Where does DePuy International Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DePuy International Limited ranks #10,594 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 DePuy International Limited hold?

DePuy International Limited holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is DePuy International Limited's Innovation Score?

DePuy International Limited has an Innovation Score of 32.7 out of 100 (42nd 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 DePuy International Limited focus on?

DePuy International Limited's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 21 patents, ranking #851 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is DePuy International Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

DePuy International Limited's recent grant velocity is -84% 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 DePuy International Limited's patents?

DePuy International Limited's patents average 13.1 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 DePuy International Limited 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

DePuy International Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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, Depuy ranks #10,594 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 6 technology areas.

#10,594
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.7/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: -84%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10594 · Foreign Corporation #10,594 · 29 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,594/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Daechang Seat -Dongtan
CPC-NARROW A61B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -84% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan (±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 Depuy’s 32.7 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 11.7 pts (36%) Velocity 4.4 pts (13%) Breadth 8.7 pts (27%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DePuy International · this assignee

33
GB II · near

33
Yokogawa Test &… · near

33
Zepto Life Technology · near

33
Estimote Polska Sp… · near

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Depuy's Innovation Score is 32.7/100 (42nd 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 Depuy?

Each dot is one of Depuy’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). Depuy’s own 13.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Depuy's grants concentrate

DePuy International Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 72.4% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (12 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Depuy sits between DIO Corporation and Downing Wellhead Equipment, LLC.

Depuy's three-year grant acceleration

DePuy International Limited shows 2 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.

DIO

29
Dorf Ketal Chemic…

29
Daechang Seat -do…

29
Data I/O

29
Delta Design

29
Dioxide Materials

29
Diversitech

29
Downing Wellhead…

29
Depuy Internation… ◀

29

What this shows DePuy holds 29 patents at rank #10,595, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DePuy

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,595 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for DePuy, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), DePuy ranks #851 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

GB II Corporation 33 Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation 33 Zepto Life Technology, Inc. 33 Estimote Polska Sp z o.o. 33

Depuy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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DePuy International Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	41.4%
2016	5	17.2%
2017	6	20.7%
2018	1	3.4%
2019	1	3.4%
2020	2	6.9%
2023	1	3.4%
2024	1	3.4%

Which technologies does DePuy International Limited patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 21

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 14

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

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 2

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

DePuy International Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

DePuy International Limited's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 72.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #10,594 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DePuy International Limited against DIO Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.7/100 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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