Where does Biotronik SE & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Biotronik SE & Co. KG ranks #1,557 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 Biotronik SE & Co. KG hold?

Biotronik SE & Co. KG holds 266 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 63 technology areas.

What is Biotronik SE & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Biotronik SE & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 60.2 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%).

What technology areas does Biotronik SE & Co. KG focus on?

Biotronik SE & Co. KG's top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy) with 219 patents, ranking #12 of 1,943 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 63 CPC subclasses total.

Is Biotronik SE & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Biotronik SE & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is -8% 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 Biotronik SE & Co. KG's patents?

Biotronik SE & Co. KG's patents average 14.3 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 Biotronik SE & Co. KG 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

Biotronik SE & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 266 granted patents across 63 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: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Biotronik ranks #1,557 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 266 patents across 63 technology areas.

#1,557
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.2/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -8%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1557 · Foreign Corporation #1,557 · 266 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 266 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,557/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Eisai R&D Management
CPC-WIDE A61N · 63 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -8% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd. (±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 Biotronik’s 60.2 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 19.3 pts (32%) Velocity 7.4 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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BP North America · near

60
The Curators of the… · near

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Biotronik SE & KG · this assignee

60
Chongqing Institute… · near

60
Gentex · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Biotronik's Innovation Score is 60.2/100 (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 Biotronik?

Each dot is one of Biotronik’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). Biotronik’s own 14.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Biotronik's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Biotronik SE & Co. KG received 119 grants versus 129 in 2015–2019 (-8% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 42 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 14. Lead class A61N accounts for 82.3% of the portfolio across 63 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Fujitsu TEN Limited (#1,553) and Tenneco Automotive Operating Company LLC (#1,561).

Biotronik's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Biotronik SE & Co. KG moved from 67 to 74 grants (1.10x 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 #951. See the growth leaderboard.

Fujitsu TEN

267
Ignis Innovation

267
S-printing Soluti…

267
Ushio Denki

267
Eisai R&D Managem…

266
Kyungpook Nationa…

266
Sumitomo Electric…

266
Tenneco Automotiv…

266
Biotronik SE & KG ◀

266

What this shows Biotronik holds 266 patents at rank #1,557, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Biotronik

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,557 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Biotronik, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61N (Electrotherapy), Biotronik ranks #12 of 1,943 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Chongqing Institute OF East China Normal University 60 The Curators of the University of Missouri 60 BP Corporation North America Inc. 60 Gentex Corporation 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.3 here).

Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. 14.3 avg Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 14.3 avg Olympus Imaging Corp. 14.3 avg Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. 14.3 avg

Biotronik'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 · 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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Biotronik SE & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	26	9.8%
2016	42	15.8%
2017	20	7.5%
2018	19	7.1%
2019	22	8.3%
2020	21	7.9%
2021	24	9.0%
2022	28	10.5%
2023	32	12.0%
2024	14	5.3%
2025partial year	18	6.8%

Which technologies does Biotronik SE & Co. KG patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 219

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 103

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 29

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 13

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 11

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 11

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 9

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 8

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 5

H04B - Transmission 5

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

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 4

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 4

Top 15 of 63 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

Biotronik SE & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Biotronik SE & Co. KG's lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 82.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
Ranked #1,557 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Biotronik SE & Co. KG against Fujitsu TEN Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.2/100 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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