| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | United States | 97 | |
| #2 | Australia | 82 | |
| #3 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 66 | |
| #4 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 63 | |
| #5 | Brazil | 50 | |
| #6 | China | 38 | |
| #7 | Canada | 36 | |
| #8 | South Africa | 21 | |
| #9 | Mexico | 19 | |
| #10 | Republic of Korea | 7 | |
| #11 | New Zealand | 7 | |
| #12 | Colombia | 5 | |
| #13 | United Kingdom | 5 | |
| #14 | Ireland | 5 | |
| #15 | Malaysia | 5 | |
| #16 | Argentina | 4 | |
| #17 | Israel | 4 | |
| #18 | Indonesia | 3 | |
| #19 | Norway | 3 | |
| #20 | Philippines | 3 | |
| #21 | Poland | 3 | |
| #22 | Portugal | 3 | |
| #23 | Singapore | 3 | |
| #24 | India | 2 | |
| #25 | Peru | 2 | |
| #26 | Russian Federation | 2 | |
| #27 | Turkey | 2 | |
| #28 | Taiwan | 2 | |
| #29 | Czechia | 1 | |
| #30 | Hong Kong | 1 | |
| #31 | Japan | 1 | |
| #32 | Lithuania | 1 | |
| #33 | Romania | 1 | |
| #34 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | |
| #35 | Slovakia | 1 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Consumer goods | |
| #2 | Machines | |
| #3 | Medical technology | |
| #4 | Textiles and paper | |
| #5 | Organic fine chemistry | |
| #6 | Pharmaceuticals |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Brushes | |
| #2 | Dentistry | |
| #3 | Specific use of cosmetics | |
| #4 | Medical preparations | |
| #5 | Production of brushes | |
| #6 | Certain plastics | |
| #7 | Unspecified technologies | |
| #8 | Unspecified technologies | |
| #9 | Shaping of plastics | |
| #10 | Artificial filament production devices |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Masterman Thomas Craig | 111 |
| #2 | Spencer Jean L | 97 |
| #3 | Bredall William A | 74 |
| #4 | Roberts Michael F | 53 |
| #5 | Szczech Gerald S | 44 |
| #6 | Suhonen Christopher H | 42 |
| #7 | Meessmann Jeffrey S | 39 |
| #8 | Beals Donna | 37 |
| #9 | Tseng Mingchih M | 36 |
| #10 | Kaminski John A | 34 |
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