Where does Conmed Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Conmed Corporation ranks #1,573 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 Conmed Corporation hold?

Conmed Corporation holds 263 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 31 technology areas.

What is Conmed Corporation's Innovation Score?

Conmed Corporation has an Innovation Score of 56.0 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Conmed Corporation focus on?

Conmed Corporation's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 228 patents, ranking #93 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 31 CPC subclasses total.

Is Conmed Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Conmed Corporation's recent grant velocity is +144% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Conmed Corporation's patents?

Conmed Corporation's patents average 12.9 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 Conmed Corporation 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

Conmed Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 263 granted patents across 31 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Conmed ranks #1,573 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 263 patents across 31 technology areas.

#1,573
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.0/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: +144%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1573 · US Corporation #1,573 · 263 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 263 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,573/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Basf Coatings
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 31 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +144% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Basf Coatings GMBH (±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 Conmed’s 56.0 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 19.3 pts (34%) Velocity 9.3 pts (17%) Breadth 19.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Agfa · near

56
Conmed · this assignee

56
UVic Industry… · near

56
Bar-Ilan University · near

56
Continental Reifen… · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Conmed's Innovation Score is 56.0/100 (top 6% 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 Conmed?

Each dot is one of Conmed’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). Conmed’s own 12.9 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Conmed's grants concentrate

Conmed Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 31 CPC subclasses with 86.7% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (47 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2015. By volume, Conmed sits between Alpine Electronics, Inc. and Hisense International Co., Ltd..

Conmed's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Conmed Corporation moved from 71 to 99 grants (1.39x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #522. See the growth leaderboard.

Alpine

264
Inspur Suzhou Int…

264
Witricity

264
Basf Coatings

263
Mitsuba

263
Conmed ◀

263
Autel Robotics

262
Canon U

262
Hisense Internati…

262

What this shows Conmed holds 263 patents at rank #1,573, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Conmed

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,573 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Conmed, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Conmed ranks #93 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Agfa NV 56 UVic Industry Partnerships Inc. 56 Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH 56 Bar-Ilan University 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.9 here).

Appleton GRP LLC 12.9 avg Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology Inc. 12.9 avg Dspace GMBH 12.9 avg Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG 12.9 avg

Conmed's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 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

Conmed Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	1.5%
2016	14	5.3%
2017	12	4.6%
2018	20	7.6%
2019	14	5.3%
2020	21	8.0%
2021	36	13.7%
2022	28	10.6%
2023	24	9.1%
2024	47	17.9%
2025partial year	43	16.3%

Which technologies does Conmed Corporation patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 228

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 81

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 38

B01D - Separation 15

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 11

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 5

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 4

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

D04B - Knitting 3

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 3

D06N - Wall, Floor, OR Like Covering Materials, e.g. Linoleum, Oilcloth, Artificial Leather, Roofing Felt, Consisting OF A Fibrous WEB Coated With A Layer OF Macromolecular MATERIAL; Flexible Sheet Material NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

Top 15 of 31 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

Conmed Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Conmed Corporation's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 86.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #1,573 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Conmed Corporation against Alpine Electronics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.0/100 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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