| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | United States | 1,036 | |
| #2 | Canada | 877 | |
| #3 | United Kingdom | 223 | |
| #4 | Germany | 186 | |
| #5 | France | 183 | |
| #6 | Australia | 180 | |
| #7 | Japan | 158 | |
| #8 | Brazil | 138 | |
| #9 | South Africa | 124 | |
| #10 | Italy | 116 | |
| #11 | Netherlands | 102 | |
| #12 | Belgium | 95 | |
| #13 | Sweden | 93 | |
| #14 | Mexico | 61 | |
| #15 | Argentina | 54 | |
| #16 | New Zealand | 54 | |
| #17 | Spain | 49 | |
| #18 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 45 | |
| #19 | Switzerland | 41 | |
| #20 | Denmark | 32 | |
| #21 | Austria | 31 | |
| #22 | Norway | 29 | |
| #23 | Ireland | 22 | |
| #24 | Portugal | 16 | |
| #25 | Finland | 11 | |
| #26 | Philippines | 11 | |
| #27 | Greece | 9 | |
| #28 | Poland | 5 | |
| #29 | Egypt | 4 | |
| #30 | Hungary | 4 | |
| #31 | Malaysia | 4 | |
| #32 | USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics) | 4 | |
| #33 | Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) | 4 | |
| #34 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |
| #35 | German Democratic Republic | 3 | |
| #36 | Hong Kong | 2 | |
| #37 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 2 | |
| #38 | Israel | 1 | |
| #39 | Republic of Korea | 1 | |
| #40 | Luxembourg | 1 | |
| #41 | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Medical technology | |
| #2 | Machines | |
| #3 | Textiles and paper | |
| #4 | Basic materials chemistry | |
| #5 | Mechanical elements |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Implantable devices | |
| #2 | Syringes | |
| #3 | Unspecified technologies | |
| #4 | Unspecified technologies | |
| #5 | Diagnosis and surgery | |
| #6 | Making textile fabrics | |
| #7 | Adhesives | |
| #8 | Pipes | |
| #9 | Knitting | |
| #10 | Shaping of plastics |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Patel Bhupendra C | 105 |
| #2 | Samour Carlos M | 91 |
| #3 | Dye John F | 76 |
| #4 | Marshall Preston F | 73 |
| #5 | Villari Frank K | 67 |
| #6 | Binard William J | 51 |
| #7 | Schaar Charles H | 47 |
| #8 | Taylor Glenn N | 46 |
| #9 | Samour Carlos Miguel | 45 |
| #10 | Gross James R | 45 |
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|---|---|---|
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| US5836970A | Hemostatic wound dressing | |
| US5795312A | Compression sleeve | |
| US5681654A | Low-fogging pressure-sensitive adhesive | |
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| US5465735A | Wound dressing | |
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| US5645048A | Patient ventilating apparatus with modular components | |
| US5405703A | Adhesive composition, method for making same and tapes including same | |
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| CA2121437A1 | Device for heating pipe surfaces | |
| CA2121222A1 | Pipe wrap having a solid primer-adhesive layer | |
| CA2120988A1 | Tamper-evident tape | |
| CA2117257A1 | Alginate-containing wound dressing | |
| US5391345A | Surgical wrap | |
| AU5772094A | Improved novel tamper evident closure | |
| US5478119A | Polarized manifold connection device | |
| US5380276A | Dual lumen catheter and method of use | |
| US5462780A | Pipe coating compositions | |
| US5549584A | Apparatus for removing fluid from a wound |