Where does Medi GMBH & Co. KG rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Medi GMBH & Co. KG ranks #15,452 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 Medi GMBH & Co. KG hold?

Medi GMBH & Co. KG holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Medi GMBH & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Medi GMBH & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 45.3 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Medi GMBH & Co. KG focus on?

Medi GMBH & Co. KG's top technology area is D04B (Knitting) with 12 patents, ranking #15 of 192 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Medi GMBH & Co. KG's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Medi GMBH & Co. KG's recent grant velocity is +83% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Medi GMBH & Co. KG's patents?

Medi GMBH & Co. KG's patents average 17.1 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 Medi GMBH & Co. KG 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

Medi GMBH & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 20 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: D04B (Knitting).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Medi ranks #15,452 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 20 technology areas.

#15,452
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.3/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15452 · Foreign Corporation #15,452 · 19 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,452/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lynx Software
CPC-FOCUS D04B · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lynx Software Technologies, 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 Medi’s 45.3 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 10.3 pts (23%) Velocity 8.9 pts (20%) Breadth 15.8 pts (35%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Medi & KG · this assignee

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Medi's Innovation Score is 45.3/100 (top 24% 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 Medi?

Each dot is one of Medi’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). Medi’s own 17.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Medi's grants concentrate

Medi GMBH & Co. KG is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 63.2% of grants classified under D04B (Knitting). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Medi sits between Lynx Software Technologies, Inc. and Merry Electronics (SUZHOU) Co., Ltd.

Medi's three-year grant acceleration

Medi GMBH & Co. KG shows 8 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.

Lynx Software

19
M-files OY

19
Mankiewicz Gebr &…

19
Maquet SAS

19
Medstar Health

19
Medytox

19
Meiko

19
Merry (Suzhou)

19
Medi & KG ◀

19

What this shows Medi holds 19 patents at rank #15,440, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Medi

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,440 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D04B (Knitting)

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

Medi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% 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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Medi GMBH & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.3%
2016	1	5.3%
2018	1	5.3%
2019	3	15.8%
2021	3	15.8%
2022	1	5.3%
2023	4	21.1%
2024	3	15.8%
2025partial year	2	10.5%

Which technologies does Medi GMBH & Co. KG patent most?

D04B - Knitting 12

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 12

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 10

A41B - SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; Baby LINEN; Handkerchiefs 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 2

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

D03D - Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms 1

D06C - Finishing, Dressing, Tentering OR Stretching Textile Fabrics 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Medi GMBH & Co. KG's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Medi GMBH & Co. KG's lead technology class is D04B (Knitting), 63.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore D04B
Ranked #15,452 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Medi GMBH & Co. KG against Lynx Software Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.3/100 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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