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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 1969 - 2004 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 33 44 46 41 47 60 45 36 36 28 33 40 50 30 43 46 59 64 64 58 65 70 79 62 56 59 76 57 71 121 102 108 78 70 95 63 2135
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 2 9 2 5 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 54
KENDALL COMPANY 2 2 0 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 13 7 6 0 38
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 4 3 5 4 32
ROYCE MEDICAL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 3 0 1 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 32
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 8 3 2 2 1 0 0 29
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 22
RESTORATIVE CARE OF AMERICA INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 19
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 4 0 1 2 18
SMITH & NEPHEW DONJOY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
SMITH AND NEPHEW ASSOCIATED COMPANIES P.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5 2 1 3 2 14
FLORIDA ORTHOPEDICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 3 1 1 14
CAMP INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 0 13
UNITED STATES MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
AIRCAST INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 11
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 11
E. R. SQUIBB + SONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
PROTECTAIR LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
BAUERFEIND GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
BSN MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 10
CARAPACE INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10
DJ ORTHOPEDICS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 10
NEW DIMENSIONS IN MEDICINE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
BECKER ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCE COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 9
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 9
KARL OTTO BRAUN KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
ORTHOMERICA PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 9
AMBU INTERNATIONAL A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8
EMPI, INC. 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 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
HEXCEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
INNOVATION SPORTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PARKER MEDICAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 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 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 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 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 8
SURGICAL APPLIANCE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ACTIVE ANKLE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7
BIO-CYBERNETICS INTERNATIONAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
BOSTON BRACE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 7
BREG, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
DYNASPLINT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
GENERATION II ORTHOTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
GLACIER CROSS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 7
MEDICAL DESIGNS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
THE SAUNDERS GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7
AMEI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
BEIERSDORF, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 6
BIORESEARCH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CHARLES GREINER & COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 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 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. 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 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
LOHMANN GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6
RICHARDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
THE JEROME GROUP INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
TOKYO EIZAI LABORATORY COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5
BISSELL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BROWN MEDICAL INDUSTRIES 0 0 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 1 1 0 0 5
D'MANNCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FERRIS MANUFACTURING CORP. 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 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
LMB HAND REHAB PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ORTHOSIS CORRECTIVE SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5


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