Where does LifeScan, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), LifeScan, Inc. ranks #10,669 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 LifeScan, Inc. hold?

LifeScan, Inc. holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is LifeScan, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

LifeScan, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.1 out of 100 (47th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does LifeScan, Inc. focus on?

LifeScan, Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 14 patents, ranking #1,082 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

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

LifeScan, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 LifeScan, Inc.'s patents?

LifeScan, Inc.'s patents average 14.5 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 LifeScan, 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

LifeScan, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lifescan ranks #10,669 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 15 technology areas.

#10,669
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.1/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10669 · US Corporation #10,669 · 29 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,669/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Keymed (Medical &…
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited (±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 Lifescan’s 34.1 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 11.7 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
2266170 Ontario · near

34
Hach Lange · near

34
InPro · near

34
LifeScan · this assignee

34
Coinplug · near

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lifescan's Innovation Score is 34.1/100 (47th 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 Lifescan?

Each dot is one of Lifescan’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). Lifescan’s own 14.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Lifescan's grants concentrate

LifeScan, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 48.3% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (10 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2016. By volume, Lifescan sits between Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited and Lumentum Technology UK Limited.

Keymed (Medical &…

29
LEM Intellectual…

29
Locix

29
Leica Camera

29
Linde Hydraulics…

29
Longhorn Vaccines…

29
Lucyd

29
Lumentum Technolo…

29
Lifescan ◀

29

What this shows LifeScan holds 29 patents at rank #10,669, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near LifeScan

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,669 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for LifeScan, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), LifeScan ranks #1,082 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (34 here).

InPro Corporation 34 Hach Lange GMBH 34 2266170 Ontario Inc. 34 Coinplug, Inc. 34

Lifescan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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LifeScan, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	27.6%
2016	5	17.2%
2017	10	34.5%
2018	6	20.7%

Which technologies does LifeScan, Inc. patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 14

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 9

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 6

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 6

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

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 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

G01G - Weighing 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 15 of 15 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

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

LifeScan, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 48.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #10,669 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare LifeScan, Inc. against Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.1/100 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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