Where does DePuy Mitek, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DePuy Mitek, LLC ranks #3,530 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 Mitek, LLC hold?

DePuy Mitek, LLC holds 104 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is DePuy Mitek, LLC's Innovation Score?

DePuy Mitek, LLC has an Innovation Score of 38.4 out of 100 (top 41% 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 Mitek, LLC focus on?

DePuy Mitek, LLC's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 83 patents. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is DePuy Mitek, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

DePuy Mitek, LLC's recent grant velocity is -97% 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 Mitek, LLC's patents?

DePuy Mitek, LLC's patents average 13.6 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 Mitek, LLC 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

DePuy Mitek, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 104 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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 #3,530 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 104 patents across 16 technology areas.

#3,530
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.4/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: -97%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3530 · US Corporation #3,530 · 104 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 104 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,530/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH BenQ
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -97% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: BenQ Corporation (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DePuy Mitek · this assignee

38
DewertOkin · near

38
Par Pharmaceutical · near

38
Progressive… · near

38
Transmed7 · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Depuy's Innovation Score is 38.4/100 (top 41% 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.

Where Depuy's grants concentrate

DePuy Mitek, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 79.8% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (30 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2020. By volume, Depuy sits between BenQ Corporation and Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc..

Benq

104
Comscore

104
Core Wireless Lic…

104
Cymer

104
Dow Corning Toray

104
ETH ZÜRICH (Eidge…

104
Gigamon

104
Leica Biosystems…

104
Depuy Mitek ◀

104

What this shows DePuy holds 104 patents at rank #3,530, 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 #3,530 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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Progressive International Corp. 38 Transmed7 LLC 38 DewertOkin GmbH 38 Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. 38

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.6 here).

aTyr Pharma, Inc. 13.6 avg Shenzhen TCL NEW Technology Co., Ltd. 13.6 avg CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd. 13.6 avg Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. 13.6 avg

Depuy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

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 Mitek, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	26	25.0%
2016	30	28.8%
2017	27	26.0%
2018	13	12.5%
2019	5	4.8%
2020	3	2.9%

Which technologies does DePuy Mitek, LLC patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 83

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 40

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 9

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

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 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 2

D04C - Braiding OR Manufacture OF Lace, Including Bobbin-net OR Carbonised LACE; Braiding MACHINES; BRAID; Lace 2

C07K - Peptides 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 1

B04B - Centrifuges 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,530

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

DePuy Mitek, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

DePuy Mitek, LLC's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 79.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #3,530 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DePuy Mitek, LLC against BenQ Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.4/100 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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