Where does Cornerstone CM, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cornerstone CM, Inc. ranks #12,881 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 Cornerstone CM, Inc. hold?

Cornerstone CM, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Cornerstone CM, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cornerstone CM, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.8 out of 100 (13th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Cornerstone CM, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cornerstone CM, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -47% 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 Cornerstone CM, Inc.'s patents?

Cornerstone CM, Inc.'s patents average 8.2 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 Cornerstone CM, 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

Cornerstone CM, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Cornerstone CM, Inc. focus on?

Cornerstone CM, 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 9 patents, ranking #775 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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, Cornerstone ranks #12,881 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 5 technology areas.

#12,881
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.8/100): 8.2
avg claims per patent: -47%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12881 · US Corporation #12,881 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,881/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Coherent LaserSystem…
CPC-NARROW A61M · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -47% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG (±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 Cornerstone’s 23.8 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 11.0 pts (46%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (33%) Claim depth 4.9 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cornerstone CM · this assignee

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cornerstone's Innovation Score is 23.8/100 (13th 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 Cornerstone?

Each dot is one of Cornerstone’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). Cornerstone’s own 8.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Cornerstone's grants concentrate

Cornerstone CM, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 39.1% 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 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Cornerstone sits between Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG and Custom Dynamics, LLC.

Coherent Lasersys…

23
Compurobot Techno…

23
Concurrent Ventur…

23
Core Intellectual…

23
öperatie Avebe U A

23
Creator Technolog…

23
Creator

23
Custom Dynamics

23
Cornerstone CM ◀

23

What this shows Cornerstone holds 23 patents at rank #12,883, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cornerstone

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,883 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Cornerstone's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cornerstone CM, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	17.4%
2017	2	8.7%
2018	4	17.4%
2019	5	21.7%
2020	4	17.4%
2021	4	17.4%

Which technologies does Cornerstone CM, 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 9

B67C - Cleaning, Filling With Liquids OR Semiliquids, OR Emptying, OF Bottles, Jars, Cans, Casks, Barrels, OR Similar Containers, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Funnels 9

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 8

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 8

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 8

Top 5 of 5 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

Cornerstone CM, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cornerstone CM, 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), 39.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #12,881 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cornerstone CM, Inc. against Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.8/100 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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