Where does Kyphon SÀRL rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kyphon SÀRL ranks #5,166 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 Kyphon SÀRL hold?

Kyphon SÀRL holds 67 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Kyphon SÀRL's Innovation Score?

Kyphon SÀRL has an Innovation Score of 35.4 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kyphon SÀRL focus on?

Kyphon SÀRL's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 54 patents, ranking #353 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kyphon SÀRL's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kyphon SÀRL's recent grant velocity is -98% 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 Kyphon SÀRL's patents?

Kyphon SÀRL's patents average 15.1 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 Kyphon SÀRL 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

Kyphon SÀRL

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 67 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kyphon ranks #5,166 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 67 patents across 11 technology areas.

#5,166
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.4/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: -98%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5166 · Foreign Corporation #5,166 · 67 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 67 grants
UPPER-Q #5,166/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Humana
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -98% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Humana 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sami Labs · near

35
Fractus · near

35
Kyphon SÀRL · this assignee

35
Tessera Advanced · near

35
F S KOREA Industries · near

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kyphon's Innovation Score is 35.4/100 (top 50% 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.

Where Kyphon's grants concentrate

Kyphon SÀRL is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 80.6% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (32 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Kyphon sits between Humana Inc. and Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd..

Humana

67
IGT Global Soulut…

67
Inventec Applianc…

67
Keysight Singapor…

67
Lumileds Holding…

67
Lodestar Licensin…

67
Lumentum Japan

67
Mabuchi Motor

67
Kyphon SÀRL ◀

67

What this shows Kyphon holds 67 patents at rank #5,166, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kyphon

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,166 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Kyphon, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Kyphon ranks #353 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (35 here).

Fractus, S.A. 35 Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc. 35 F.S.KOREA Industries Inc. 35 Sami Labs Limited 35

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.1 here).

Howard University 15.1 avg Entrust Datacard Corporation 15.1 avg Flint Hills Scientific, L.L.C. 15.1 avg Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 15.1 avg

Kyphon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Kyphon SÀRL patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	18	26.9%
2017	32	47.8%
2018	16	23.9%
2020	1	1.5%

Which technologies does Kyphon SÀRL patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 54

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 5

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 5

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 3

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 2

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 2

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,166

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

35.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Kyphon SÀRL's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kyphon SÀRL's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 80.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #5,166 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kyphon SÀRL against Humana Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.4/100 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.

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.