Where does Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. ranks #41,637 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 Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. hold?

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2023, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.9 out of 100 (39th 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 Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. focus on?

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.'s top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy) with 4 patents, ranking #794 of 1,943 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.'s patents?

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.'s patents average 17.7 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 Medtronic ATS Medical, 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

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Medtronic ranks #41,637 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#41,637
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.9/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41637 · US Corporation #41,637 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,637/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Medical Enterprises
CPC-NARROW A61N · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Medical Enterprises, 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.

How Medtronic’s 31.9 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 6.7 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 7.9 pts (25%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Medtronic ATS Medical · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Medtronic's Innovation Score is 31.9/100 (39th 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 Medtronic?

Each dot is one of Medtronic’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). Medtronic’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Medtronic's grants concentrate

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Medtronic sits between Medical Enterprises, LLC and Mercury Analytics, LLC.

Medtronic's three-year grant acceleration

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

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Medtronic ATS Med… ◀

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What this shows Medtronic holds 6 patents at rank #41,723, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Medtronic

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,723 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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

Medtronic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	3	50.0%
2018	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 4

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 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

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 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
Ranked #41,637 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc. against Medical Enterprises, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.9/100 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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