USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

C.r. Bard, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 808 granted patents across 58 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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808

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.8

Avg claims per patent

-4%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

C.r. holds 808 US patents across 58 technology areas, rank #554 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#554
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.9/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -4%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

C.r. Bard, Inc. has been granted 808 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing C.r. Bard, Inc. at rank #554 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 58 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a US Corporation, C.r. Bard, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, C.r. sits between Saint-gobain Glass France (820 patents, rank #550) and KING Faisal University (803 patents, rank #558) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.9/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 396 grants, compared with 412 in the 2015–2019 window, a -4% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. C.r. Bard, Inc.'s 16.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 58 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark C.r. Bard, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Saint-gobain Glas…

820
Sony Mobile Commu…

815
FUJI

812
LSIS

812
Mitsubishi Gas Ch…

808
C R Bard ◀

808
Meta Platforms

807
Baker Hughes Oilf…

803
KING Faisal Unive…

803

What this shows C.r. holds 808 patents at rank #554, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cr

By rank, the assignees closest to #554 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

C.r.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 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.

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C.r. Bard, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	80	9.9%
2016	73	9.0%
2017	83	10.3%
2018	71	8.8%
2019	105	13.0%
2020	86	10.6%
2021	79	9.8%
2022	54	6.7%
2023	68	8.4%
2024	66	8.2%
2025	43	5.3%

Which technologies does C.r. Bard, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 383

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 376

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 276

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 48

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 39

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 28

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 16

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 12

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 9

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 8

D04C - BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAID; LACE 8

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 8

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 8

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 7

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 7

Top 15 of 58 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#554

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does C.r. Bard, Inc. hold?

C.r. Bard, Inc. holds 808 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 58 technology areas.

What is C.r. Bard, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

C.r. Bard, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 62.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does C.r. Bard, Inc. focus on?

C.r. Bard, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 383 patents. The company has filed patents in 58 CPC subclasses total.

Is C.r. Bard, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

C.r. Bard, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -4% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for C.r. Bard, Inc.'s patents?

C.r. Bard, Inc.'s patents average 16.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the C.r. Bard, 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.

How to use this portfolio

C.r.'s 808 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - C.r. ranks #554 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61B - see who else leads that technology area. A61B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.