Where does Edwards Lifesciences Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ranks #340 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 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation hold?

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation holds 1,265 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 51 technology areas.

What is Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's Innovation Score?

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation has an Innovation Score of 67.2 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's recent grant velocity is +83% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's patents?

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's patents average 18.6 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 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation 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

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Edwards Lifesciences Corporation focus on?

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation'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 1,101 patents, ranking #2 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 51 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,265 granted patents across 51 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, Edwards ranks #340 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 1,265 patents across 51 technology areas.

#340
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.2/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: +83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R340 · US Corporation #340 · 1,265 grants

GRANTS-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-LARGE 1.3K grants
TOP-DECILE #340/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Trustees of the…
CPC-WIDE A61F · 51 areas
INNOV-STRONG 67.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (±1 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 Edwards’s 67.2 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 24.7 pts (37%) Velocity 6.3 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Mediatek · near

67
Polytec · near

67
Edwards Lifesciences · this assignee

67
The Board of… · near

67
Viasat · near

67
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Edwards's Innovation Score is 67.2/100 (top 1% 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 Edwards?

Each dot is one of Edwards’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). Edwards’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Edwards's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation received 732 grants versus 401 in 2015–2019 (+83% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 172 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 49. Lead class A61F accounts for 87% of the portfolio across 51 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Google Technology Holdings LLC (#336) and Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (#344).

Edwards's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation moved from 444 to 422 grants (0.95x 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 #1,318. See the growth leaderboard.

Google Technology…

1,294
Makita

1,292
Nippon Steel

1,289
SZ DJI Technology

1,268
Edwards Lifescien… ◀

1,265
The Trustees of t…

1,264
Terumo

1,250
Empire Technology…

1,248
Merck Sharp & Doh…

1,248

What this shows Edwards holds 1,265 patents at rank #340, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Edwards

By rank, the assignees closest to #340 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Edwards, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Edwards ranks #2 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (67 here).

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University 67 Viasat, Inc. 67 Mediatek Inc. 67 Polytec GmbH 67

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.6 here).

Amphenol Corporation 18.6 avg Liebherr-werk Biberach GMBH 18.6 avg Seven Bridges Genomics Inc. 18.6 avg Caavo Inc 18.6 avg

Edwards's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	49	3.9%
2016	66	5.2%
2017	61	4.8%
2018	91	7.2%
2019	134	10.6%
2020	153	12.1%
2021	157	12.4%
2022	112	8.9%
2023	138	10.9%
2024	172	13.6%
2025partial year	132	10.4%

Which technologies does Edwards Lifesciences Corporation 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 1,101

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 438

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 211

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 95

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 43

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 23

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 16

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 15

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 14

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 14

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 13

D05B - Sewing 12

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 12

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 10

E03C - Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks 10

Top 15 of 51 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

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation'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), 87% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #340 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Edwards Lifesciences Corporation against Google Technology Holdings LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 67.2/100 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

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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

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