Where does Abbott Medical Optics Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Abbott Medical Optics Inc. ranks #3,075 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 Abbott Medical Optics Inc. hold?

Abbott Medical Optics Inc. holds 123 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 43 technology areas.

What is Abbott Medical Optics Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Abbott Medical Optics Inc. has an Innovation Score of 49.2 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Abbott Medical Optics Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Abbott Medical Optics Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Abbott Medical Optics Inc.'s patents?

Abbott Medical Optics Inc.'s patents average 15.7 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 Abbott Medical Optics Inc. 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 US Corporation

Abbott Medical Optics Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Abbott Medical Optics Inc. focus on?

Abbott Medical Optics Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 98 patents, ranking #52 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 43 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 123 granted patents across 43 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: 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 Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Abbott ranks #3,075 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 123 patents across 43 technology areas.

#3,075
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.2/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3075 · US Corporation #3,075 · 123 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 123 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,075/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH EndoChoice
CPC-WIDE A61F · 43 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: EndoChoice, Inc. (±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 Abbott’s 49.2 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 16.7 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 23.2 pts (47%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Abbott Medical Optics · this assignee

49
Bullfrog Internation… · near

49
Linamar · near

49
Pairwise Plants… · near

49
TPR · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Abbott's Innovation Score is 49.2/100 (top 15% 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 Abbott?

Each dot is one of Abbott’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). Abbott’s own 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Abbott's grants concentrate

Abbott Medical Optics Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 43 CPC subclasses with 79.7% of grants classified under 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 Device). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (43 grants) versus a trough of 6 in 2018. By volume, Abbott sits between Inteplast Group Corporation and Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd..

Inteplast Group

124
Mölnlycke Health…

124
Oceaneering Inter…

124
Trudell Medical I…

124
Endress+Hauser +KG

123
Endochoice

123
Everi Games

123
Futaba Industrial

123
Abbott Medical Op… ◀

123

What this shows Abbott holds 123 patents at rank #3,075, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Abbott

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,075 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Abbott, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Abbott ranks #52 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

TPR Co., Ltd. 49 Linamar Corporation 49 Bullfrog International, LC 49 Pairwise Plants Services, Inc. 49

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.7 here).

The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University 15.7 avg Pirelli Tyre S.P.A. 15.7 avg National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC 15.7 avg Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. 15.7 avg

Abbott's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Abbott Medical Optics Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	34	27.6%
2016	40	32.5%
2017	43	35.0%
2018	6	4.9%

Which technologies does Abbott Medical Optics Inc. patent most?

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 98

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 37

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 27

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 13

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 11

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 8

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 5

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 3

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 3

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 3

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 3

Top 15 of 43 technology areas

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Data Source

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What to do with this data

Abbott Medical Optics Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Abbott Medical Optics Inc.'s lead technology class is 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 Device), 79.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #3,075 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Abbott Medical Optics Inc. against Inteplast Group Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.2/100 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.

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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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