- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61L - Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles
- A61L 29/14 - Materials characterised by their function or physical properties
Patent holdings for IPC class A61L 29/14
Total number of patents in this class: 1266
10-year publication summary
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103
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118
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106
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111
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125
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116
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120
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93
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90
|
26
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Hollister Incorporated | 930 |
93 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | 6712 |
55 |
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 8794 |
53 |
| SurModics, Inc. | 359 |
36 |
| Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha | 5216 |
35 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2600 |
34 |
| Covidien LP | 10647 |
15 |
| Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. | 1117 |
15 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 9964 |
14 |
| The General Hospital Corporation | 4517 |
14 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | 1529 |
13 |
| Toray Industries, Inc. | 6652 |
13 |
| Access Vascular, Inc. | 26 |
13 |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. | 1765 |
11 |
| Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | 3115 |
10 |
| DSM IP Assets B.V. | 5856 |
10 |
| Cook Medical Technologies LLC | 3369 |
10 |
| ConvaTec Limited | 246 |
10 |
| Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | 4421 |
9 |
| Ethicon, Inc. | 1310 |
9 |
| Other owners | 794 |