SMITHS INDUSTRIES LTD has a total of 1,286 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1961. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, France and Germany. Its main competitors in its focus markets measurement, control and mechanical elements are SMITH INDUSTRIES LTD, KOLLSMAN INSTR CORP and SMITHS INDUSTRIES PLC.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United Kingdom | 531 | |
#2 | France | 173 | |
#3 | Germany | 146 | |
#4 | United States | 124 | |
#5 | Canada | 51 | |
#6 | Italy | 45 | |
#7 | Japan | 43 | |
#8 | Sweden | 33 | |
#9 | Spain | 32 | |
#10 | Australia | 20 | |
#11 | Switzerland | 17 | |
#12 | South Africa | 12 | |
#13 | Belgium | 10 | |
#14 | Denmark | 9 | |
#15 | Netherlands | 7 | |
#16 | Austria | 6 | |
#17 | Norway | 6 | |
#18 | Finland | 5 | |
#19 | Ireland | 4 | |
#20 | Brazil | 3 | |
#21 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 3 | |
#22 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 2 | |
#23 | New Zealand | 2 | |
#24 | Hungary | 1 | |
#25 | India | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Measurement | |
#2 | Control | |
#3 | Mechanical elements | |
#4 | Medical technology | |
#5 | Optics | |
#6 | Machines |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Radio navigation | |
#2 | Pipes | |
#3 | Measuring distances | |
#4 | Syringes | |
#5 | Measuring speed and acceleration | |
#6 | Measuring electric variables | |
#7 | Coin-freed | |
#8 | Optical systems | |
#9 | Unspecified technologies | |
#10 | Systems controlling non-electric variables |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Constable Geoffrey Ernest Patr | 14 |
#2 | Anderson Edward William | 12 |
#3 | Beardmore Geoffrey | 11 |
#4 | Halliday William | 11 |
#5 | Cross David Edward | 11 |
#6 | Constable G | 10 |
#7 | Barnard Dominic Paul Edmund | 10 |
#8 | Shepherd Brian | 9 |
#9 | Swarbrick Richard | 9 |
#10 | Fellerman Bernard Frederick | 8 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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GB9726517D0 | Hydraulic apparatus | |
GB9720173D0 | Cuffs,tubes and their manufacture | |
GB9708569D0 | Catheter and needle assemblies | |
GB9708568D0 | Cuffed medico-surgical tubes | |
GB9702987D0 | Urine bag assemblies | |
GB9701390D0 | Bag assemblies | |
GB9700837D0 | Surgical support tables | |
GB9700585D0 | Fluid detector | |
GB9626213D0 | Tracheal assemblies | |
GB9624029D0 | Laryngeal mask airways and their manufacture | |
GB9621346D0 | Electrical circuits | |
GB9618006D0 | Current transformer assemblies | |
GB9617545D0 | Medical tube assemblies | |
GB9612504D0 | Current transformer assemblies | |
GB9602538D0 | Tracheal tube assemblies | |
GB9601147D0 | Spinal epidural needle assemblies | |
GB9522999D0 | Filters | |
GB9522998D0 | Current sensors | |
GB9522249D0 | Display associates | |
GB9508631D0 | Electrical circuits |