Impact Sports Technologies, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Impact ranks #16,880 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #16,880
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 6th percentile
- by Innovation Score (19.4/100)
- 7.3
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R16880 · US Corporation #16,880 · 17 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
- MID-PACK #16,880/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Iconix
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 2 areas
- INNOV-LOW 19.4/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Iconix, 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 Impact’s 19.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Impact
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Impact Sports · this assignee 19
Impact Sports · this assignee
19 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Impact's Innovation Score is 19.4/100 (6th 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 Impact?
Each dot is one of Impact’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). Impact’s own 7.3 claims/patent is at or below the 10.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Impact's grants concentrate
Impact Sports Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (9 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2016. By volume, Impact sits between Ishikawa Gasket Co., Ltd. and Instrumental, Inc..
Who files at Impact's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Ishikawa Gasket
Ishikawa Gasket Co., Ltd.
17 patents
- IV
IV Technologies Co., Ltd
17 patents
- Iconix
Iconix, Inc.
17 patents
- Imaging Systems T…
Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.
17 patents
- Infinite Peripher…
Infinite Peripherals, Inc.
17 patents
- Innophos
Innophos, LLC
17 patents
- Institute of Engi…
Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
17 patents
- Instrumental
Instrumental, Inc.
17 patents
- Impact Sports ◀
Impact Sports Technologies, Inc.
17 patents
What this shows Impact holds 17 patents at rank #16,891, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Impact
By rank, the assignees closest to #16,891 in granted patent volume.
- Ishikawa Gasket Co., Ltd. #16,887 · 17 patents
- IV Technologies Co., Ltd #16,888 · 17 patents
- Iconix, Inc. #16,889 · 17 patents
- Imaging Systems Technology, Inc. #16,890 · 17 patents
- Infinite Peripherals, Inc. #16,892 · 17 patents
- Innophos, LLC #16,893 · 17 patents
- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences #16,894 · 17 patents
- Instrumental, Inc. #16,895 · 17 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Impact's primary technology class.
- Covidien LP 5,709 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3,414 in class
- Olympus Corporation 2,758 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 2,362 in class
- Cilag GmbH International 2,063 in class
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1,921 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1,796 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 1,762 in class
Impact's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
19 6th percentile higher than 6% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | 52.9% |
| 2016 | 4 | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 4 | 23.5% |
Which technologies does Impact Sports Technologies, Inc. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Impact Sports Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Impact Sports Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #16,880 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Impact Sports Technologies, Inc. against Ishikawa Gasket Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 19.4/100 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.
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