Cima Labs Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 2 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Cima ranks #28,424 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #28,424
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 12th percentile
- by Innovation Score (23.1/100)
- 17.0
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R28424 · US Corporation #28,424 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #28,424/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Chongqing Advance…
- CPC-NARROW A61K · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 23.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Chongqing Advance Display Technology Research (±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 Cima’s 23.1 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 Cima
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- OTL Dynamics · near 23
OTL Dynamics · near
23 score
- BLU DOT Design &… · near 23
BLU DOT Design &… · near
23 score
- Cima Labs · this assignee 23
Cima Labs · this assignee
23 score
- Xallent · near 23
Xallent · near
23 score
- Crrc Zhuzhou Institute · near 23
Crrc Zhuzhou Institute · near
23 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Cima's Innovation Score is 23.1/100 (12th 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 Cima?
Each dot is one of Cima’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). Cima’s own 17.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Cima's grants concentrate
Cima Labs Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Cima sits between Chongqing Advance Display Technology Research and Claremont Biosolutions LLC.
Who files at Cima's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Chongqing Advance…
Chongqing Advance Display Technology Research
9 patents
- Chongqing Haier R…
Chongqing Haier Refrigeration Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- CHZ
CHZ Technologies, LLC
9 patents
- Ciar S P A
Ciar S.P.A.
9 patents
- Cirius Messaging
Cirius Messaging Inc.
9 patents
- Cisdi Engineering
Cisdi Engineering Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- CJ 4dplex
CJ 4dplex Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Claremont Biosolu…
Claremont Biosolutions LLC
9 patents
- Cima Labs ◀
Cima Labs Inc.
9 patents
What this shows Cima holds 9 patents at rank #28,372, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Cima
By rank, the assignees closest to #28,372 in granted patent volume.
- Chongqing Advance Display Technology Research #28,368 · 9 patents
- Chongqing Haier Refrigeration Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. #28,369 · 9 patents
- CHZ Technologies, LLC #28,370 · 9 patents
- Ciar S.P.A. #28,371 · 9 patents
- Cirius Messaging Inc. #28,373 · 9 patents
- Cisdi Engineering Co., Ltd. #28,374 · 9 patents
- CJ 4dplex Co., Ltd. #28,375 · 9 patents
- Claremont Biosolutions LLC #28,376 · 9 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Cima's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Cima, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Cima ranks #2,395 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (23 here).
Cima's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
23 12th percentile higher than 12% of 49,997 US assignees
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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 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2017 | 4 | 44.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 11.1% |
Which technologies does Cima Labs Inc. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Cima Labs Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Cima Labs Inc.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #28,424 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Cima Labs Inc. against Chongqing Advance Display Technology Research, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 23.1/100 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.