USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Greatbatch Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 299 granted patents across 54 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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299

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

24.8

Avg claims per patent

-43%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Greatbatch holds 299 US patents across 54 technology areas, rank #1,408 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,408
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.7/100): 24.8
avg claims per patent: -43%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Greatbatch Ltd. has been granted 299 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Greatbatch Ltd. at rank #1,408 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 54 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 24.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY). As a US Corporation, Greatbatch Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Greatbatch sits between Arvinmeritor Technology, Llc (300 patents, rank #1,404) and The Governing Council Of The University Of Toronto (298 patents, rank #1,412) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.7/100 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 108 grants, compared with 191 in the 2015–2019 window, a -43% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Greatbatch Ltd.'s 24.8 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 54 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Greatbatch Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Greatbatch holds 299 patents at rank #1,408, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Greatbatch

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,408 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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

Greatbatch's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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Greatbatch Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	63	21.1%
2016	42	14.0%
2017	28	9.4%
2018	29	9.7%
2019	29	9.7%
2020	21	7.0%
2021	26	8.7%
2022	14	4.7%
2023	17	5.7%
2024	16	5.4%
2025	14	4.7%

Which technologies does Greatbatch Ltd. patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 185

H01G - CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE 82

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 73

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 58

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 55

H03H - IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS 48

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 44

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 35

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 23

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 21

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 20

C22C - ALLOYS 17

H02G - INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES 14

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 12

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 11

Top 15 of 54 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,408

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.7 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 Greatbatch Ltd. hold?

Greatbatch Ltd. holds 299 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 54 technology areas.

What is Greatbatch Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Greatbatch Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 63.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Greatbatch Ltd. focus on?

Greatbatch Ltd.'s top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY) with 185 patents. The company has filed patents in 54 CPC subclasses total.

Is Greatbatch Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Greatbatch Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -43% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Greatbatch Ltd.'s patents?

Greatbatch Ltd.'s patents average 24.8 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Greatbatch Ltd. 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

Greatbatch's 299 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Greatbatch ranks #1,408 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61N - see who else leads that technology area. A61N 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.