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Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 520 granted patents across 92 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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).

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520
Total patents granted
92
CPC technology areas
19.0
Avg claims per patent
+69%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Fresenius holds 520 US patents across 92 technology areas, rank #868 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#868
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.4/100)
19.0
avg claims per patent
+69%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. has been granted 520 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. at rank #868 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 92 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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). As a US Corporation, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Fresenius sits between Transportation IP Holdings, Llc (524 patents, rank #864) and Pepsico, Inc. (518 patents, rank #872) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.4/100 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 327 grants, compared with 193 in the 2015–2019 window, a +69% 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. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.'s 19.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 92 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Fresenius's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Fresenius holds 520 patents at rank #868, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Fresenius

By rank, the assignees closest to #868 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media INTO)

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

Fresenius's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 37 7.1%
2016 31 6.0%
2017 40 7.7%
2018 31 6.0%
2019 54 10.4%
2020 58 11.2%
2021 51 9.8%
2022 66 12.7%
2023 54 10.4%
2024 60 11.5%
2025 38 7.3%

Which technologies does Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 92 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#868

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. hold?
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. holds 520 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 92 technology areas.
What is Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 65.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. focus on?
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 435 patents. The company has filed patents in 92 CPC subclasses total.
Is Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +69% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.'s patents?
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.'s patents average 19.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Fresenius's 520 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Fresenius ranks #868 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61M - see who else leads that technology area. A61M leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.