Where does Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company ranks #1,038 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 Ireland Unlimited Company hold?

Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company holds 420 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company's Innovation Score?

Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company has an Innovation Score of 59.8 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company's recent grant velocity is -2% 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 Ireland Unlimited Company's patents?

Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company's patents average 13.3 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 Ireland Unlimited Company 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 Ireland Unlimited Company

Q: What technology areas does Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company focus on?

Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company's top technology area is 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) with 302 patents, ranking #22 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 420 granted patents across 34 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: 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 Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Depuy ranks #1,038 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 420 patents across 34 technology areas.

#1,038
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.8/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: -2%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1038 · Foreign Corporation #1,038 · 420 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 420 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,038/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Scania CV AB
CPC-FOCUS A61F · 34 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -2% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Scania CV AB (±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 59.8 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 20.9 pts (35%) Velocity 10.3 pts (17%) Breadth 20.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sunpower · near

60
CCS Technology · near

60
Depuy Ireland… · this assignee

60
Shanghai Harvest… · near

60
Transform SR Brands · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Depuy's Innovation Score is 59.8/100 (top 4% 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 13.3 claims/patent is at or below the 16.9 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 Ireland Unlimited Company is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 71.9% of grants classified under 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 Device). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (64 grants) versus a trough of 22 in 2021. By volume, Depuy sits between Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and KHS GmbH.

Depuy's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company moved from 89 to 138 grants (1.55x 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 #409. See the growth leaderboard.

Fu Tai Hua Indust…

422
Advics

421
GN Hearing A/S

421
Worldpay

421
Scania CV AB

420
Depuy Ireland Unl… ◀

420
Varian Medical Sy…

419
Postech Academy-i…

418
KHS

417

What this shows Depuy holds 420 patents at rank #1,038, 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 #1,038 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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 A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Depuy ranks #22 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Transform SR Brands LLC 60 Shanghai Harvest Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd 60 CCS Technology Corporation 60 Sunpower Corporation 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.3 here).

Coloplast A/S 13.3 avg Institute for Cancer Research 13.3 avg Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. 13.3 avg MANN+HUMMEL GmbH 13.3 avg

Depuy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% 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.

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Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	64	15.2%
2016	32	7.6%
2017	28	6.7%
2018	30	7.1%
2019	38	9.0%
2020	29	6.9%
2021	22	5.2%
2022	46	11.0%
2023	40	9.5%
2024	52	12.4%
2025partial year	39	9.3%

Which technologies does Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company patent most?

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 302

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 251

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 12

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 7

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 7

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 6

C23F - Non-mechanical Removal OF Metallic Material From Surface ; Inhibiting Corrosion OF Metallic Material OR Incrustation IN GENERAL; Multi-step Processes FOR Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material Involving AT Least ONE Process Provided FOR IN Class C23 AND AT Least ONE Process Covered BY Subclass C21d 5

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 5

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 4

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 4

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

C22C - Alloys 3

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 2

Top 15 of 34 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

Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company's lead technology class is 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 Device), 71.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #1,038 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company against Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.8/100 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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