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Aetna Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record — 97 granted patents across 15 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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97
Total patents granted
15
CPC technology areas
12.7
Avg claims per patent
+69%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Aetna holds 97 US patents across 15 technology areas — rank #3,722 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,722
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.5/100)
12.7
avg claims per patent
+69%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Aetna Inc. has been granted 97 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Aetna Inc. at rank #3,722 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 15 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Aetna Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 42.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 61 grants, compared with 36 in the 2015–2019 window — a +69% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Aetna Inc.'s 12.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 15 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Aetna Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does Aetna compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders — this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Aetna holds 97 patents — placing it at rank #3,722 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

Source USPTO PatentsView — granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Aetna's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 30% higher than 70% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView — PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

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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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Aetna Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2016 1 1.0%
2017 8 8.2%
2018 12 12.4%
2019 15 15.5%
2020 9 9.3%
2021 15 15.5%
2022 15 15.5%
2023 11 11.3%
2024 5 5.2%
2025 6 6.2%

Which technologies does Aetna Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,722

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

42.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView — US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Aetna Inc. hold?
Aetna Inc. holds 97 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.
What is Aetna Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Aetna Inc. has an Innovation Score of 42.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Aetna Inc. focus on?
Aetna Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 40 patents. The company has filed patents in 15 CPC subclasses total.
Is Aetna Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Aetna Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +69% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Aetna Inc.'s patents?
Aetna Inc.'s patents average 12.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Aetna 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.

Learn More

How Innovation Score Works

Understand the four dimensions behind the composite score
How to Read Patent Data

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Patent Moat Analysis

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How to use this portfolio

Aetna's 97 grants land it in the top 30% by Innovation Score — but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance — Aetna ranks #3,722 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F — see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity — not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

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G06F technology

Aetna Inc.'s primary CPC class — all holders and yearly trends
Top 50 patent holders

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All technology classes

Browse every CPC technology area by patent activity
How the score works

The four dimensions behind the Innovation Score

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

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