Where does Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen ranks #15,788 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 Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen hold?

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen's Innovation Score?

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen has an Innovation Score of 48.1 out of 100 (top 17% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen focus on?

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 4 patents, ranking #3,645 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen's recent grant velocity is -20% 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 Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen's patents?

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen's patents average 15.3 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 Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen 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

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Academisch ranks #15,788 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 19 technology areas.

#15,788
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.1/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15788 · Foreign Corporation #15,788 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #15,788/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Abide Therapeutics
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 19 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Abide Therapeutics, 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 Academisch’s 48.1 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 10.2 pts (21%) Velocity 13.3 pts (28%) Breadth 15.4 pts (32%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Academisch Ziekenhui… · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Academisch's Innovation Score is 48.1/100 (top 17% 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 Academisch?

Each dot is one of Academisch’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). Academisch’s own 15.3 claims/patent is at or below the 21.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Academisch's grants concentrate

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 22.2% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Academisch sits between Aurora Innovation, Inc. and Advanced Custom Engineered Systems & Equipment Co..

Academisch's three-year grant acceleration

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Aurora Innovation

18
Axiomatics AB

18
Axts

18
Abide Therapeutics

18
Accordant Energy

18
Actuated Medical

18
Adaptam

18
Advanced Custom E…

18
Academisch Zieken… ◀

18

What this shows Academisch holds 18 patents at rank #15,812, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Academisch

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,812 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Academisch's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	11.1%
2016	1	5.6%
2017	2	11.1%
2018	4	22.2%
2019	1	5.6%
2020	1	5.6%
2021	1	5.6%
2022	2	11.1%
2023	3	16.7%
2024	1	5.6%

Which technologies does Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

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 2

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

C07K - Peptides 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

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 1

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

Top 15 of 19 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

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 22.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #15,788 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen against Aurora Innovation, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.1/100 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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