Where does 3shape A/S rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 3shape A/S ranks #2,177 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does 3shape A/S hold?

3shape A/S holds 180 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is 3shape A/S's Innovation Score?

3shape A/S has an Innovation Score of 52.2 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does 3shape A/S focus on?

3shape A/S's top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene) with 124 patents, ranking #6 of 546 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is 3shape A/S's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

3shape A/S's recent grant velocity is +65% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for 3shape A/S's patents?

3shape A/S's patents average 18.8 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the 3shape A/S patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

3shape A/S

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 180 granted patents across 26 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 3shape ranks #2,177 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 180 patents across 26 technology areas.

#2,177
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.2/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: +65%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2177 · Foreign Corporation #2,177 · 180 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 180 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,177/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bomag
CPC-FOCUS A61C · 26 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +65% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bomag GmbH (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How 3shape’s 52.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 18.0 pts (34%) Velocity 4.9 pts (9%) Breadth 18.0 pts (34%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
3shape A/S · this assignee

52
Ablic · near

52
Derrick · near

52
Zazzle · near

52
Zhejiang Cfmoto Power · near

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows 3shape's Innovation Score is 52.2/100 (top 10% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for 3shape?

Each dot is one of 3shape’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). 3shape’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

3shape vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where 3shape's grants concentrate

3shape A/S is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 68.9% of grants classified under A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (27 grants) versus a trough of 6 in 2015. By volume, 3shape sits between Enphase Energy, Inc. and Delavan Inc..

3shape's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, 3shape A/S moved from 73 to 54 grants (0.74x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,014. See the growth leaderboard.

Enphase Energy

181
Mentor Acquisitio…

181
Piaggio & C SPA

181
The Sherwin-willi…

181
Bomag

180
Dowa Materials

180
DRÄGER Safety & K…

180
Delavan

180
3shape A/S ◀

180

What this shows 3shape holds 180 patents at rank #2,177, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 3shape

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,177 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 3shape's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for 3shape, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61C (Dentistry), 3shape ranks #6 of 546 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Ablic Inc. 52 Derrick Corporation 52 Zhejiang Cfmoto Power Co., Ltd. 52 Zazzle Inc. 52

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.8 here).

Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research 18.8 avg Genzyme Corporation 18.8 avg Corning Optical Communications LLC 18.8 avg Idexx Laboratories Inc. 18.8 avg

3shape's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

View data table

3shape A/S patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	3.3%
2016	10	5.6%
2017	8	4.4%
2018	13	7.2%
2019	25	13.9%
2020	27	15.0%
2021	21	11.7%
2022	11	6.1%
2023	21	11.7%
2024	22	12.2%
2025partial year	16	8.9%

Which technologies does 3shape A/S patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 124

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 69

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 49

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 47

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 36

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 35

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 31

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 23

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 11

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 9

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 5

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 5

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 5

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 4

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

3shape A/S's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

3shape A/S's lead technology class is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene), 68.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61C
Ranked #2,177 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 3shape A/S against Enphase Energy, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.2/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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