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Eden Prairie, MN, United States of America

Surmodics, Inc.


USPTO Granted Patents = 232

% Expired Patents = 17.2



Trademarks = 25

Forward Citations = 7,000

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109 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Ralph A Chappa (73 out of 74 patents)

silverMedal Joram Slager (38 out of 38 patents)

bronzeMedal Dale G Swan (35 out of 42 patents)

4.  Stephen J Chudzik (35 out of 36 patents)

5.  Aron B Anderson (23 out of 23 patents)

6.  Aleksey V Kurdyumov (20 out of 21 patents)

7.  David E Babcock (19 out of 19 patents)

8.  Patrick E Guire (17 out of 48 patents)

9.  Nathan Lockwood (16 out of 22 patents)

10.  Robert W Hergenrother (16 out of 17 patents)

11.  Richard A Amos (16 out of 17 patents)

12.  Terrence Phillip Everson (15 out of 76 patents)

13.  Melvin J Swanson (15 out of 23 patents)

14.  Joseph Schmidt McGonigle (14 out of 14 patents)

15.  Timothy M Kloke (13 out of 13 patents)


Core Competencies:
Lubricious Coating
Medical Devices
Active Agent Delivery
Hydrophobic Particles
Coating Methods
Bioactive Agents
Insertion Tools
Low-Particulate Coatings
Therapeutic Composition
Strain Relief Devices
Drug Delivery Systems
Cell Attachment

232 patents:

1. 12496612 - Coating application system and methods for coating rotatable medical devices (2025-12-16),
2. 12472288 - Lubricious coating for medical device (2025-11-18),
3. 12441951 - Polyacrylic acid containing lubricious coatings for medical devices with enhanced properties (2025-10-14),
4. 12409253 - Low particulate lubricious coating with vinyl pyrrolidone and acidic polymer-containing layers (2025-09-09),
5. 12226552 - Active agent depots formed in situ (2025-02-18),
6. 12121258 - Universal scoring device (2024-10-22),
7. 12083249 - Delivery of hydrophobic active agent particles (2024-09-10),
8. 11980730 - Anchored dilator system and methods for same (2024-05-14),
9. 11938250 - Article coatings including oligomerized polyphenol layer and biological methods of use (2024-03-26),
10. 11872325 - Lubricious medical device coating with low particulates (2024-01-16),
11. 11819590 - Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices (2023-11-21),
12. 11730943 - Low-friction sealing devices (2023-08-22),
13. 11712545 - Lubricious insertion tools for medical devices and methods for using (2023-08-01),
14. 11628466 - Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices (2023-04-18),
15. 11576774 - Insertion tools for medical device (2023-02-14),
Surmodics, Inc. is a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies. The company partners with medical device manufacturers to develop surface modification technologies and drug delivery systems that enhance the performance of medical devices. Surmodics also offers a range of in vitro diagnostic products, including microarray slides, reagents, and instrumentation. With a focus on innovation and customer collaboration, Surmodics aims to improve patient outcomes and enable the advancement of healthcare technologies.
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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 22 2026

Surmodics, Inc.
232 Patents

#5 in Eden Prairie, MN

#47 in Minnesota

#1,809 in US

#3,689 in the World

Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Eden Prairie, MN, United States of America

Surmodics, Inc.

Forward Citations = 7,000

109 inventors:

goldMedal Ralph A Chappa (73 out of 74 patents)

silverMedal Joram Slager (38 out of 38 patents)

bronzeMedal Dale G Swan (35 out of 42 patents)

4.  Stephen J Chudzik (35 out of 36 patents)

5.  Aron B Anderson (23 out of 23 patents)

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