Where does Beckman Coulter, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Beckman Coulter, Inc. ranks #1,684 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 Beckman Coulter, Inc. hold?

Beckman Coulter, Inc. holds 244 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 78 technology areas.

What is Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Beckman Coulter, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 62.8 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%).

What technology areas does Beckman Coulter, Inc. focus on?

Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 169 patents, ranking #76 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 78 CPC subclasses total.

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

Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +7% 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 Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s patents?

Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s patents average 14.7 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 Beckman Coulter, 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

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 244 granted patents across 78 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Beckman ranks #1,684 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 244 patents across 78 technology areas.

#1,684
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.8/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: +7%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1684 · US Corporation #1,684 · 244 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 244 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,684/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Airbus Defence AND…
CPC-WIDE G01N · 78 areas
INNOV-STRONG 62.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +7% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Airbus Defence AND Space SAS (±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 Beckman’s 62.8 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 19.0 pts (30%) Velocity 10.0 pts (16%) Breadth 25.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Axalta Coating… · near

63
Beckman Coulter · this assignee

63
Quantinuum · near

63
Landmark Graphics · near

63
Triple WIN TECHNOLOG… · near

63
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Beckman's Innovation Score is 62.8/100 (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 Beckman?

Each dot is one of Beckman’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). Beckman’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Beckman's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Beckman Coulter, Inc. received 116 grants versus 108 in 2015–2019 (+7% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 36 grants and bottomed in 2020 at 14. Lead class G01N accounts for 69.3% of the portfolio across 78 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Shenzhen University (#1,680) and Spreadtrum Communications (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (#1,688).

Beckman's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Beckman Coulter, Inc. moved from 56 to 84 grants (1.50x 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 #449. See the growth leaderboard.

Shenzhen Universi…

245
Telecom Italia S…

245
The Mitre

245
Airbus Defence AN…

244
Icahn School OF M…

244
LG Hausys

244
Prysmian S p A

244
Spreadtrum Commun…

244
Beckman Coulter ◀

244

What this shows Beckman holds 244 patents at rank #1,684, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Beckman

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,684 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Beckman, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Beckman ranks #76 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (63 here).

Axalta Coating Systems IP Co., LLC 63 Quantinuum LLC 63 Triple WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) Co. Ltd. 63 Landmark Graphics Corporation 63

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.7 here).

Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 14.7 avg Lupin Limited 14.7 avg Garmin International, Inc. 14.7 avg Shop VAC Corporation 14.7 avg

Beckman's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 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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Beckman Coulter, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	22	9.0%
2016	23	9.4%
2017	17	7.0%
2018	22	9.0%
2019	24	9.8%
2020	14	5.7%
2021	18	7.4%
2022	20	8.2%
2023	28	11.5%
2024	36	14.8%
2025partial year	20	8.2%

Which technologies does Beckman Coulter, Inc. patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 169

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 45

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 25

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 23

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 21

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 20

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 19

B04B - Centrifuges 16

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 14

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 14

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 13

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 13

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 12

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 11

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 11

Top 15 of 78 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

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

Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 69.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #1,684 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Beckman Coulter, Inc. against Shenzhen University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 62.8/100 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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