CathRx Ltd
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Cathrx ranks #14,520 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 6 technology areas.
- #14,520
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 32nd percentile
- by Innovation Score (29.9/100)
- 17.9
- avg claims per patent
- -89%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R14520 · Foreign Corporation #14,520 · 20 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
- MID-PACK #14,520/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Canoe Ventures
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 6 areas
- INNOV-THIN 29.9/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -89% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Canoe Ventures, LLC (±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 Cathrx’s 29.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Cathrx
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- CathRx · this assignee 30
CathRx · this assignee
30 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Cathrx's Innovation Score is 29.9/100 (32nd 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.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Cathrx?
Each dot is one of Cathrx’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). Cathrx’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Cathrx's grants concentrate
CathRx Ltd is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, Cathrx sits between Canoe Ventures, LLC and China Petrochemical Development Corporation.
Who files at CathRx's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Canoe Ventures
Canoe Ventures, LLC
20 patents
- Canplas Industries
Canplas Industries Ltd.
20 patents
- Carefree/Scott Fe…
Carefree/Scott Fetzer Company
20 patents
- Carrier Japan
Carrier Japan Corporation
20 patents
- Centre Hospitalie…
Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Brest
20 patents
- Ceratizit Austria…
Ceratizit Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H.
20 patents
- Chemistry Design…
Chemistry Design Werks, LLC
20 patents
- China Petrochemic…
China Petrochemical Development Corporation
20 patents
- Cathrx ◀
CathRx Ltd
20 patents
What this shows CathRx holds 20 patents at rank #14,538, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near CathRx
By rank, the assignees closest to #14,538 in granted patent volume.
- Canoe Ventures, LLC #14,534 · 20 patents
- Canplas Industries Ltd. #14,535 · 20 patents
- Carefree/Scott Fetzer Company #14,536 · 20 patents
- Carrier Japan Corporation #14,537 · 20 patents
- Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Brest #14,539 · 20 patents
- Ceratizit Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H. #14,540 · 20 patents
- Chemistry Design Werks, LLC #14,541 · 20 patents
- China Petrochemical Development Corporation #14,542 · 20 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in CathRx's primary technology class.
- Covidien LP 5,709 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3,414 in class
- Olympus Corporation 2,758 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 2,362 in class
- Cilag GmbH International 2,063 in class
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1,921 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1,796 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 1,762 in class
Cathrx's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
30 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 30.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | 20.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 10.0% |
Which technologies does CathRx Ltd patent most?
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
CathRx Ltd's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- CathRx Ltd's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #14,520 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare CathRx Ltd against Canoe Ventures, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 29.9/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.