Flamel Ireland Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 53 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Flamel ranks #6,330 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 53 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #6,330
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 13%
- by Innovation Score (50.5/100)
- 26.8
- avg claims per patent
- +267%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R6330 · Foreign Corporation #6,330 · 53 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 53 grants
- UPPER-Q #6,330/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Ent Services…
- CPC-NARROW A61K · 2 areas
- INNOV-PAR 50.5/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 26.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +267% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Ent. Services Development Corporation LP (±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 Flamel’s 50.5 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Flamel
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- 5 11 · near
5 11 · near
50 score
- Alpla Werke Alwin… · near
Alpla Werke Alwin… · near
50 score
- Flamel Ireland · this assignee
Flamel Ireland · this assignee
50 score
- Voestalpine Stahl · near
Voestalpine Stahl · near
50 score
- Walter · near
Walter · near
50 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Flamel's Innovation Score is 50.5/100 (top 13% 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 Flamel?
Each dot is one of Flamel’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). Flamel’s own 26.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Flamel's grants concentrate
Flamel Ireland Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 92.5% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (16 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Flamel sits between Ent. Services Development Corporation LP and Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company Limited.
Flamel's three-year grant acceleration
Flamel Ireland Limited shows 25 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.
Who files at Flamel's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Ent Services Deve…
Ent. Services Development Corporation LP
53 patents
- European Molecula…
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
53 patents
- Foshan Shunde Mid…
Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
53 patents
- Fuzhou University
Fuzhou University
53 patents
- Greenlee Tools
Greenlee Tools, Inc.
53 patents
- Gilead Pharmasset
Gilead Pharmasset LLC
53 patents
- Gree Green Refrig…
Gree Green Refrigeration Technology Center Co., Ltd. of Zhuhai
53 patents
- Guangzhou Shiyuan…
Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company Limited
53 patents
- Flamel Ireland ◀
Flamel Ireland Limited
53 patents
What this shows Flamel holds 53 patents at rank #6,331, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Flamel
By rank, the assignees closest to #6,331 in granted patent volume.
- Ent. Services Development Corporation LP #6,327 · 53 patents
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory #6,328 · 53 patents
- Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. #6,329 · 53 patents
- Fuzhou University #6,330 · 53 patents
- Greenlee Tools, Inc. #6,332 · 53 patents
- Gilead Pharmasset LLC #6,333 · 53 patents
- Gree Green Refrigeration Technology Center Co., Ltd. of Zhuhai #6,334 · 53 patents
- Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company Limited #6,335 · 53 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Flamel's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Flamel, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Flamel ranks #445 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (26.8 here).
Flamel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 13% higher than 87% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 3.8% |
| 2018 | 5 | 9.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 3.8% |
| 2021 | 6 | 11.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 3.8% |
| 2023 | 7 | 13.2% |
| 2024 | 16 | 30.2% |
| 2025partial year | 11 | 20.8% |
Which technologies does Flamel Ireland Limited patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Flamel Ireland Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Flamel Ireland Limited's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 92.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #6,330 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Flamel Ireland Limited against Ent. Services Development Corporation LP, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 50.5/100 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.
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.