Where does Mölnlycke Health Care AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Mölnlycke Health Care AB ranks #3,072 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 Mölnlycke Health Care AB hold?

Mölnlycke Health Care AB holds 124 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 39 technology areas.

What is Mölnlycke Health Care AB's Innovation Score?

Mölnlycke Health Care AB has an Innovation Score of 57.4 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Mölnlycke Health Care AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Mölnlycke Health Care AB's recent grant velocity is +84% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Mölnlycke Health Care AB's patents?

Mölnlycke Health Care AB's patents average 11.3 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 Mölnlycke Health Care AB 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

Mölnlycke Health Care AB

Q: What technology areas does Mölnlycke Health Care AB focus on?

Mölnlycke Health Care AB'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 50 patents. Grants appear in 39 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 124 granted patents across 39 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: 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, Mölnlycke ranks #3,072 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 124 patents across 39 technology areas.

#3,072
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.4/100): 11.3
avg claims per patent: +84%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3072 · Foreign Corporation #3,072 · 124 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 124 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,072/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH GC
CPC-FOCUS A61F · 39 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +84% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: GC Corporation (±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
Chiun Mai Communicat… · near

57
Liko Research &… · near

57
Mölnlycke Health… · this assignee

57
Indian Institute OF… · near

57
Scandit · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Mölnlycke's Innovation Score is 57.4/100 (top 5% 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 Mölnlycke's grants concentrate

Mölnlycke Health Care AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 39 CPC subclasses with 40.3% 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 2023 (20 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2018. By volume, Mölnlycke sits between GC Corporation and ENDRESS+HAUSER GMBH+CO.KG.

Mölnlycke's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Mölnlycke Health Care AB moved from 27 to 48 grants (1.78x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #281. See the growth leaderboard.

GC

124
IPS Group

124
Innovium

124
Inteplast Group

124
Oceaneering Inter…

124
Trudell Medical I…

124
Mölnlycke Health… ◀

124
Abbott Medical Op…

123
Endress+Hauser +KG

123

What this shows Mölnlycke holds 124 patents at rank #3,072, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mölnlycke

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,072 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Mölnlycke, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Liko Research & Development AB 57 Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. 57 Indian Institute OF Science 57 Scandit AG 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (11.3 here).

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. 11.3 avg University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation 11.3 avg Aptar France SAS 11.3 avg SK ie technology Co., Ltd. 11.3 avg

Mölnlycke's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Mölnlycke Health Care AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	7.3%
2016	11	8.9%
2017	9	7.3%
2018	4	3.2%
2019	5	4.0%
2020	11	8.9%
2021	11	8.9%
2022	10	8.1%
2023	20	16.1%
2024	18	14.5%
2025partial year	16	12.9%

Which technologies does Mölnlycke Health Care AB 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 50

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 29

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 22

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 10

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 8

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 6

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 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 4

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 3

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 3

Top 15 of 39 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,072

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.4 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

Mölnlycke Health Care AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Mölnlycke Health Care AB'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), 40.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #3,072 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Mölnlycke Health Care AB against GC Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.4/100 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

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