A.M. Surgical, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 42 granted patents across 1 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, A.m. ranks #7,656 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 42 patents across 1 technology areas.
- #7,656
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 25th percentile
- by Innovation Score (27.7/100)
- 16.5
- avg claims per patent
- -22%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R7656 · US Corporation #7,656 · 42 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 42 grants
- UPPER-Q #7,656/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH A&E Incoporated
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 1 areas
- INNOV-THIN 27.7/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DOWN -22% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: A&E Incoporated (±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 A.m.’s 27.7 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around A.m.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- 14th Round · near 28
14th Round · near
28 score
- A M Surgical · this assignee 28
A M Surgical · this assignee
28 score
- Filevine · near 28
Filevine · near
28 score
- LG Nanoh2o · near 28
LG Nanoh2o · near
28 score
- VMR Products · near 28
VMR Products · near
28 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows A.m.'s Innovation Score is 27.7/100 (25th 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 A.m.?
Each dot is one of A.m.’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). A.m.’s own 16.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where A.m.'s grants concentrate
A.M. Surgical, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, A.m. sits between Yutou Technology (HANGZHOU) Co., Ltd. and Ascendis Pharma A/S.
A.m.'s three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, A.M. Surgical, Inc. moved from 21 to 4 grants (0.19x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at AM's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Yutou Technology…
Yutou Technology (HANGZHOU) Co., Ltd.
43 patents
- Zodiac Seats US
Zodiac Seats US LLC
43 patents
- Össur hf
Össur hf
43 patents
- A&E Incoporated
A&E Incoporated
42 patents
- AGC Automotive Am…
AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.
42 patents
- Allnex Netherland…
Allnex Netherlands BV
42 patents
- ARB
ARB Corporation Limited
42 patents
- Ascendis Pharma A…
Ascendis Pharma A/S
42 patents
- A M Surgical ◀
A.M. Surgical, Inc.
42 patents
What this shows A.M. holds 42 patents at rank #7,653, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near AM
By rank, the assignees closest to #7,653 in granted patent volume.
- Yutou Technology (HANGZHOU) Co., Ltd. #7,649 · 43 patents
- Zodiac Seats US LLC #7,650 · 43 patents
- Össur hf #7,651 · 43 patents
- A&E Incoporated #7,652 · 42 patents
- AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc. #7,654 · 42 patents
- Allnex Netherlands BV #7,655 · 42 patents
- ARB Corporation Limited #7,656 · 42 patents
- Ascendis Pharma A/S #7,657 · 42 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in AM's primary technology class.
- Covidien LP 5,709 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3,414 in class
- Olympus Corporation 2,758 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 2,362 in class
- Cilag GmbH International 2,063 in class
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1,921 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1,796 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 1,762 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for AM, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), AM ranks #452 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (28 here).
A.m.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
28 25th percentile higher than 25% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 19.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | 4.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 4.8% |
| 2018 | 4 | 9.5% |
| 2019 | 7 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 7 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 3 | 7.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 2.4% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 2.4% |
Which technologies does A.M. Surgical, Inc. patent most?
Top 1 of 1 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
A.M. Surgical, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- A.M. Surgical, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #7,656 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare A.M. Surgical, Inc. against Yutou Technology (HANGZHOU) Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 27.7/100 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.
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