Where does Alphatec Spine, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Alphatec Spine, Inc. ranks #2,816 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 Alphatec Spine, Inc. hold?

Alphatec Spine, Inc. holds 136 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Alphatec Spine, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Alphatec Spine, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.0 out of 100 (top 27% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Alphatec Spine, Inc. focus on?

Alphatec Spine, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 111 patents, ranking #167 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Alphatec Spine, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Alphatec Spine, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Alphatec Spine, Inc.'s patents?

Alphatec Spine, Inc.'s patents average 16.4 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 Alphatec Spine, 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

Alphatec Spine, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 136 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Alphatec ranks #2,816 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 136 patents across 13 technology areas.

#2,816
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (44.0/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2816 · US Corporation #2,816 · 136 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 136 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,816/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Beijing BOE Sensor…
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Beijing BOE Sensor Technology Co., 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 Alphatec’s 44.0 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 17.0 pts (39%) Velocity 4.4 pts (10%) Breadth 12.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alphatec Spine · this assignee

44
FTC Solar · near

44
OrthoPediatrics · near

44
Salzgitter Flachstahl · near

44
Rinnai · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Alphatec's Innovation Score is 44.0/100 (top 27% 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 Alphatec?

Each dot is one of Alphatec’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). Alphatec’s own 16.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Alphatec's grants concentrate

Alphatec Spine, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 81.6% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (22 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2024. By volume, Alphatec sits between Nuovo Pignone SRL and Hongfujin Precision ELECTRONICS(TIANJIN)CO., Ltd..

Alphatec's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Alphatec Spine, Inc. moved from 39 to 26 grants (0.67x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,259. See the growth leaderboard.

Nuovo Pignone SRL

137
Salomon S

137
Wonderland Nurser…

137
Wuhan University

137
Beijing BOE Senso…

136
Chung Yuan Christ…

136
Dayco IP Holdings

136
Hongfujin Precisi…

136
Alphatec Spine ◀

136

What this shows Alphatec holds 136 patents at rank #2,816, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Alphatec

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,816 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Alphatec, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Alphatec ranks #167 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH 44 OrthoPediatrics Corp. 44 FTC Solar, Inc. 44 Rinnai Corporation 44

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.4 here).

Kitty Hawk Corporation 16.4 avg Ubiquiti Inc. 16.4 avg TDK Taiwan Corp. 16.4 avg Parallels IP Holdings GmbH 16.4 avg

Alphatec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Alphatec Spine, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	8.8%
2016	9	6.6%
2017	22	16.2%
2018	17	12.5%
2019	15	11.0%
2020	16	11.8%
2021	8	5.9%
2022	8	5.9%
2023	13	9.6%
2024	5	3.7%
2025partial year	11	8.1%

Which technologies does Alphatec Spine, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 111

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 38

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 5

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H04B - Transmission 1

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

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 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

Top 13 of 13 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

Alphatec Spine, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Alphatec Spine, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 81.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #2,816 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Alphatec Spine, Inc. against Nuovo Pignone SRL, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.0/100 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.

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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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