Where does Mercy Medical Research Institute rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Mercy Medical Research Institute ranks #36,451 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 Mercy Medical Research Institute hold?

Mercy Medical Research Institute holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Mercy Medical Research Institute's Innovation Score?

Mercy Medical Research Institute has an Innovation Score of 27.1 out of 100 (22nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Mercy Medical Research Institute's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Mercy Medical Research Institute's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Mercy Medical Research Institute's patents?

Mercy Medical Research Institute's patents average 14.6 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 Mercy Medical Research Institute 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

Mercy Medical Research Institute

Q: What technology areas does Mercy Medical Research Institute focus on?

Mercy Medical Research Institute's top technology area is A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices) with 3 patents, ranking #216 of 586 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mercy ranks #36,451 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 10 technology areas.

#36,451
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.1/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36451 · US Corporation #36,451 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,451/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MeiraGTX UK II
CPC-FOCUS A61G · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MeiraGTX UK II Limited (±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 Mercy’s 27.1 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 7.2 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Mercy's Innovation Score is 27.1/100 (22nd 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 Mercy?

Each dot is one of Mercy’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). Mercy’s own 14.6 claims/patent is at or below the 19.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Mercy's grants concentrate

Mercy Medical Research Institute is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Mercy sits between MeiraGTX UK II Limited and MetaCure Limited.

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What this shows Mercy holds 7 patents at rank #36,496, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mercy

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,496 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61G (Transport)

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

Mercy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Mercy Medical Research Institute patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2016	2	28.6%
2017	3	42.9%
2018	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Mercy Medical Research Institute patent most?

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 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

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Mercy Medical Research Institute's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Mercy Medical Research Institute's lead technology class is A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61G
Ranked #36,451 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Mercy Medical Research Institute against MeiraGTX UK II Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.1/100 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.

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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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