USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 583 granted patents across 56 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. 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).

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

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583

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.1

Avg claims per patent

+84%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Howmedica holds 583 US patents across 56 technology areas, rank #788 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#788
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.0/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: +84%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. has been granted 583 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Howmedica Osteonics Corp. at rank #788 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 56 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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). As a US Corporation, Howmedica Osteonics Corp. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Howmedica sits between North Carolina State University (585 patents, rank #784) and University Of Central Florida Research Foundation (581 patents, rank #792) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 66.0/100 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 378 grants, compared with 205 in the 2015–2019 window, a +84% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Howmedica Osteonics Corp.'s 18.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 56 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Howmedica Osteonics Corp. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Howmedica holds 583 patents at rank #788, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Howmedica

By rank, the assignees closest to #788 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable INTO Blood Vessels)

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

Howmedica's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Howmedica Osteonics Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	40	6.9%
2016	31	5.3%
2017	46	7.9%
2018	36	6.2%
2019	52	8.9%
2020	51	8.7%
2021	59	10.1%
2022	58	9.9%
2023	53	9.1%
2024	88	15.1%
2025	69	11.8%

Which technologies does Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 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 392

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 368

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 79

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 64

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 60

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 59

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 43

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 38

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 37

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 37

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 36

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 28

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 22

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 21

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 20

Top 15 of 56 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#788

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

66.0 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 Howmedica Osteonics Corp. hold?

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. holds 583 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 56 technology areas.

What is Howmedica Osteonics Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. has an Innovation Score of 66.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Howmedica Osteonics Corp. focus on?

Howmedica Osteonics Corp.'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 392 patents. The company has filed patents in 56 CPC subclasses total.

Is Howmedica Osteonics Corp.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Howmedica Osteonics Corp.'s recent filing velocity is +84% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Howmedica Osteonics Corp.'s patents?

Howmedica Osteonics Corp.'s patents average 18.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 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

Howmedica's 583 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Howmedica ranks #788 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61F - see who else leads that technology area. A61F 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

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