Where does L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. ranks #16,162 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 L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. hold?

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.'s Innovation Score?

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. has an Innovation Score of 41.9 out of 100 (top 32% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. focus on?

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 16 patents, ranking #1,103 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.'s patents?

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.'s patents average 22.7 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 L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. 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

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 24 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, L.i.f.e. ranks #16,162 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 24 technology areas.

#16,162
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.9/100): 22.7
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16162 · Foreign Corporation #16,162 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,162/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Konecranes
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 24 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Konecranes PLC (±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 L.i.f.e.’s 41.9 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 10.2 pts (24%) Velocity 0.7 pts (2%) Breadth 17.3 pts (41%) Claim depth 13.6 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
L I F E · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows L.i.f.e.'s Innovation Score is 41.9/100 (top 32% 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 L.i.f.e.?

Each dot is one of L.i.f.e.’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). L.i.f.e.’s own 22.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

L.i.f.e. vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where L.i.f.e.'s grants concentrate

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 88.9% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, L.i.f.e. sits between Konecranes PLC and Legend3d, Inc..

L.i.f.e.'s three-year grant acceleration

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Konecranes

18
Kraton Chemical

18
L-3 Communication…

18
L B Foster

18
Landos Biopharma

18
LAS Vegas Sands

18
Leavitt Medical

18
Legend3d

18
L I F E ◀

18

What this shows L.I.F.E. holds 18 patents at rank #16,150, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near LIFE

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,150 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

L.i.f.e.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	11.1%
2016	1	5.6%
2017	1	5.6%
2018	4	22.2%
2019	4	22.2%
2020	4	22.2%
2021	1	5.6%
2022	1	5.6%

Which technologies does L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 16

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 14

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 11

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 10

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 9

D06P - Dyeing OR Printing TEXTILES; Dyeing Leather, Furs OR Solid Macromolecular Substances IN ANY Form 8

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 8

D06N - Wall, Floor, OR Like Covering Materials, e.g. Linoleum, Oilcloth, Artificial Leather, Roofing Felt, Consisting OF A Fibrous WEB Coated With A Layer OF Macromolecular MATERIAL; Flexible Sheet Material NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 8

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 8

A41H - Appliances OR Methods FOR Making Clothes, e.g. FOR Dress-making OR FOR Tailoring, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 4

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

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

Top 15 of 24 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

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 88.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #16,162 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A. against Konecranes PLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.9/100 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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