Where does COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG ranks #39,556 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 COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG hold?

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2023, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG's Innovation Score?

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG has an Innovation Score of 31.0 out of 100 (36th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG focus on?

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG's top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene) with 5 patents, ranking #181 of 546 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG.

What does claim depth mean for COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG's patents?

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG's patents average 9.8 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 COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG 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

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2023. 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: A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Coltène/whaledent ranks #39,556 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 11 technology areas.

#39,556
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.0/100): 9.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39556 · Foreign Corporation #39,556 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,556/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Coefficient Cycling
CPC-FOCUS A61C · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2023 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Coefficient Cycling, 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 Coltène/whaledent’s 31.0 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 6.7 pts (22%) Velocity 6.7 pts (22%) Breadth 11.7 pts (38%) Claim depth 5.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Coltène/whaledent's Innovation Score is 31.0/100 (36th 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 Coltène/whaledent?

Each dot is one of Coltène/whaledent’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). Coltène/whaledent’s own 9.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Coltène/whaledent's grants concentrate

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Coltène/whaledent sits between Coefficient Cycling, LLC and Comer Industries S.P.A..

Coltène/whaledent's three-year grant acceleration

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Coefficient Cycli…

6
Cognisens

6
Coldkeepers

6
Coloreel Group AB

6
Comac America

6
Comarco Wireless

6
Combe Incorporated

6
Comer Industries…

6
COLTÈNE/Whaledent ◀

6

What this shows COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT holds 6 patents at rank #39,411, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,411 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT's primary technology class.

Coltène/whaledent's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2023

Grants by year

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

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COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	33.3%
2021	1	16.7%
2022	2	33.3%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 5

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 2

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 1

B23H - Working OF Metal BY THE Action OF A High Concentration OF Electric Current ON A Workpiece Using AN Electrode Which Takes THE Place OF A TOOL; Such Working Combined With Other Forms OF Working OF Metal 1

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 1

C22C - Alloys 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 11 of 11 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

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG's lead technology class is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61C
Ranked #39,556 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare COLTÈNE/WHALEDENT AG against Coefficient Cycling, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.0/100 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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