ARK Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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, ARK ranks #30,876 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 13 technology areas.
- #30,876
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 44%
- by Innovation Score (37.1/100)
- 13.1
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R30876 · Foreign Corporation #30,876 · 8 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
- MID-PACK #30,876/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Aramis Biotechnologies
- CPC-FOCUS A61B · 13 areas
- INNOV-THIN 37.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Aramis Biotechnologies 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 ARK’s 37.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around ARK
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- ARK · this assignee
ARK · this assignee
37 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows ARK's Innovation Score is 37.1/100 (top 44% 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 ARK?
Each dot is one of ARK’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). ARK’s own 13.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where ARK's grants concentrate
ARK Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 37.5% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, ARK sits between Aramis Biotechnologies Inc. and Arris Solutions, Inc..
ARK's three-year grant acceleration
ARK Limited shows 4 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.
Who files at ARK's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Aramis Biotechnol…
Aramis Biotechnologies Inc.
8 patents
- Ariagen
Ariagen, Inc.
8 patents
- Aries Gasification
Aries Gasification, LLC
8 patents
- Arix
Arix Technologies, Inc.
8 patents
- Arkose Labs Holdi…
Arkose Labs Holdings, Inc.
8 patents
- Armiq
Armiq Co., Ltd.
8 patents
- Arqex Outdoor Fit…
Arqex Outdoor Fitness Systems, LLC
8 patents
- Arris Solutions
Arris Solutions, Inc.
8 patents
- ARK ◀
ARK Limited
8 patents
What this shows ARK holds 8 patents at rank #30,794, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near ARK
By rank, the assignees closest to #30,794 in granted patent volume.
- Aramis Biotechnologies Inc. #30,790 · 8 patents
- Ariagen, Inc. #30,791 · 8 patents
- Aries Gasification, LLC #30,792 · 8 patents
- Arix Technologies, Inc. #30,793 · 8 patents
- Arkose Labs Holdings, Inc. #30,795 · 8 patents
- Armiq Co., Ltd. #30,796 · 8 patents
- Arqex Outdoor Fitness Systems, LLC #30,797 · 8 patents
- Arris Solutions, Inc. #30,798 · 8 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in ARK'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
ARK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2024 | 3 | 37.5% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 12.5% |
Which technologies does ARK Limited patent most?
Top 13 of 13 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
ARK Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- ARK Limited's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 37.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #30,876 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare ARK Limited against Aramis Biotechnologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 37.1/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.