Where does Biomet Microfixation, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Biomet Microfixation, LLC ranks #28,255 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 Biomet Microfixation, LLC hold?

Biomet Microfixation, LLC holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Biomet Microfixation, LLC's Innovation Score?

Biomet Microfixation, LLC has an Innovation Score of 46.2 out of 100 (top 21% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Biomet Microfixation, LLC focus on?

Biomet Microfixation, LLC's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 9 patents, ranking #1,889 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Biomet Microfixation, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Biomet Microfixation, LLC's recent grant velocity is -25% 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 Biomet Microfixation, LLC's patents?

Biomet Microfixation, LLC's patents average 20.2 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 Biomet Microfixation, LLC 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

Biomet Microfixation, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 3 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, Biomet ranks #28,255 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 3 technology areas.

#28,255
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.2/100): 20.2
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28255 · US Corporation #28,255 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,255/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Binatone International
CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Binatone Electronics International Limited (±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 Biomet’s 46.2 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 8.0 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (43%) Breadth 6.1 pts (13%) Claim depth 12.1 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Biomet Microfixation · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Biomet's Innovation Score is 46.2/100 (top 21% 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 Biomet?

Each dot is one of Biomet’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). Biomet’s own 20.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Biomet's grants concentrate

Biomet Microfixation, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Biomet sits between Binatone Electronics International Limited and Bird Home Automation GmbH.

Biomet's three-year grant acceleration

Biomet Microfixation, LLC shows 3 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.

Binatone Internat…

9
Bioage Labs

9
Biolegend

9
Biopharmx

9
Bioness Neuromodu…

9
Bioserenity

9
Biotie Therapies

9
Bird Home Automat…

9
Biomet Microfixat… ◀

9

What this shows Biomet holds 9 patents at rank #28,282, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Biomet

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,282 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Biomet's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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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Biomet Microfixation, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	22.2%
2016	2	22.2%
2024	3	33.3%
2025partial year	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Biomet Microfixation, LLC patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 9

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

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 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Biomet Microfixation, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Biomet Microfixation, LLC's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #28,255 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Biomet Microfixation, LLC against Binatone Electronics International Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.2/100 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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