Where does Carefusion 207, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Carefusion 207, Inc. ranks #7,538 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 Carefusion 207, Inc. hold?

Carefusion 207, Inc. holds 43 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Carefusion 207, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Carefusion 207, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.5 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Carefusion 207, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Carefusion 207, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Carefusion 207, Inc.'s patents?

Carefusion 207, Inc.'s patents average 19.5 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 Carefusion 207, 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

Carefusion 207, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Carefusion 207, Inc. focus on?

Carefusion 207, Inc.'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 40 patents, ranking #177 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 43 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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, Carefusion ranks #7,538 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 43 patents across 15 technology areas.

#7,538
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.5/100): 19.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7538 · US Corporation #7,538 · 43 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 43 grants
UPPER-Q #7,538/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bracco Suisse
CPC-FOCUS A61M · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bracco Suisse SA (±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 Carefusion’s 38.5 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 13.1 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Carefusion 207 · this assignee

38
Invoca · near

38
Wrap · near

38
Xellia Pharmaceutica… · near

38
FCI · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Carefusion's Innovation Score is 38.5/100 (top 41% 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 Carefusion?

Each dot is one of Carefusion’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). Carefusion’s own 19.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Carefusion's grants concentrate

Carefusion 207, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 93% 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 2015 (21 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Carefusion sits between Bracco Suisse SA and Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH.

Bracco Suisse

43
Bruin Biometrics

43
Buster and Punch

43
Calb

43
Center FOR Integr…

43
Chongqing BOE Dis…

43
Carbonite

43
Carl Zeiss Jena

43
Carefusion 207 ◀

43

What this shows Carefusion holds 43 patents at rank #7,537, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Carefusion

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,537 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Carefusion, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), Carefusion ranks #177 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Wrap Technologies, Inc. 38 Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS 38 Invoca, Inc. 38 FCI Co., Ltd. 38

Carefusion's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Carefusion 207, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	48.8%
2016	10	23.3%
2017	4	9.3%
2018	6	14.0%
2019	2	4.7%

Which technologies does Carefusion 207, Inc. 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 40

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 10

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 7

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 5

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

F15D - Fluid Dynamics, i.e. Methods OR Means FOR Influencing THE Flow OF Gases OR Liquids 1

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 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

Carefusion 207, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Carefusion 207, Inc.'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), 93% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #7,538 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Carefusion 207, Inc. against Bracco Suisse SA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.5/100 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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