Where does Avent, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Avent, Inc. ranks #1,379 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 Avent, Inc. hold?

Avent, Inc. holds 304 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 57 technology areas.

What is Avent, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Avent, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 64.5 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Avent, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Avent, Inc.'s patents?

Avent, Inc.'s patents average 13.3 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 Avent, 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

Avent, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Avent, Inc. focus on?

Avent, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 139 patents, ranking #56 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 57 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 304 granted patents across 57 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Avent ranks #1,379 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 304 patents across 57 technology areas.

#1,379
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (64.5/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1379 · US Corporation #1,379 · 304 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 304 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,379/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Keyence
CPC-WIDE A61M · 57 areas
INNOV-STRONG 64.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Keyence Corporation (±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 Avent’s 64.5 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 19.8 pts (31%) Velocity 11.8 pts (18%) Breadth 25.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Shenzhen China Star… · near

65
Avent · this assignee

65
Dana-farber Cancer… · near

65
Navico · near

65
Shpp Global B V · near

65
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Avent's Innovation Score is 64.5/100 (top 2% 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 Avent?

Each dot is one of Avent’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). Avent’s own 13.3 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Avent's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Avent, Inc. received 141 grants versus 141 in 2015–2019 (+0% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 40 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 13. Lead class A61M accounts for 45.7% of the portfolio across 57 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Nihon Kohden Corporation (#1,375) and Webasto SE (#1,383).

Avent's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Avent, Inc. moved from 59 to 104 grants (1.76x 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 #287. See the growth leaderboard.

Nihon Kohden

305
University of Ken…

305
Yahoo Assets

305
Yandex Europe

305
Keyence

304
Pacific Bioscienc…

304
STC UNM

304
Webasto SE

304
Avent ◀

304

What this shows Avent holds 304 patents at rank #1,379, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Avent

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,379 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Avent, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), Avent ranks #56 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (65 here).

Dana-farber Cancer Institute, Inc. 65 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. 65 Shpp Global Technologies B.V. 65 Navico, Inc. 65

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.3 here).

Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 13.3 avg British Telecommunications public limited company 13.3 avg Lenovo (BEIJING) Limited 13.3 avg BL Technologies, Inc. 13.3 avg

Avent's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Avent, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	32	10.5%
2016	32	10.5%
2017	26	8.6%
2018	29	9.5%
2019	22	7.2%
2020	24	7.9%
2021	13	4.3%
2022	40	13.2%
2023	34	11.2%
2024	30	9.9%
2025partial year	22	7.2%

Which technologies does Avent, Inc. patent most?

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 139

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 128

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 66

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 34

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 23

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 15

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 9

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 7

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 6

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 5

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 5

Top 15 of 57 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

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

Avent, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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), 45.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #1,379 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Avent, Inc. against Nihon Kohden Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 64.5/100 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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