Atropos Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 granted patents across 3 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, Atropos ranks #10,258 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #10,258
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 37th percentile
- by Innovation Score (31.2/100)
- 17.9
- avg claims per patent
- -53%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R10258 · Foreign Corporation #10,258 · 30 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
- UPPER-Q #10,258/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Altium Packaging
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 31.2/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -53% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Altium Packaging LP (±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 Atropos’s 31.2 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 Atropos
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Amphipod · near 31
Amphipod · near
31 score
- Atropos · this assignee 31
Atropos · this assignee
31 score
- Ecobee · near 31
Ecobee · near
31 score
- In Ovation · near 31
In Ovation · near
31 score
- Omni AI · near 31
Omni AI · near
31 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Atropos's Innovation Score is 31.2/100 (37th 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 Atropos?
Each dot is one of Atropos’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). Atropos’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Atropos's grants concentrate
Atropos Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Atropos sits between Altium Packaging LP and Botrista Technology, Inc..
Atropos's three-year grant acceleration
Atropos Limited shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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 Atropos's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Altium Packaging
Altium Packaging LP
30 patents
- Appulse Power
Appulse Power Inc.
30 patents
- Argus Cyber Secur…
Argus Cyber Security Ltd
30 patents
- Armament Systems…
Armament Systems and Procedures, Inc.
30 patents
- B &W Custom Truck…
B &W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.
30 patents
- B&B Italia S p A
B&B Italia S.p.A.
30 patents
- Bauer Spezialtief…
Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH
30 patents
- Botrista Technolo…
Botrista Technology, Inc.
30 patents
- Atropos ◀
Atropos Limited
30 patents
What this shows Atropos holds 30 patents at rank #10,259, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Atropos
By rank, the assignees closest to #10,259 in granted patent volume.
- Altium Packaging LP #10,255 · 30 patents
- Appulse Power Inc. #10,256 · 30 patents
- Argus Cyber Security Ltd #10,257 · 30 patents
- Armament Systems and Procedures, Inc. #10,258 · 30 patents
- B &W Custom Truck Beds, Inc. #10,260 · 30 patents
- B&B Italia S.p.A. #10,261 · 30 patents
- Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH #10,262 · 30 patents
- Botrista Technology, Inc. #10,263 · 30 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Atropos'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 Atropos, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Atropos ranks #624 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (31 here).
Atropos's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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 | 3 | 10.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | 23.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 2021 | 4 | 13.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 6.7% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 6.7% |
Which technologies does Atropos Limited patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Atropos Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Atropos Limited's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #10,258 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Atropos Limited against Altium Packaging LP, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 31.2/100 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.