Where does Medos International Sarl rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Medos International Sarl ranks #852 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 Medos International Sarl hold?

Medos International Sarl holds 535 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 40 technology areas.

What is Medos International Sarl's Innovation Score?

Medos International Sarl has an Innovation Score of 62.0 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Medos International Sarl focus on?

Medos International Sarl's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 492 patents. Grants appear in 40 CPC subclasses total.

Is Medos International Sarl's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Medos International Sarl's recent grant velocity is +101% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Medos International Sarl's patents?

Medos International Sarl's patents average 17.9 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 Medos International Sarl 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

Medos International Sarl

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 535 granted patents across 40 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Medos ranks #852 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 535 patents across 40 technology areas.

#852
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (62.0/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: +101%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R852 · Foreign Corporation #852 · 535 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 535 grants
TOP-DECILE #852/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Veritas
CPC-WIDE A61B · 40 areas
INNOV-STRONG 62.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +101% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Veritas Technologies LLC (±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
Cameron International · near

62
Fisher Controls… · near

62
Illumina Cambridge · near

62
Medos International… · this assignee

62
Wirtgen · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Medos's Innovation Score is 62.0/100 (top 3% 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 Medos's grants concentrate

Medos International Sarl is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 92% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (68 grants) versus a trough of 20 in 2015. By volume, Medos sits between Paccar Inc and NuFlare Technology, Inc..

Medos's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Medos International Sarl moved from 185 to 199 grants (1.08x 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 #1,010. See the growth leaderboard.

Paccar

538
Siemens Gamesa Re…

538
Stmicroelectronic…

537
Technion Research…

537
Veritas

535
Medos Internation… ◀

535
Kyndryl

534
Medtronic Vascular

533
Nuflare Technology

533

What this shows Medos holds 535 patents at rank #852, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Medos

By rank, the assignees closest to #852 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

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

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

Fisher Controls International LLC 62 Cameron International Corporation 62 Wirtgen GmbH 62 Illumina Cambridge Limited 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.9 here).

Salesforce, Inc. 17.9 avg RichWave Technology Corp. 17.9 avg McKesson Corporation 17.9 avg Sensirion AG 17.9 avg

Medos's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Medos International Sarl patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	20	3.7%
2016	22	4.1%
2017	22	4.1%
2018	33	6.2%
2019	63	11.8%
2020	61	11.4%
2021	61	11.4%
2022	68	12.7%
2023	66	12.3%
2024	65	12.1%
2025partial year	54	10.1%

Which technologies does Medos International Sarl patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 492

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 150

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 15

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 10

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 8

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 7

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 7

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 5

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 4

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 4

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 4

Top 15 of 40 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#852

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.0 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

Medos International Sarl's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Medos International Sarl's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 92% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #852 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Medos International Sarl against Paccar Inc, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 62.0/100 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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