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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

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

Class 602, Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage

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

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 121 102 108 78 71 480
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. 0 6 6 13 7 32
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 0 5 4 3 16
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC 8 3 2 2 1 16
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 6 3 4 0 13
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 2 4 5 2 0 13
RESTORATIVE CARE OF AMERICA INCORPORATED 4 3 2 1 0 10
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 5 2 1 9
FLORIDA ORTHOPEDICS, INC. 0 1 4 1 3 9
ROYCE MEDICAL COMPANY 3 1 2 1 1 8
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 1 1 2 1 7
DJ ORTHOPEDICS, LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 2 2 0 0 6
MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB 0 1 2 1 2 6
AMBU INTERNATIONAL A/S 2 1 1 1 0 5
BECKER ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCE COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5


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