SMITHS GROUP PLC has a total of 844 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1995. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, EPO (European Patent Office) and United States. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, measurement and machines are MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB, UNGERSTEDT CARL URBAN and ZHANG LINFENG.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United Kingdom | 386 | |
#2 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 103 | |
#3 | United States | 89 | |
#4 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 70 | |
#5 | Australia | 55 | |
#6 | Japan | 36 | |
#7 | Canada | 35 | |
#8 | France | 19 | |
#9 | China | 10 | |
#10 | Israel | 9 | |
#11 | Germany | 6 | |
#12 | Brazil | 5 | |
#13 | Republic of Korea | 5 | |
#14 | Mexico | 3 | |
#15 | New Zealand | 3 | |
#16 | Poland | 3 | |
#17 | South Africa | 3 | |
#18 | Norway | 2 | |
#19 | Hungary | 1 | |
#20 | Sweden | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Medical technology | |
#2 | Measurement | |
#3 | Machines | |
#4 | Furniture and games | |
#5 | Mechanical elements | |
#6 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#7 | Thermal processes |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Syringes | |
#2 | Diagnosis and surgery | |
#3 | Analysing materials | |
#4 | Domestic washing | |
#5 | Measuring volume | |
#6 | Unspecified technologies | |
#7 | Shaping of plastics | |
#8 | Pipes | |
#9 | Electrically-conductive connections | |
#10 | Heat-exchange device details |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Pagan Eric | 42 |
#2 | Field Stephen James | 40 |
#3 | Gibson Diane | 38 |
#4 | Nash John Edward | 37 |
#5 | Bateman Timothy | 31 |
#6 | Battle Philip Peter | 29 |
#7 | Atkinson Harry | 26 |
#8 | Mcgaw Derek Robert Harkness | 23 |
#9 | Neame Simon | 23 |
#10 | Bishop Giles Andrew | 16 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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GB0821739D0 | Endobronchial tube assemblies and selectors | |
CA2643123A1 | Medical tube assemblies | |
GB0812236D0 | Electrical connectors | |
GB0812235D0 | Tapered hyperboloid connector | |
GB0810836D0 | Needles | |
GB0810347D0 | Microwave circulators | |
GB0808694D0 | Endobronchial tube assemblies and selectors | |
GB0807641D0 | Patient therapy equipment | |
GB0806704D0 | Reinforced moulded hose | |
US2009250841A1 | Tracheal tubes and a method of making the same | |
GB0800112D0 | Tubes and their manufacture | |
GB0723561D0 | Optical apparatus | |
GB0722406D0 | Medico-surgical assemblies and methods | |
GB0712362D0 | Detectors and nozzles | |
GB0712363D0 | Detectors | |
GB0710501D0 | Medical-surgical tube assemblies | |
GB0706561D0 | Pulmonary therapy device | |
GB0705271D0 | Tracheostomy devices | |
GB0703704D0 | Tubing manufacture | |
GB0704138D0 | Manual resuscitators |