Where does GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB ranks #1,602 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 GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB hold?

GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB holds 258 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 68 technology areas.

What is GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB's Innovation Score?

GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB has an Innovation Score of 53.0 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB focus on?

GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 125 patents, ranking #104 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 68 CPC subclasses total.

Is GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB's recent grant velocity is -83% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB's patents?

GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB's patents average 14.5 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 GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB 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 Foreign Corporation

GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 258 granted patents across 68 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GE ranks #1,602 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 258 patents across 68 technology areas.

#1,602
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.0/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1602 · Foreign Corporation #1,602 · 258 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 258 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,602/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Box
CPC-WIDE G01N · 68 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Box, 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 GE’s 53.0 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 19.2 pts (36%) Velocity 0.1 pts (0%) Breadth 25.0 pts (47%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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B Braun Melsungen · near

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GE Healthcare… · this assignee

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Sintai Optical… · near

53
Dow Corning · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows GE's Innovation Score is 53.0/100 (top 9% 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 GE?

Each dot is one of GE’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). GE’s own 14.5 claims/patent is at or below the 18.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How GE's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB received 37 grants versus 221 in 2015–2019 (-83% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 58 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 1. Lead class G01N accounts for 48.4% of the portfolio across 68 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Unify GmbH & Co. KG (#1,598) and AAC Acoustic Technologies (SHENZHEN) Co., Ltd. (#1,606).

GE's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB moved from 94 to 1 grants (0.01x 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 #3,285. See the growth leaderboard.

Unify & KG

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Workday

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Box

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CSC Holdings

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H Lundbeck A/S

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GE Healthcare Bio… ◀

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AAC Acoustic (She…

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What this shows GE holds 258 patents at rank #1,602, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GE

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,602 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for GE, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), GE ranks #104 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

EGALAX_EMPIA Technology Inc. 53 Sintai Optical (SHENZHEN) Co., Ltd. 53 B. Braun Melsungen AG 53 Dow Corning Corporation 53

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.5 here).

Board OF Supervisors OF Louisiana State University AND Agricultural AND Mechanical College 14.5 avg Wistron Neweb Corp. 14.5 avg Electric AND Telecommunications Research Institute 14.5 avg TT Technologies, Inc. 14.5 avg

GE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	31	12.0%
2016	48	18.6%
2017	40	15.5%
2018	44	17.1%
2019	58	22.5%
2020	35	13.6%
2021	1	0.4%
2024	1	0.4%

Which technologies does GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 125

B01D - Separation 81

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 41

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 32

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 24

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 23

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 21

C07K - Peptides 19

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 17

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 13

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 13

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 9

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 7

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 7

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 6

Top 15 of 68 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

GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 48.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #1,602 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB against Unify GmbH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.0/100 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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