Where does HCA Holdings, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), HCA Holdings, Inc. ranks #10,639 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 HCA Holdings, Inc. hold?

HCA Holdings, Inc. holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is HCA Holdings, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

HCA Holdings, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.7 out of 100 (48th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HCA Holdings, Inc. focus on?

HCA Holdings, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 17 patents, ranking #2,375 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is HCA Holdings, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

HCA Holdings, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -96% 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 HCA Holdings, Inc.'s patents?

HCA Holdings, Inc.'s patents average 19.6 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 HCA 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

HCA Holdings, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, HCA ranks #10,639 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 10 technology areas.

#10,639
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 48th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.7/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent: -96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10639 · US Corporation #10,639 · 29 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,639/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Grendene
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Grendene S.A. (±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 HCA’s 34.7 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 11.7 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Freudenberg Medical · near

35
HCA Holdings · this assignee

35
NetIQ · near

35
Satori Worldwide · near

35
Woongjin Coway · near

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows HCA's Innovation Score is 34.7/100 (48th percentile 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 HCA?

Each dot is one of HCA’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). HCA’s own 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where HCA's grants concentrate

HCA Holdings, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 58.6% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (11 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, HCA sits between Grendene S.A. and Hyperice IP Subco, LLC.

Grendene

29
Groem Brothers Av…

29
H E F

29
Hangzhou DAC Biot…

29
Hebe Studio

29
Hornady Manufactu…

29
Huntercraft

29
Hyperice IP Subco

29
HCA Holdings ◀

29

What this shows HCA holds 29 patents at rank #10,637, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HCA

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,637 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for HCA, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), HCA ranks #2,375 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (35 here).

Satori Worldwide, LLC 35 Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd. 35 NetIQ Corporation 35 Freudenberg Medical, LLC 35

HCA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 48th percentile higher than 48% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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HCA Holdings, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	3.4%
2016	1	3.4%
2017	5	17.2%
2018	10	34.5%
2019	11	37.9%
2021	1	3.4%

Which technologies does HCA Holdings, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 17

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 16

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 12

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 3

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

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Top 10 of 10 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

HCA Holdings, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

HCA Holdings, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 58.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #10,639 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare HCA Holdings, Inc. against Grendene S.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.7/100 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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