Where does Bard Access Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bard Access Systems, Inc. ranks #2,261 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 Bard Access Systems, Inc. hold?

Bard Access Systems, Inc. holds 173 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bard Access Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 66.1 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bard Access Systems, Inc. focus on?

Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 145 patents, ranking #128 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +329% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s patents average 17.7 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 Bard Access Systems, 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

Bard Access Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 173 granted patents across 25 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bard ranks #2,261 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 173 patents across 25 technology areas.

#2,261
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.1/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: +329%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2261 · US Corporation #2,261 · 173 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 173 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,261/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Beckhoff Automation
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 25 areas
INNOV-STRONG 66.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +329% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Beckhoff Automation 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 Bard’s 66.1 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 17.8 pts (27%) Velocity 20.0 pts (30%) Breadth 17.7 pts (27%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Pacesetter · near

66
Kuwait University · near

66
Rogers · near

66
Bard Access Systems · this assignee

66
Aclara · near

66
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bard's Innovation Score is 66.1/100 (top 1% 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 Bard?

Each dot is one of Bard’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). Bard’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Bard's grants concentrate

Bard Access Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 25 CPC subclasses with 83.8% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (52 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Bard sits between STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS and DeLaval Holding AB.

Bard's three-year grant acceleration

Bard Access Systems, Inc. shows 79 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Stmicroelectronic…

174
Sumitomo Construc…

174
Valeo Equipements…

174
Yahoo Japan

174
Beckhoff Automati…

173
Bell Sports

173
Berry Plastics

173
Delaval Holding AB

173
Bard Access Syste… ◀

173

What this shows Bard holds 173 patents at rank #2,261, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bard

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,261 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Bard, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Bard ranks #128 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (66 here).

Rogers Corporation 66 Kuwait University 66 Aclara Technologies LLC 66 Pacesetter, Inc. 66

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.7 here).

Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America 17.7 avg Netease (HANGZHOU) Network Co., Ltd. 17.7 avg Zynga Inc. 17.7 avg The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology 17.7 avg

Bard's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Bard Access Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	1.2%
2016	4	2.3%
2017	8	4.6%
2018	3	1.7%
2019	4	2.3%
2020	2	1.2%
2021	9	5.2%
2022	11	6.4%
2023	16	9.2%
2024	52	30.1%
2025partial year	62	35.8%

Which technologies does Bard Access Systems, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 145

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 83

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 23

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 9

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 7

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 5

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 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

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 4

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 3

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 3

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

Top 15 of 25 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 83.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #2,261 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bard Access Systems, Inc. against STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 66.1/100 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.

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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