Where does Hansen Medical, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hansen Medical, Inc. ranks #9,047 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 Hansen Medical, Inc. hold?

Hansen Medical, Inc. holds 35 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Hansen Medical, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hansen Medical, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.8 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hansen Medical, Inc. focus on?

Hansen Medical, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 35 patents, ranking #539 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hansen Medical, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hansen Medical, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Hansen Medical, Inc.'s patents?

Hansen Medical, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 Hansen Medical, 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

Hansen Medical, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 35 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hansen ranks #9,047 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 35 patents across 14 technology areas.

#9,047
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.8/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9047 · US Corporation #9,047 · 35 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 35 grants
UPPER-Q #9,047/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hanlong Industrial
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd. (±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 Hansen’s 36.8 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 12.4 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
WGR · near

37
Broadsign Serv · near

37
Hansen Medical · this assignee

37
Horizon Hobby · near

37
Independence… · near

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hansen's Innovation Score is 36.8/100 (top 45% 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 Hansen?

Each dot is one of Hansen’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). Hansen’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hansen's grants concentrate

Hansen Medical, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Hansen sits between HJC Corporation and Inoac Corporation.

HJC

35
Horton

35
Hydrojug

35
Hanlong Industrial

35
Hitachi Power Sol…

35
ICM

35
Innovia Films

35
Inoac

35
Hansen Medical ◀

35

What this shows Hansen holds 35 patents at rank #9,049, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hansen

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,049 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hansen, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Hansen ranks #539 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (37 here).

Horizon Hobby, LLC 37 Broadsign Serv Inc. 37 Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC 37 WGR Co., Ltd. 37

Hansen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Hansen Medical, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	31.4%
2016	13	37.1%
2017	10	28.6%
2018	1	2.9%

Which technologies does Hansen Medical, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 35

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

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 4

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 4

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

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 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Hansen Medical, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hansen Medical, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #9,047 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hansen Medical, Inc. against HJC Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.8/100 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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