Where does Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. ranks #15,838 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 Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. hold?

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.0 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. focus on?

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 18 patents, ranking #990 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.'s patents?

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.'s patents average 23.5 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 Auris Surgical Robotics, 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

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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, Auris ranks #15,838 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 13 technology areas.

#15,838
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.0/100): 23.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15838 · US Corporation #15,838 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #15,838/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Assos of Switzerland
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Assos of Switzerland GmbH (±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 Auris’s 37.0 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 10.2 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 14.1 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Auris Surgical… · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Auris's Innovation Score is 37.0/100 (top 45% 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 Auris?

Each dot is one of Auris’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). Auris’s own 23.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Auris's grants concentrate

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (11 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Auris sits between Assos of Switzerland GmbH and Ayasdi AI LLC.

Assos of Switzerl…

18
Aston University

18
Atom Power

18
Atturo Tire

18
Authentix

18
Avant-garde IP

18
Avexxin AS

18
Ayasdi AI

18
Auris Surgical Ro… ◀

18

What this shows Auris holds 18 patents at rank #15,841, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Auris

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,841 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Auris's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	5.6%
2017	11	61.1%
2018	6	33.3%

Which technologies does Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 18

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 4

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

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

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 2

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 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 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

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #15,838 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. against Assos of Switzerland GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.0/100 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.

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

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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