Where does iCAD, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), iCAD, Inc. ranks #40,821 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 iCAD, Inc. hold?

iCAD, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is iCAD, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

iCAD, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.8 out of 100 (22nd 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 iCAD, Inc. focus on?

iCAD, Inc.'s top technology area is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General) with 6 patents, ranking #1,896 of 6,389 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

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

iCAD, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 iCAD, Inc.'s patents?

iCAD, Inc.'s patents average 20.3 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 iCAD, 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

iCAD, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, icad ranks #40,821 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#40,821
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (26.8/100): 20.3
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40821 · US Corporation #40,821 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,821/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH eyeBrain Medical
CPC-NARROW G06T · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: eyeBrain Medical, Inc. (±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 icad’s 26.8 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 6.7 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (29%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (46%)

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What this shows icad's Innovation Score is 26.8/100 (22nd 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 icad?

Each dot is one of icad’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). icad’s own 20.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where icad's grants concentrate

iCAD, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, icad sits between eyeBrain Medical, Inc. and iMICRODATA Corporation.

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What this shows iCAD holds 6 patents at rank #44,256, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near iCAD

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,256 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation)

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

icad's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 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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iCAD, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2019	2	33.3%
2021	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does iCAD, Inc. patent most?

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

Top 5 of 5 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

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

iCAD, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06T
Ranked #40,821 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare iCAD, Inc. against eyeBrain Medical, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.8/100 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

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.