Overall rank by patents
#9,493
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 33 granted patents across 10 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).
The verdict
Epica holds 33 US patents across 10 technology areas, rank #9,493 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Epica International, Inc. has been granted 33 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Epica International, Inc. at rank #9,493 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 10 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a US Corporation, Epica International, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Epica sits between Ecole DE Technologie Superieure (33 patents, rank #9,489) and Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (33 patents, rank #9,497) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 36.5/100 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 27 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a +350% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Epica International, Inc.'s 13.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 10 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Epica International, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
ECOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPERIEURE
33 patents
EDDY CURRENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
33 patents
ELECTRIC MIRROR, LLC
33 patents
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT POWER & WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.
33 patents
EPPENDORF SE
33 patents
ESTEVE PHARMACEUTICALS, S.A.
33 patents
Edico Genome Corporation
33 patents
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
33 patents
EPICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
33 patents
What this shows Epica holds 33 patents at rank #9,493, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #9,493 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Epica's primary technology class.
Epica's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 3.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 6.1% |
| 2020 | 7 | 21.2% |
| 2021 | 4 | 12.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 6.1% |
| 2023 | 5 | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 9.1% |
| 2025 | 6 | 18.2% |
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#9,493
Across all tracked assignees
36.5 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Epica's 33 grants land it in the top 46% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.