Where does 4D Pharma PLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 4D Pharma PLC ranks #19,393 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 4D Pharma PLC hold?

4D Pharma PLC holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2022, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is 4D Pharma PLC's Innovation Score?

4D Pharma PLC has an Innovation Score of 26.0 out of 100 (19th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does 4D Pharma PLC focus on?

4D Pharma PLC's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 14 patents, ranking #1,619 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is 4D Pharma PLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

4D Pharma PLC's recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for 4D Pharma PLC's patents?

4D Pharma PLC's patents average 14.6 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 4D Pharma PLC 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

4D Pharma PLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 4D ranks #19,393 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 4 technology areas.

#19,393
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.0/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19393 · Foreign Corporation #19,393 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,393/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 1ahead
CPC-NARROW A61K · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 1ahead Technologies (±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 4D’s 26.0 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 9.4 pts (36%) Velocity 0.8 pts (3%) Breadth 7.1 pts (27%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (34%)

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4D Pharma · this assignee

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What this shows 4D's Innovation Score is 26.0/100 (19th percentile 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 4D?

Each dot is one of 4D’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). 4D’s own 14.6 claims/patent is at or below the 15.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

4D vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where 4D's grants concentrate

4D Pharma PLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, 4D sits between miDiagnostics NV and A.TRON3D GMBH.

4D's three-year grant acceleration

4D Pharma PLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows 4D holds 14 patents at rank #19,393, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 4D

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,393 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 4D's primary technology class.

4D's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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4D Pharma PLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	5	35.7%
2019	1	7.1%
2020	4	28.6%
2021	3	21.4%
2022	1	7.1%

Which technologies does 4D Pharma PLC patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 14

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 14

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 6

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 6

Top 4 of 4 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

4D Pharma PLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

4D Pharma PLC's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #19,393 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 4D Pharma PLC against miDiagnostics NV, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.0/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.