Where does Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. ranks #6,463 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 Bakken Research Center B.V. hold?

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. holds 52 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.'s Innovation Score?

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. has an Innovation Score of 44.3 out of 100 (top 26% 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 Bakken Research Center B.V. focus on?

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.'s top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy) with 46 patents, ranking #84 of 1,943 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.'s recent grant velocity is -76% 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 Bakken Research Center B.V.'s patents?

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.'s patents average 21.1 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 Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. 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

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 52 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: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Medtronic ranks #6,463 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 52 patents across 20 technology areas.

#6,463
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.3/100): 21.1
avg claims per patent: -76%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6463 · Foreign Corporation #6,463 · 52 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 52 grants
UPPER-Q #6,463/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Manitowoc Crane…
CPC-FOCUS A61N · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -76% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Manitowoc Crane Group France (±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 44.3 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 13.7 pts (31%) Velocity 2.1 pts (5%) Breadth 15.8 pts (36%) Claim depth 12.7 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Atomera Incorporated · near

44
Cephalon · near

44
Gilat Satellite… · near

44
Medtronic Bakken… · this assignee

44
Reservoir Labs · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Medtronic's Innovation Score is 44.3/100 (top 26% 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 21.1 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.

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

Where Medtronic's grants concentrate

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 88.5% of grants classified under A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (12 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Medtronic sits between Mianyang BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. and Monticello Enterprises LLC.

Medtronic's three-year grant acceleration

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

Mianyang BOE Opto…

52
Modernsolid Indus…

52
Manitowoc Crane G…

52
Medivation

52
Mettler-toledo (C…

52
Mirus

52
Midmark

52
Monticello Enterp…

52
Medtronic Bakken… ◀

52

What this shows Medtronic holds 52 patents at rank #6,465, 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 #6,465 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Medtronic, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61N (Electrotherapy), Medtronic ranks #84 of 1,943 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Reservoir Labs, Inc. 44 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. 44 Cephalon LLC 44 Atomera Incorporated 44

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (21.1 here).

Rf360 Singapore Pte. Ltd. 21.1 avg BJ Energy Solutions, LLC 21.1 avg GN Resound A/S 21.1 avg Anokiwave, Inc. 21.1 avg

Medtronic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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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Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	11.5%
2016	10	19.2%
2017	12	23.1%
2018	6	11.5%
2019	7	13.5%
2020	6	11.5%
2022	3	5.8%
2024	1	1.9%
2025partial year	1	1.9%

Which technologies does Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 46

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 22

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 5

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 3

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 3

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 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

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 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 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 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

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.'s lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 88.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
Ranked #6,463 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. against Mianyang BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.3/100 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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