Where does Activator Methods International, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Activator Methods International, Ltd. ranks #44,390 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 Activator Methods International, Ltd. hold?

Activator Methods International, Ltd. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 1 technology areas.

What is Activator Methods International, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Activator Methods International, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 31.4 out of 100 (38th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Activator Methods International, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Activator Methods International, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +0% 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 Activator Methods International, Ltd.'s patents?

Activator Methods International, Ltd.'s patents average 26.4 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 Activator Methods International, Ltd. 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

Activator Methods International, Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Activator Methods International, Ltd. focus on?

Activator Methods International, Ltd.'s top technology area is A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body) with 5 patents, ranking #163 of 752 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 1 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specifi).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Activator ranks #44,390 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 1 technology areas.

#44,390
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 26.4
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44390 · US Corporation #44,390 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,390/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ACP
CPC-NARROW A61H · 1 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ACP Ltd. (±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 Activator’s 31.4 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 6.2 pts (20%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 3.5 pts (11%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (48%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Activator Methods… · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Activator's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th 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 Activator?

Each dot is one of Activator’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). Activator’s own 26.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Activator's grants concentrate

Activator Methods International, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specifi). By volume, Activator sits between ACP Ltd. and Actv8, Inc..

Activator's three-year grant acceleration

Activator Methods International, Ltd. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 Activator holds 5 patents at rank #44,380, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Activator

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,380 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus)

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

Activator's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Activator Methods International, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Activator Methods International, Ltd. patent most?

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 5

Top 1 of 1 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

Activator Methods International, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Activator Methods International, Ltd.'s lead technology class is A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specifi), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61H
Ranked #44,390 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Activator Methods International, Ltd. against ACP Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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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