Where does GI Dynamics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GI Dynamics, Inc. ranks #15,313 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 GI Dynamics, Inc. hold?

GI Dynamics, Inc. holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is GI Dynamics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

GI Dynamics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.1 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is GI Dynamics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GI Dynamics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -64% 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 GI Dynamics, Inc.'s patents?

GI Dynamics, Inc.'s patents average 19.4 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 GI Dynamics, 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

GI Dynamics, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does GI Dynamics, Inc. focus on?

GI Dynamics, 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 19 patents, ranking #347 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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, GI ranks #15,313 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 6 technology areas.

#15,313
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.1/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent: -64%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15313 · US Corporation #15,313 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,313/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH GANZ
CPC-NARROW A61F · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -64% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: GANZ (±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 GI’s 35.1 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 10.3 pts (29%) Velocity 4.4 pts (13%) Breadth 8.7 pts (25%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GI Dynamics · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GI's Innovation Score is 35.1/100 (top 50% 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 GI?

Each dot is one of GI’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). GI’s own 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where GI's grants concentrate

GI Dynamics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% 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 2017 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, GI sits between GANZ and Guangzhou Shengwei Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd..

GI's three-year grant acceleration

GI Dynamics, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

GANZ

19
GE Intelligent Pl…

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GEA Procomac S p A

19
Gecom

19
GKN Driveline Jap…

19
Globalwafers Japan

19
GSG Holdings

19
Guangzhou Shengwe…

19
GI Dynamics ◀

19

What this shows GI holds 19 patents at rank #15,307, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GI

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,307 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

GI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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GI Dynamics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	15.8%
2016	3	15.8%
2017	6	31.6%
2018	2	10.5%
2021	3	15.8%
2022	1	5.3%
2023	1	5.3%

Which technologies does GI Dynamics, 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 19

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 10

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

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 1

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 1

Top 6 of 6 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

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GI Dynamics, 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), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #15,313 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GI Dynamics, Inc. against GANZ, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.1/100 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

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