Where does Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited ranks #11,178 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 Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited hold?

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited holds 27 US utility patents granted between 2023 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited's Innovation Score?

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited has an Innovation Score of 60.3 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited.

What does claim depth mean for Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited's patents?

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited's patents average 18.0 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 Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited 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

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited

Q: What technology areas does Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited focus on?

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited's top technology area is 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) with 12 patents, ranking #539 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 26 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2023–2025. 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: 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 Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bausch ranks #11,178 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 26 technology areas.

#11,178
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.3/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11178 · Foreign Corporation #11,178 · 27 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-SMALL 27 grants
UPPER-Q #11,178/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Belanger
CPC-FOCUS A61F · 26 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2023–2025 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Belanger, 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 Bausch’s 60.3 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 11.5 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (33%) Breadth 18.0 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Beijing Tusen… · near

60
Green Cubes Technology · near

60
Bausch + Lomb Ireland · this assignee

60
Dalian University… · near

60
Interdigital VC… · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bausch's Innovation Score is 60.3/100 (top 3% 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 Bausch?

Each dot is one of Bausch’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). Bausch’s own 18.0 claims/patent is at or below the 18.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Bausch's grants concentrate

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 44.4% of grants classified under 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 Device). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (12 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2023. By volume, Bausch sits between Bonutti Research, Inc. and Black Diamond Oilfield Rentals LLC.

Bausch's three-year grant acceleration

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Bonutti Research

27
BTL Medical s r o

27
Buccellati Holdin…

27
Bwxt Nuclear Ener…

27
Belanger

27
Bicycletx

27
Biohaven Therapeu…

27
Black Diamond Oil…

27
Bausch + Lomb Ire… ◀

27

What this shows Bausch holds 27 patents at rank #11,186, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bausch

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,186 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Bausch, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Bausch ranks #539 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Interdigital VC Holdings, Inc. 60 Dalian University of Technology 60 Green Cubes Technology, LLC 60 Beijing Tusen Weilal Technology Co., Ltd. 60

Bausch's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2023–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2023	3	11.1%
2024	12	44.4%
2025partial year	12	44.4%

Which technologies does Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited patent most?

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 12

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 9

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 8

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 7

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 5

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 4

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 3

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 3

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 2

A01P - Biocidal, Pest Repellant, Pest Attractant OR Plant Growth Regulatory Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Preparations 2

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 2

Top 15 of 26 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

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited's lead technology class is 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 Device), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #11,178 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited against Bonutti Research, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.3/100 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

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.