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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ranks #3,326 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 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. hold?

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. holds 112 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.6 out of 100 (top 16% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. focus on?

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy) with 47 patents, ranking #82 of 1,943 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

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

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +280% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.'s patents average 9.8 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 Inspire Medical Systems, 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

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 112 granted patents across 8 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: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Inspire ranks #3,326 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 112 patents across 8 technology areas.

#3,326
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.6/100): 9.8
avg claims per patent: +280%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3326 · US Corporation #3,326 · 112 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 112 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,326/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Chr Hansen A/S
CPC-NARROW A61N · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +280% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Chr. Hansen A/S (±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 Inspire’s 48.6 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 16.3 pts (34%) Velocity 16.4 pts (34%) Breadth 10.0 pts (21%) Claim depth 5.9 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Contitech Transportb… · near

49
GE Healthcare · near

49
Inspire Medical… · this assignee

49
Intematix · near

49
LG CNS · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Inspire's Innovation Score is 48.6/100 (top 16% 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 Inspire?

Each dot is one of Inspire’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). Inspire’s own 9.8 claims/patent is at or below the 11.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Inspire's grants concentrate

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 42% of grants classified under A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (26 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Inspire sits between Chr. Hansen A/S and Niagara Bottling, LLC.

Inspire's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. moved from 24 to 59 grants (2.46x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #122. See the growth leaderboard.

Chr Hansen A/S

112
EOS Electro Optic…

112
Fred Hutchinson C…

112
Global Trademarks

112
International Eng…

112
Kyowa Hakko Kirin

112
Nippon Pillar Pac…

112
Niagara Bottling

112
Inspire Medical S… ◀

112

What this shows Inspire holds 112 patents at rank #3,326, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Inspire

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,326 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Inspire, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61N (Electrotherapy), Inspire ranks #82 of 1,943 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

GE Healthcare Limited 49 LG CNS Co., Ltd. 49 Intematix Corporation 49 Contitech Transportbandsysteme GmBH 49

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.8 here).

Tongji University 9.8 avg CCL Label, Inc. 9.8 avg Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. 9.8 avg Denka Company Limited 9.8 avg

Inspire's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% 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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Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	2.7%
2016	3	2.7%
2017	2	1.8%
2018	5	4.5%
2019	7	6.3%
2020	7	6.3%
2021	10	8.9%
2022	26	23.2%
2023	15	13.4%
2024	18	16.1%
2025partial year	16	14.3%

Which technologies does Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 47

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 28

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 10

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 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 8 of 8 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

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

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 42% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
Ranked #3,326 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. against Chr. Hansen A/S, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.6/100 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.

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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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