Where does BMC Medical Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BMC Medical Co., Ltd. ranks #7,818 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 BMC Medical Co., Ltd. hold?

BMC Medical Co., Ltd. holds 41 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is BMC Medical Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

BMC Medical Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 47.3 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is BMC Medical Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BMC Medical Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +1450% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for BMC Medical Co., Ltd.'s patents?

BMC Medical Co., Ltd.'s patents average 12.3 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 BMC Medical Co., Ltd. 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

BMC Medical Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does BMC Medical Co., Ltd. focus on?

BMC Medical Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is 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) with 34 patents, ranking #214 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 41 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BMC ranks #7,818 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 41 patents across 15 technology areas.

#7,818
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.3/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: +1450%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7818 · Foreign Corporation #7,818 · 41 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 41 grants
UPPER-Q #7,818/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Andreas Hettich & KG
CPC-FOCUS A61M · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +1450% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co. KG (±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 BMC’s 47.3 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 12.9 pts (27%) Velocity 13.3 pts (28%) Breadth 13.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Francotyp-Postalia · near

47
BMC Medical · this assignee

47
dormakaba USA · near

47
Endress+Hauser… · near

47
Iconex · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BMC's Innovation Score is 47.3/100 (top 19% 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 BMC?

Each dot is one of BMC’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). BMC’s own 12.3 claims/patent is at or below the 17.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where BMC's grants concentrate

BMC Medical Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 82.9% 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 2024 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, BMC sits between Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co. KG and Cavh LLC.

BMC's three-year grant acceleration

BMC Medical Co., Ltd. shows 22 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

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41
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BMC Medical ◀

41

What this shows BMC holds 41 patents at rank #7,817, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BMC

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,817 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for BMC, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), BMC ranks #214 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

dormakaba USA Inc. 47 Iconex LLC 47 Endress+Hauser Process Solutions AG 47 Francotyp-Postalia GmbH 47

BMC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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BMC Medical Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	4.9%
2020	5	12.2%
2021	4	9.8%
2022	9	22.0%
2023	3	7.3%
2024	10	24.4%
2025partial year	8	19.5%

Which technologies does BMC Medical Co., Ltd. patent most?

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 34

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 12

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 9

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

A61D - Veterinary Instruments, Implements, Tools, OR Methods 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

A62B - Devices, Apparatus OR Methods FOR Life-saving 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F24H - Fluid Heaters, e.g. Water OR AIR Heaters, Having Heat-generating Means, e.g. Heat Pumps, IN General 1

Top 15 of 15 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

BMC Medical Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BMC Medical Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is 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), 82.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #7,818 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BMC Medical Co., Ltd. against Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.3/100 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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