	6	3	8	3	80
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.	Patents By Year of Application:	9	12	13	15	14	4	2	4	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	80
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	6	11	18	23	7	0	0	0	80
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	2	36	4	4	7	6	15	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	80
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	7	1	1	2	2	3	1	11	13	15	15	8	79
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	5	3	5	5	7	8	4	4	10	4	11	8	5	0	0	79
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER	Patents By Year of Grant:	29	6	1	4	0	6	3	1	4	5	5	4	5	2	3	78
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER	Patents By Year of Application:	41	4	4	3	4	7	5	2	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	78
DEPUY ACROMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	10	6	12	13	6	9	7	5	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	78
DEPUY ACROMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	34	23	17	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	78
EBI, L.P.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	1	3	3	3	5	2	8	4	8	8	14	7	4	8	78
EBI, L.P.	Patents By Year of Application:	6	4	10	6	6	7	11	6	5	9	3	1	3	1	0	78
EMBOL-X, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	59	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	77
EMBOL-X, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	77
JMS CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	4	5	3	3	4	5	5	3	5	3	16	8	6	3	77
JMS CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	21	2	9	7	2	7	8	7	5	4	3	1	0	1	0	77
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	14	11	12	11	15	5	77
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	4	6	6	7	5	8	5	7	14	9	6	0	0	0	77
MICRUS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	18	8	7	4	6	4	0	0	4	5	5	6	10	0	0	77
MICRUS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	37	5	4	2	1	5	2	6	4	3	4	4	0	0	0	77
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	26	4	2	3	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	6	9	8	8	77
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	35	3	1	2	4	7	2	3	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	77
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	17	1	2	2	3	1	4	4	2	8	4	3	6	13	7	77
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Patents By Year of Application:	24	5	7	4	4	2	4	7	6	2	5	4	2	1	0	77
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	3	5	0	1	4	4	1	3	4	9	8	11	12	10	77
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	12	0	8	8	2	7	11	6	4	6	4	3	5	1	0	77
AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10	14	16	10	6	5	2	76
AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	2	1	1	7	8	6	12	17	4	7	7	4	0	0	0	76
ASANTE SOLUTIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	16	14	15	19	4	76
ASANTE SOLUTIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	2	3	20	3	3	9	17	16	3	0	0	76
EMORY UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	29	3	4	7	3	2	0	0	0	7	2	3	4	6	6	76
EMORY UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	44	4	1	1	2	4	2	3	2	7	2	2	1	1	0	76
GC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	23	6	8	3	2	3	3	3	0	3	6	2	6	7	1	76
GC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	36	6	4	2	1	3	2	2	5	5	6	2	2	0	0	76
KOWA COMPANY LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	9	2	3	2	1	0	8	6	4	8	6	10	5	5	7	76
KOWA COMPANY LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	14	4	2	3	6	6	8	9	7	10	5	2	0	0	0	76
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	12	2	2	3	3	5	3	1	2	3	3	6	13	8	10	76
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	23	7	5	5	2	4	6	6	9	5	0	3	0	1	0	76
PAUL HARTMANN AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	6	4	2	6	10	6	16	15	76
PAUL HARTMANN AG	Patents By Year of Application:	8	5	2	4	5	2	4	10	6	10	7	6	7	0	0	76
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	15	2	9	7	3	4	2	2	1	14	8	6	3	0	0	76
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	33	9	9	8	3	2	7	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	76
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	7	1	0	3	0	5	2	2	1	3	13	8	9	16	5	75
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	9	1	8	2	2	3	8	9	11	7	8	4	3	0	0	75
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	3	2	2	5	3	4	2	5	5	12	10	8	14	75
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	6	4	3	3	8	4	5	10	6	9	7	9	1	0	0	75
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	36	4	7	2	0	2	2	3	1	4	1	2	2	5	4	75
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	46	4	3	0	4	6	1	2	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	75
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	1	7	7	13	16	8	15	74
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	2	0	2	5	7	14	8	8	3	5	7	5	4	4	0	74
ZIMMER GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	11	7	7	13	17	11	74
ZIMMER GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	2	0	1	7	4	8	7	18	4	9	6	6	2	0	0	74
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	9	1	3	1	1	6	10	5	4	8	2	9	5	7	2	73
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	23	8	12	5	8	6	6	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	73
MICROSOFT CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	4	13	13	14	13	9	0	73
MICROSOFT CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	5	1	1	4	7	10	17	5	8	9	3	2	1	0	0	73
ORAMETRIX, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	5	8	2	5	7	8	6	4	9	3	7	4	0	2	73
ORAMETRIX, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	22	6	8	8	12	4	3	2	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	73
USGI MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	4	7	10	9	12	10	9	3	73
USGI MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	7	8	18	14	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	0	0	73
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	3	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	11	3	9	13	9	13	73
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	12	1	6	1	7	3	4	7	6	6	12	6	2	0	0	73
VIVANT MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	4	3	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	7	29	14	0	0	73
VIVANT MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	11	3	2	3	2	4	3	16	22	2	5	0	0	0	0	73
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	16	0	5	2	2	4	4	0	4	2	9	4	8	11	2	73
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	26	2	5	2	6	6	5	4	6	4	2	3	1	1	0	73
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	71	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	71	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72
ALSIUS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	7	17	16	15	5	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72
ALSIUS CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	46	14	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	2	5	4	8	5	5	3	10	11	11	8	0	0	72
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	7	15	4	5	5	8	10	3	3	9	3	0	0	0	0	72
CYTYC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	12	12	9	10	10	8	0	0	72
CYTYC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	4	0	13	9	10	8	12	3	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	72
HOSPIRA, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	6	4	11	8	10	20	5	72
HOSPIRA, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	4	1	6	5	4	7	14	8	7	7	6	3	0	0	72
SHL GROUP AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	7	12	16	28	72
SHL GROUP AB	Patents By Year of Application:	1	0	0	0	3	2	3	9	19	13	12	9	1	0	0	72
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	5	3	9	21	26	72
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	3	2	2	2	6	12	3	3	4	7	10	2	15	1	0	72
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	5	8	2	3	4	5	3	0	3	4	4	7	8	7	71
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	27	2	7	1	5	7	5	4	5	3	2	2	1	0	0	71
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	13	14	16	9	5	6	70
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	2	1	14	8	2	7	12	4	7	5	6	1	1	0	0	70
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	48	6	5	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	66	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70
BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL), LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	18	31	70
BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL), LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	15	17	19	9	0	0	70
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	21	7	6	5	4	6	4	6	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	70
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG	Patents By Year of Application:	41	9	3	5	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70
IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V.	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	11	8	4	2	3	6	1	0	2	3	7	3	3	3	70
IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V.	Patents By Year of Application:	46	4	0	3	1	3	7	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	70
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	33	5	7	3	3	4	5	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	70
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	47	8	3	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70
MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	14	7	12	9	16	70
MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	3	11	10	9	8	7	11	4	4	3	0	0	70
BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	30	20	69
BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	29	5	1	0	69
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	6	13	7	5	11	5	69
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	4	4	10	13	4	4	4	8	1	8	4	2	2	1	0	69
OMRON CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	23	4	12	9	6	9	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	69
OMRON CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	41	13	9	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	69
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	7	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	8	3	7	11	69
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	30	1	4	3	1	2	6	1	3	5	5	6	2	0	0	69
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS	Patents By Year of Grant:	21	4	5	2	5	2	2	1	1	6	2	6	3	4	5	69
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS	Patents By Year of Application:	34	3	3	4	2	2	7	2	4	5	1	1	1	0	0	69
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF	Patents By Year of Grant:	22	4	1	2	2	4	3	3	1	4	1	2	5	5	10	69
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF	Patents By Year of Application:	29	3	1	3	2	5	7	3	3	3	5	3	1	1	0	69
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	2	4	6	5	9	12	9	68
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	12	6	4	3	4	3	3	7	4	4	4	8	4	1	1	68
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	29	1	2	0	2	0	3	3	3	3	3	4	6	4	5	68
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	34	0	6	3	2	4	4	3	3	4	0	5	0	0	0	68
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	41	68
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	22	22	11	8	0	0	68
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	27	30	67
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	2	16	26	6	8	2	0	67
BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	9	17	12	67
BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A.	Patents By Year of Application:	20	0	2	5	0	2	10	6	7	5	1	6	2	1	0	67
STRYKER TRAUMA SA	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	6	3	7	8	17	18	67
STRYKER TRAUMA SA	Patents By Year of Application:	1	0	3	4	6	2	4	8	4	4	11	8	10	2	0	67
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	5	10	6	8	4	8	3	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	66
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	31	9	8	10	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	1	0	6	3	2	6	1	7	12	10	4	0	0	0	66
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	24	10	7	5	6	8	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	66
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	43	4	5	1	2	2	3	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	66
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	54	2	1	2	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	66
SPARTEK MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	28	5	0	0	66
SPARTEK MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17	20	2	2	2	0	0	0	66
SURMODICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	4	1	1	0	6	1	2	3	4	6	6	9	10	9	66
SURMODICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	10	3	3	3	14	4	5	1	6	9	6	0	2	0	0	66
J. MORITA MANUFACTURING CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	4	2	1	2	3	2	3	4	3	5	4	7	2	4	65
J. MORITA MANUFACTURING CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	27	4	3	5	1	6	1	7	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	65
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.)	Patents By Year of Grant:	22	7	8	6	5	0	4	2	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	65
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.)	Patents By Year of Application:	45	9	5	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65
SALVIAC LIMITED	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	2	4	2	3	5	1	0	3	17	14	10	2	1	0	65
SALVIAC LIMITED	Patents By Year of Application:	11	11	5	2	5	9	14	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	65
SYSMEX CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	6	3	2	1	2	0	3	2	2	4	16	6	9	6	3	65
SYSMEX CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	13	2	0	4	5	7	5	12	7	7	2	1	0	0	0	65
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	Patents By Year of Grant:	11	1	1	3	2	1	0	2	2	5	9	10	10	4	4	65
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	Patents By Year of Application:	16	2	3	1	2	2	9	10	5	8	2	4	1	0	0	65
ADVANCED BIONICS AG	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	11	27	23	64
ADVANCED BIONICS AG	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	4	18	8	8	10	6	2	64
GMEDELAWARE 2 LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	11	14	17	11	64
GMEDELAWARE 2 LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	4	3	5	5	7	20	3	2	10	4	1	0	0	64
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	3	7	8	6	2	2	3	1	6	10	6	10	64
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB	Patents By Year of Application:	6	3	15	8	7	4	10	4	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	64
SCIENCE INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Grant:	55	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64
SCIENCE INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Application:	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA	Patents By Year of Grant:	12	4	6	1	4	1	2	0	0	2	2	8	10	6	6	64
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA	Patents By Year of Application:	22	6	2	3	2	3	9	4	1	2	2	4	3	1	0	64
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	6	5	4	2	2	2	3	4	1	3	3	6	2	1	63
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	33	7	2	1	3	2	4	1	1	6	0	2	1	0	0	63
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	6	11	6	1	5	2	3	1	3	1	2	2	0	1	63
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Patents By Year of Application:	47	2	1	5	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	63
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.	Patents By Year of Grant:	11	3	2	1	3	0	3	1	2	3	5	7	7	8	7	63
	Patents By Year of Application:	19	4	3	2	3	6	7	3	2	6	3	4	1	0	0	63
INCEPT LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	1	9	4	1	1	2	3	2	5	9	4	7	3	4	63
INCEPT LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	24	3	2	1	5	6	6	3	0	5	5	1	2	0	0	63
LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Grant:	60	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63
LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Application:	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	5	0	2	1	3	1	6	6	9	6	14	9	63
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	2	3	1	5	5	12	11	7	6	1	5	4	1	0	0	63
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V.	Patents By Year of Grant:	30	2	6	2	3	4	4	4	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	62
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V.	Patents By Year of Application:	45	3	4	2	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62
CYGNUS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	39	6	8	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62
CYGNUS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	56	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62
DAIO PAPER CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	12	12	7	10	11	62
DAIO PAPER CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	4	3	1	4	13	6	7	7	6	5	4	2	0	0	0	62
LIFESCAN, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	1	4	8	9	8	5	2	4	4	1	1	8	2	0	62
LIFESCAN, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	17	15	6	5	3	3	4	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	62
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	55	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	61	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62
MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	33	62
MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	7	11	7	23	7	0	62
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Grant:	10	1	2	2	2	3	0	3	4	4	6	8	3	9	5	62
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG	Patents By Year of Application:	15	2	8	6	4	2	1	5	4	5	6	4	0	0	0	62
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	Patents By Year of Grant:	11	1	4	2	2	0	0	3	3	2	4	6	7	11	6	62
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	Patents By Year of Application:	19	0	2	4	2	7	2	8	4	6	4	2	2	0	0	62
ACCURAY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	1	0	1	0	0	7	8	5	9	7	8	4	6	4	61
ACCURAY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	4	2	3	7	16	5	8	4	2	2	7	1	0	0	0	61
CAREFUSION 2200, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7	3	16	15	10	61
CAREFUSION 2200, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	1	4	4	8	7	6	17	6	5	2	1	0	61
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	7	8	8	3	0	3	0	2	2	2	4	0	2	6	61
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	30	8	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	4	2	1	0	0	0	61
SHIMADZU CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	13	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	5	18	7	7	61
SHIMADZU CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	18	2	0	1	0	4	5	9	7	4	8	2	1	0	0	61
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	Patents By Year of Grant:	13	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	8	6	7	5	4	7	3	61
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	Patents By Year of Application:	17	3	2	4	8	3	4	8	1	2	4	5	0	0	0	61
ARKRAY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	1	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	4	6	11	7	5	5	60
ARKRAY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	6	15	7	3	3	3	1	9	3	3	3	4	0	0	0	60
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	22	0	5	3	2	1	2	2	6	3	1	5	4	2	2	60
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	28	4	2	3	6	5	2	3	3	0	1	3	0	0	0	60
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	7	1	6	1	1	2	6	9	4	8	14	1	0	0	0	60
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	14	3	5	1	6	7	12	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	60
DENTSPLY RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	36	10	6	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60
DENTSPLY RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	52	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	2	7	16	11	12	60
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	3	1	4	4	4	6	7	11	10	9	0	0	0	1	0	60
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	1	3	0	2	4	1	2	1	6	4	9	10	10	5	60
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE	Patents By Year of Application:	6	4	1	4	3	4	2	6	7	10	7	2	3	1	0	60
LIFE SPINE, LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	15	8	10	17	60
LIFE SPINE, LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	1	3	2	3	6	10	11	8	4	8	3	1	0	60
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	12	1	0	2	1	0	3	1	1	3	3	5	8	10	10	60
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	15	1	3	2	3	1	5	5	4	2	8	7	4	0	0	60
BASF SE	Patents By Year of Grant:	12	6	10	4	1	0	3	0	2	3	5	2	2	8	1	59
BASF SE	Patents By Year of Application:	31	2	5	4	0	1	5	1	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	59
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	6	4	6	9	17	10	59
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED	Patents By Year of Application:	2	4	5	0	2	7	10	10	4	13	1	1	0	0	0	59
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	3	4	9	5	9	18	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	59
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	18	8	11	8	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59
ENDOCARE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	16	4	6	5	3	1	4	4	5	0	1	1	3	4	2	59
ENDOCARE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	27	7	4	2	2	4	4	2	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	59
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	0	9	3	3	4	4	4	3	6	2	5	10	4	1	59
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	16	2	6	9	3	0	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	0	0	59
POLY-MED, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	4	2	3	0	6	3	4	0	2	5	3	7	7	9	59
POLY-MED, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	11	7	7	4	4	5	5	3	3	1	4	2	3	0	0	59
ANGEION CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	56	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
ANGEION CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
ESAOTE, S.P.A	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	2	3	1	5	1	4	2	2	8	8	8	5	5	0	58
ESAOTE, S.P.A	Patents By Year of Application:	10	7	7	9	3	5	6	3	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	58
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	18	9	6	7	4	58
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	2	2	3	5	8	17	4	1	4	8	3	1	0	0	58
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA	Patents By Year of Grant:	22	1	3	5	2	2	3	1	2	2	4	7	2	2	0	58
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA	Patents By Year of Application:	29	6	4	3	1	5	2	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	58
IMMUNOMEDICS INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	27	2	1	0	3	4	2	3	4	3	2	2	1	4	0	58
IMMUNOMEDICS INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	32	6	2	2	2	1	3	0	2	1	2	0	5	0	0	58
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	2	2	4	6	4	0	1	11	3	4	7	3	4	2	58
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	19	3	7	10	2	0	4	4	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	58
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	0	0	3	1	0	2	1	4	2	4	7	7	14	10	58
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	6	1	3	0	1	2	5	5	5	4	11	11	4	0	0	58
PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	55	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
SULZER INTERMEDICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
SULZER INTERMEDICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	11	1	5	5	2	5	3	2	8	10	6	0	0	0	0	58
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	22	4	7	3	5	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
BIOMET, C.V.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	23	12	13	57
BIOMET, C.V.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	9	7	11	3	5	12	0	0	57
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	10	4	16	8	5	3	3	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	57
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	31	9	9	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	0	4	4	2	3	2	3	1	6	5	2	6	8	10	57
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	7	5	5	3	0	4	6	2	2	6	6	5	6	0	0	57
NIKON CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	35	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	4	6	2	4	57
NIKON CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	35	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	3	6	3	1	0	0	0	57
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	16	7	4	5	2	1	3	1	1	2	3	2	3	5	2	57
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	30	2	6	0	1	3	4	3	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	57
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	6	7	9	14	12	56
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	1	4	2	5	4	6	9	4	6	11	4	0	0	56
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	6	0	1	2	4	2	3	4	5	4	12	13	56
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	7	0	2	4	2	0	3	5	3	5	13	8	3	0	56
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS	Patents By Year of Grant:	13	3	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	5	0	7	7	6	56
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS	Patents By Year of Application:	19	4	3	2	7	3	2	5	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	56
CVRX, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	2	6	5	4	8	11	10	5	56
CVRX, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	5	1	2	3	6	5	4	8	2	4	3	10	2	1	0	56
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Patents By Year of Grant:	45	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	56
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	Patents By Year of Application:	46	0	1	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56
GE HEALTHCARE AS	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	3	5	14	8	11	3	4	56
GE HEALTHCARE AS	Patents By Year of Application:	3	2	6	5	11	6	8	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	56
MICROVENTION, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	2	5	3	1	5	2	1	4	3	1	7	5	6	7	56
MICROVENTION, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	14	8	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	2	1	3	3	0	0	56
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	23	9	6	8	2	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	56
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	46	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56
ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	52	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY	Patents By Year of Grant:	26	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	6	5	1	2	4	4	55
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY	Patents By Year of Application:	27	4	1	2	3	2	5	2	0	3	4	1	0	1	0	55
IMARX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.	Patents By Year of Grant:	53	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
IMARX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.	Patents By Year of Application:	54	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	39	5	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	52	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	0	3	4	3	2	3	3	1	2	3	5	5	14	3	55
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	Patents By Year of Application:	8	5	8	1	1	4	2	3	9	2	5	6	1	0	0	55
ACUMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	1	0	0	0	4	3	1	4	4	7	4	7	2	3	54
ACUMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	15	2	7	2	2	8	3	3	2	1	6	0	3	0	0	54
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	5	1	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	2	4	4	5	4	54
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	24	4	4	3	6	2	1	1	0	2	2	3	2	0	0	54
CONCEPTUS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	14	0	2	5	1	0	1	0	2	3	7	7	12	0	0	54
CONCEPTUS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	21	1	1	4	2	5	3	2	5	1	6	3	0	0	0	54
EV3, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	4	5	5	3	4	9	9	12	2	1	0	0	0	54
EV3, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	6	15	5	7	14	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY	Patents By Year of Grant:	4	0	2	4	1	5	6	4	2	5	5	6	6	3	1	54
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY	Patents By Year of Application:	10	5	3	7	6	6	2	4	1	2	5	2	0	1	0	54
NEVRO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	27	10	54
NEVRO CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	4	15	14	10	0	54
OHMEDA INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54
OHMEDA INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54
OPTISCAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	0	7	3	4	5	1	2	3	5	5	3	7	3	4	54
OPTISCAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	10	8	3	1	8	2	2	4	2	4	6	3	1	0	0	54
SPIRATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	3	4	4	3	4	1	3	1	3	5	7	3	4	3	6	54
SPIRATION, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	12	7	5	3	2	2	3	1	3	4	5	3	4	0	0	54
SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	3	3	9	18	8	6	0	54
SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	3	0	3	6	7	5	2	15	3	1	3	2	4	0	0	54
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI	Patents By Year of Grant:	11	3	2	2	1	3	1	2	2	3	4	6	6	4	4	54
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI	Patents By Year of Application:	21	1	2	1	1	1	4	6	6	4	3	2	2	0	0	54
WALGREEN CO.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	8	13	8	15	0	54
WALGREEN CO.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	1	2	0	7	3	9	10	0	10	5	4	2	0	0	54
ATL ULTRASOUND, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	45	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
ATL ULTRASOUND, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
BRAUN GMBH	Patents By Year of Grant:	10	2	3	4	3	2	1	0	2	2	2	5	7	8	2	53
BRAUN GMBH	Patents By Year of Application:	19	4	1	3	6	2	2	2	0	6	6	2	0	0	0	53
CONMED CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	15	2	1	2	6	5	1	3	2	5	7	1	0	2	1	53
CONMED CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	21	8	5	3	3	5	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	53
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE	Patents By Year of Grant:	6	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	3	2	4	7	9	9	5	53
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE	Patents By Year of Application:	9	0	1	4	3	5	3	7	7	7	4	3	0	0	0	53
GENETRONICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	28	3	5	6	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	53
GENETRONICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	41	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	9	3	11	11	4	4	8	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	53
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	30	9	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G.	Patents By Year of Grant:	39	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	53
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G.	Patents By Year of Application:	49	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
BIOMET 3I, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	5	8	6	12	12	52
BIOMET 3I, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	1	0	3	4	1	5	2	6	4	0	10	9	6	1	0	52
COBE LABORATORIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
COBE LABORATORIES, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	2	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	7	7	7	8	7	4	52
INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	7	6	9	2	2	6	4	3	3	6	2	2	0	0	0	52
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	13	7	16	5	3	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	43	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	42	2	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	52
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	48	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
ANALOGIC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	17	1	0	2	2	0	3	2	1	2	1	2	9	6	3	51
ANALOGIC CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	20	1	3	4	2	0	1	5	8	1	2	2	2	0	0	51
CADENT LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	1	2	1	2	4	6	7	4	6	3	6	2	2	3	2	51
CADENT LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	8	2	7	5	8	6	5	3	1	3	1	0	2	0	0	51
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	8	7	1	7	15	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	24	8	14	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51
ELECTROCORE LLC	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	5	5	15	18	51
ELECTROCORE LLC	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	8	5	14	6	11	3	0	51
NIKE, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	10	11	9	7	51
NIKE, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	3	1	0	0	0	2	3	5	11	2	16	7	1	0	0	51
RESTORATION ROBOTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	4	12	8	11	10	51
RESTORATION ROBOTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	9	5	8	7	8	3	2	0	51
SYNERON MEDICAL LTD.	Patents By Year of Grant:	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	2	10	9	11	10	51
SYNERON MEDICAL LTD.	Patents By Year of Application:	3	1	0	3	3	1	6	7	9	2	2	6	3	5	0	51
VIDAMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	45	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51
VIDAMED, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51
YALE UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	1	2	1	1	7	2	1	3	6	5	5	3	4	5	51
YALE UNIVERSITY	Patents By Year of Application:	10	6	6	3	3	4	2	2	5	4	4	2	0	0	0	51
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	27	6	7	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	43	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	2	3	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	2	4	4	2	3	50
BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS, INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	26	2	2	3	1	1	0	5	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	50
CARDIAC SCIENCE CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	5	5	5	0	3	5	2	2	0	1	3	5	8	1	5	50
CARDIAC SCIENCE CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	17	2	3	4	1	1	1	2	1	9	4	3	0	2	0	50
DAIG CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	43	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
DAIG CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
FONAR CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Grant:	19	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	4	2	3	0	1	50
FONAR CORPORATION	Patents By Year of Application:	26	9	4	2	2	0	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	50
SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC.	Patents By Year of Grant:	38	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC.	Patents By Year of Application:	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF	Patents By Year of Grant:	10	0	3	1	0	5	0	6	0	2	2	3	5	11	2	50
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF	Patents By Year of Application:	14	2	4	6	2	2	3	5	3	2	2	4	1	0	0	50
Other Organizations (22485)	Patents By Year of Grant:	19969	3603	4012	3305	2681	3102	2735	2425	2807	4455	4891	6012	7121	7823	7198	82139
Other Organizations (22485)	Patents By Year of Application:	31346	4740	4437	4027	4021	4222	4544	4209	4533	4552	4265	3773	2426	944	100	82139

Medical Devices
PARTS A1, A2, B
Granted: 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2015
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