How many patents does Ethicon Inc have in patentsdb?

Ethicon Inc is linked to 922 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Ethicon Inc patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (862); Chemistry & Metallurgy (204); Operations & Transport (192).

In our data, assignee counts were 46 in 2024 and 29 in 2025 (lower year over year).

See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.

Ethicon Inc holds 922 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

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Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Human Necessities	862
Chemistry & Metallurgy	204
Operations & Transport	192
Physics	70
Cross-Sectional Technologies	54
Textiles & Paper	33
Electricity	5
Mechanical Engineering	4

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How many patents does Ethicon Inc have in patentsdb?: Ethicon Inc is linked to 922 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Ethicon Inc patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (862); Chemistry & Metallurgy (204); Operations & Transport (192).
Is Ethicon Inc's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 46 in 2024 and 29 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Ethicon Inc?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.