Where does Milestone Scientific, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Milestone Scientific, Inc. ranks #14,137 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 Milestone Scientific, Inc. hold?

Milestone Scientific, Inc. holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Milestone Scientific, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Milestone Scientific, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.3 out of 100 (34th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Milestone Scientific, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Milestone Scientific, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +117% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Milestone Scientific, Inc.'s patents?

Milestone Scientific, Inc.'s patents average 10.5 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 Milestone Scientific, 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

Milestone Scientific, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Milestone Scientific, Inc. focus on?

Milestone Scientific, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 11 patents, ranking #638 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 8 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Milestone ranks #14,137 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 8 technology areas.

#14,137
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.3/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent: +117%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14137 · US Corporation #14,137 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,137/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MAM Babyartikel…
CPC-NARROW A61M · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +117% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MAM Babyartikel Gesellschaft M.B.H. (±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 Milestone’s 30.3 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 10.7 pts (35%) Velocity 3.3 pts (11%) Breadth 10.0 pts (33%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Milestone Scientific · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Milestone's Innovation Score is 30.3/100 (34th 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 Milestone?

Each dot is one of Milestone’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). Milestone’s own 10.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Milestone's grants concentrate

Milestone Scientific, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 52.4% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Milestone sits between MAM Babyartikel Gesellschaft M.B.H. and Morphotek, Inc..

Milestone's three-year grant acceleration

Milestone Scientific, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

MAM Babyartikel G…

21
Mastrad

21
Maxon Industries

21
Metromax America

21
Mitsubishi Cable…

21
Mobvoi Informatio…

21
Monoflo Internati…

21
Morphotek

21
Milestone Scienti… ◀

21

What this shows Milestone holds 21 patents at rank #14,126, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Milestone

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,126 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Milestone's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% 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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Milestone Scientific, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.8%
2016	2	9.5%
2018	1	4.8%
2019	2	9.5%
2020	5	23.8%
2021	3	14.3%
2022	1	4.8%
2023	1	4.8%
2024	3	14.3%
2025partial year	2	9.5%

Which technologies does Milestone Scientific, Inc. patent most?

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 11

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 10

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 3

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 3

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 2

C12Y - Enzymes 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Milestone Scientific, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Milestone Scientific, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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), 52.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #14,137 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Milestone Scientific, Inc. against MAM Babyartikel Gesellschaft M.B.H., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.3/100 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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