Where does Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH ranks #22,841 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 Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH hold?

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH's Innovation Score?

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH has an Innovation Score of 26.2 out of 100 (19th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH's recent grant velocity is -91% 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 Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH's patents?

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH's patents average 11.2 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 Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH 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 Foreign Corporation

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH focus on?

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH'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 9 patents, ranking #711 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Johnson ranks #22,841 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 9 technology areas.

#22,841
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.2/100): 11.2
avg claims per patent: -91%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22841 · Foreign Corporation #22,841 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,841/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jenoptik Robot
CPC-NARROW A61F · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -91% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jenoptik Robot GmbH (±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 Johnson’s 26.2 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 8.9 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (40%) Claim depth 6.7 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Johnson & Johnson… · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Johnson's Innovation Score is 26.2/100 (19th 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 Johnson?

Each dot is one of Johnson’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). Johnson’s own 11.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Johnson's grants concentrate

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Johnson sits between Jenoptik Robot GmbH and K/S Himpp.

Jenoptik Robot

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12

What this shows Johnson holds 12 patents at rank #22,838, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Johnson

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,838 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Johnson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	25.0%
2017	2	16.7%
2018	4	33.3%
2019	2	16.7%
2021	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH 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 9

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 3

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 3

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 2

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

D04B - Knitting 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

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Data Source

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What to do with this data

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH's lead technology class 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 Device), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #22,841 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Johnson & Johnson Medical GMBH against Jenoptik Robot GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.2/100 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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