The Harrity Analytics Team compiled a list of the top 50 companies, ranked based on the total number of U.S. utility patents issued in 2022, where the art unit is between 3770-3779, 3790-3799. Patents granted to wholly owned subsidiaries of each company are included in the count. An attempt was made to correct for typographical errors.
| Rank | UltimateParent | 2022 Patents | 2021 Patents | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEDTRONIC PLC | 824 | 734 | 12% |
| 2 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 695 | 706 | -2% |
| 3 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 414 | 450 | -8% |
| 4 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. | 278 | 300 | -7% |
| 5 | STRYKER CORPORATION | 270 | 292 | -8% |
| 6 | OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 240 | 240 | 0% |
| 7 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 197 | 187 | 5% |
| 8 | GLOBUS MEDICAL | 133 | 131 | 2% |
| 8 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 133 | 108 | 23% |
| 10 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | 122 | 85 | 44% |
| 11 | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES | 116 | 171 | -32% |
| 12 | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | 108 | 128 | -16% |
| 13 | FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP | 107 | 86 | 24% |
| 14 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 80 | 67 | 19% |
| 15 | SMITH & NEPHEW PLC | 78 | 99 | -21% |
| 16 | TERUMO CORPORATION | 75 | 74 | 1% |
| 17 | SIEMENS AG | 70 | 63 | 11% |
| 18 | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | 63 | 72 | -13% |
| 19 | CANON K.K. | 59 | 65 | -9% |
| 20 | ALCON | 55 | 68 | -19% |
| 20 | NUVASIVE, INC. | 55 | 35 | 57% |
| 22 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 48 | 56 | -14% |
| 23 | COOK GROUP, INCORPORATED | 46 | 54 | -15% |
| 24 | MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM | 43 | 56 | -23% |
| 25 | OMRON CORPORATION | 42 | 22 | 91% |
| 26 | ARTHREX, INC. | 38 | 46 | -17% |
| 27 | ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION | 37 | 54 | -31% |
| 27 | LOREAL S.A. | 37 | 20 | 85% |
| 27 | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 37 | 42 | -12% |
| 30 | DEXCOM, INC. | 36 | 44 | -18% |
| 30 | MASIMO CORPORATION | 36 | 43 | -16% |
| 32 | ALPHABET INC. | 34 | 39 | -13% |
| 33 | BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 33 | 54 | -39% |
| 33 | COCHLEAR LIMITED | 33 | 32 | 3% |
| 35 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | 32 | 23 | 39% |
| 36 | ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 31 | 32 | -3% |
| 37 | MAYO CLINIC | 30 | 25 | 20% |
| 38 | SONY CORPORATION | 29 | 23 | 26% |
| 39 | JACKSON, ROGER P. | 26 | 25 | 4% |
| 40 | ABIOMED, INC. | 24 | 18 | 33% |
| 40 | FORSELL, PETER | 24 | 33 | -27% |
| 40 | SONOVA HOLDING AG | 24 | 21 | 14% |
| 43 | BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG | 23 | 16 | 44% |
| 44 | CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNG | 22 | 29 | -24% |
| 44 | DUKE UNIVERSITY | 22 | 11 | 100% |
| 44 | KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG | 22 | 23 | -4% |
| 44 | THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | 22 | 13 | 69% |
| 44 | THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | 22 | 17 | 29% |
| 49 | CONMED CORPORATION | 21 | 21 | 0% |
| 49 | HOLOGIC, INC. | 21 | 9 | 133% |
| 49 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | 21 | 17 | 24% |
| 49 | STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF FLORIDA | 21 | 22 | -5% |
| 49 | TC1 LLC | 21 | 21 | 0% |
| 49 | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM | 21 | 18 | 17% |
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