Overall rank by patents
#22,255
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Becton ranks #22,255 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 15 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22255 · Foreign Corporation #22,255 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Bank Of Canada (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
CMI Defence · near
33 score
Becton Dickinson Hol… · this assignee
33 score
Berlin Packaging · near
33 score
Zenithen USA · near
33 score
Smart Antenna · near
33 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Becton's Innovation Score is 32.5/100 (top 58% 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.
Becton Dickinson Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 50% 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 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Becton sits between Bank Of Canada and Beijing Dabeinong Biotechnology Co., Ltd..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Bank of Canada
12 patents
Barkbox, Inc.
12 patents
Barrick Gold Corporation
12 patents
Bastion Technologies, Inc.
12 patents
Beechrock Limited
12 patents
Bei Yu Industrial Co.
12 patents
Beijing AK Medical Co., Ltd.
12 patents
Beijing Dabeinong Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
12 patents
Becton Dickinson Holdings Pte. Ltd.
12 patents
What this shows Becton holds 12 patents at rank #22,285, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,285 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Becton's primary technology class.
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Becton, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).
Becton's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
33 Top 58% higher than 42% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 15 of 15 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,255
of 50,000 tracked assignees
32.5 out of 100
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