Table 2.
Top 10 institutions with the most published patents (N=15,763).
| Institution | Country of origin | Published patents, n (%) |
| Koninklijke Philips | The Netherlands | 329 (2.09) |
| NV Siemens Healthcare GmbH | Germany | 252 (1.6) |
| Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare | China | 151 (0.96) |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | South Korea | 121 (0.77) |
| Canon Medical Systems Corp | Japan | 118 (0.75) |
| Fujifilm Corp | Japan | 115 (0.73) |
| Hitachi Ltd | Japan | 106 (0.67) |
| International Business | United States | 106 (0.67) |
| General Electric Company | United States | 105 (0.67) |
| Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd | Israel | 97 (0.62) |