Where does Expanding Innovations, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Expanding Innovations, Inc. ranks #40,141 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 Expanding Innovations, Inc. hold?

Expanding Innovations, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2023, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Expanding Innovations, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Expanding Innovations, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.2 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Expanding Innovations, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Expanding Innovations, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Expanding Innovations, Inc.'s patents?

Expanding Innovations, Inc.'s patents average 15.8 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 Expanding Innovations, Inc. 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

Expanding Innovations, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Expanding Innovations, Inc. focus on?

Expanding Innovations, Inc.'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 5 patents, ranking #1,191 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2023. 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, Expanding ranks #40,141 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.

#40,141
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.2/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40141 · US Corporation #40,141 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,141/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Exaptive
CPC-NARROW A61F · 2 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Exaptive, Inc. (±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 Expanding’s 41.2 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 6.7 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (49%) Breadth 5.0 pts (12%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Expanding Innovations · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Expanding's Innovation Score is 41.2/100 (top 34% 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 Expanding?

Each dot is one of Expanding’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). Expanding’s own 15.8 claims/patent is at or below the 16.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Expanding's grants concentrate

Expanding Innovations, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 83.3% 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 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Expanding sits between Exaptive, Inc. and EyePrint Prosthetics LLC.

Expanding's three-year grant acceleration

Expanding Innovations, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Exaptive

6
Exeltis USA

6
Exotoe

6
Exosite

6
Expedera

6
Exuma Biotech

6
Eyegate Pharmaceu…

6
Eyeprint Prosthet…

6
Expanding Innovat… ◀

6

What this shows Expanding holds 6 patents at rank #40,134, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Expanding

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,134 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Expanding's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Expanding Innovations, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	33.3%
2020	1	16.7%
2022	1	16.7%
2023	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Expanding Innovations, Inc. 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 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Top 2 of 2 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

Expanding Innovations, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Expanding Innovations, Inc.'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), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #40,141 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Expanding Innovations, Inc. against Exaptive, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.2/100 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

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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