Where does Lifeline Scientific, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lifeline Scientific, Inc. ranks #8,855 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 Lifeline Scientific, Inc. hold?

Lifeline Scientific, Inc. holds 36 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Lifeline Scientific, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Lifeline Scientific, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.1 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Lifeline Scientific, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lifeline Scientific, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -62% 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 Lifeline Scientific, Inc.'s patents?

Lifeline Scientific, Inc.'s patents average 15.6 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 Lifeline Scientific, 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

Lifeline Scientific, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Lifeline Scientific, Inc. focus on?

Lifeline Scientific, Inc.'s top technology area is A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators) with 32 patents, ranking #42 of 1,216 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 11 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: A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lifeline ranks #8,855 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 36 patents across 11 technology areas.

#8,855
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.1/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: -62%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8855 · US Corporation #8,855 · 36 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 36 grants
UPPER-Q #8,855/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kenu
CPC-FOCUS A01N · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -62% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kenu, 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 Lifeline’s 39.1 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 12.5 pts (32%) Velocity 5.6 pts (14%) Breadth 11.7 pts (30%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Morpho Detection · near

39
Apical · near

39
Hardware Resources · near

39
Infinitus (CHINA) · near

39
Lifeline Scientific · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lifeline's Innovation Score is 39.1/100 (top 39% 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 Lifeline?

Each dot is one of Lifeline’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). Lifeline’s own 15.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Lifeline's grants concentrate

Lifeline Scientific, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 88.9% of grants classified under A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Lifeline sits between Korea Institute OF Oriental Medicine and Lycera Corporation.

Lifeline's three-year grant acceleration

Lifeline Scientific, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Korea Institute O…

36
Kose

36
Kenu

36
Leggett & Platt C…

36
Limacorporate S P…

36
Loma Linda Univer…

36
Life Holdings PTE

36
Lycera

36
Lifeline Scientif… ◀

36

What this shows Lifeline holds 36 patents at rank #8,853, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lifeline

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,853 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Lifeline, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR…), Lifeline ranks #42 of 1,216 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).

Infinitus (CHINA) Company Ltd. 39 Apical Limited 39 Hardware Resources, Inc. 39 Morpho Detection, LLC 39

Lifeline's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% 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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Lifeline Scientific, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	11.1%
2016	4	11.1%
2017	6	16.7%
2018	8	22.2%
2019	2	5.6%
2020	2	5.6%
2021	2	5.6%
2022	2	5.6%
2023	1	2.8%
2024	2	5.6%
2025partial year	3	8.3%

Which technologies does Lifeline Scientific, Inc. patent most?

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 32

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 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 4

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 2

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 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Lifeline Scientific, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Lifeline Scientific, Inc.'s lead technology class is A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators), 88.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01N
Ranked #8,855 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lifeline Scientific, Inc. against Korea Institute OF Oriental Medicine, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.1/100 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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