Where does Black Tie Medical Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Black Tie Medical Inc. ranks #39,154 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 Black Tie Medical Inc. hold?

Black Tie Medical Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Black Tie Medical Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Black Tie Medical Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.8 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Black Tie Medical Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Black Tie Medical Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Black Tie Medical Inc.'s patents?

Black Tie Medical Inc.'s patents average 15.2 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 Black Tie Medical 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

Black Tie Medical Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Black Tie Medical Inc. focus on?

Black Tie Medical Inc.'s top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Black ranks #39,154 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#39,154
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.8/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39154 · US Corporation #39,154 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,154/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Biscotti
CPC-NARROW C12N · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Biscotti 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Black Tie Medical · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Black's Innovation Score is 25.8/100 (18th percentile 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.

Where Black's grants concentrate

Black Tie Medical Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Black sits between Biscotti Inc. and Blazing Products, Inc..

Biscotti

6
Bizzybee

6
Black Bart

6
Black Crow AI

6
Blackarrow

6
Blackbear (Taiwan…

6
Blackbox Biometri…

6
Blazing Products

6
Black Tie Medical ◀

6

What this shows Black holds 6 patents at rank #39,218, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Black

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,218 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Black's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Black Tie Medical Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	3	50.0%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Black Tie Medical Inc. patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 4

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 4

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 3

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 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

B01D - Separation 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#39,154

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

25.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Black Tie Medical Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Black Tie Medical Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #39,154 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Black Tie Medical Inc. against Biscotti Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.8/100 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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