Where does B. Braun Melsungen AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), B. Braun Melsungen AG ranks #2,096 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 B. Braun Melsungen AG hold?

B. Braun Melsungen AG holds 188 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is B. Braun Melsungen AG's Innovation Score?

B. Braun Melsungen AG has an Innovation Score of 53.0 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is B. Braun Melsungen AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

B. Braun Melsungen AG's recent grant velocity is -12% 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 B. Braun Melsungen AG's patents?

B. Braun Melsungen AG's patents average 16.3 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 B. Braun Melsungen AG 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 Foreign Corporation

B. Braun Melsungen AG

Q: What technology areas does B. Braun Melsungen AG focus on?

B. Braun Melsungen AG'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 131 patents, ranking #61 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 188 granted patents across 34 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, B. ranks #2,096 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 188 patents across 34 technology areas.

#2,096
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.0/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: -12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2096 · Foreign Corporation #2,096 · 188 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 188 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,096/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ansys
CPC-FOCUS A61M · 34 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ansys, 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 B.’s 53.0 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 18.1 pts (34%) Velocity 4.5 pts (8%) Breadth 20.6 pts (39%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
B Braun Melsungen · this assignee

53
EGALAX_EMPIA… · near

53
GE Healthcare… · near

53
Sintai Optical… · near

53
Dow Corning · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows B.'s Innovation Score is 53.0/100 (top 9% 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 B.?

Each dot is one of B.’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). B.’s own 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where B.'s grants concentrate

B. Braun Melsungen AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 69.7% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (25 grants) versus a trough of 10 in 2022. By volume, B. sits between Reckitt Benckiser (Brands) Limited and Nanning Fugui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd..

B.'s three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, B. Braun Melsungen AG moved from 58 to 39 grants (0.67x 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 #2,241. See the growth leaderboard.

Reckitt Benckiser…

189
Tyco Japan G K

189
Ansys

188
Avision

188
Beijing Jingdong…

188
Fujimi Incorporat…

188
Hamilton Beach Br…

188
Nanning Fugui Pre…

188
B Braun Melsungen ◀

188

What this shows B. holds 188 patents at rank #2,096, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near B

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,096 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for B, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), B ranks #61 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Sintai Optical (SHENZHEN) Co., Ltd. 53 EGALAX_EMPIA Technology Inc. 53 GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB 53 Dow Corning Corporation 53

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.3 here).

Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. 16.3 avg Neuravi Limited 16.3 avg Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona 16.3 avg ABB AG 16.3 avg

B.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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B. Braun Melsungen AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	10.1%
2016	23	12.2%
2017	18	9.6%
2018	14	7.4%
2019	17	9.0%
2020	25	13.3%
2021	16	8.5%
2022	10	5.3%
2023	12	6.4%
2024	17	9.0%
2025partial year	17	9.0%

Which technologies does B. Braun Melsungen AG 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 131

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 25

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 23

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 13

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 10

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 8

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 7

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 7

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

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 5

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 4

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 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

Top 15 of 34 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

B. Braun Melsungen AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

B. Braun Melsungen AG'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), 69.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #2,096 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare B. Braun Melsungen AG against Reckitt Benckiser (Brands) Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.0/100 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

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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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