Where does Mortara Instrument, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Mortara Instrument, Inc. ranks #41,781 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 Mortara Instrument, Inc. hold?

Mortara Instrument, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Mortara Instrument, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Mortara Instrument, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 24.5 out of 100 (15th 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 Mortara Instrument, Inc. focus on?

Mortara Instrument, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 5 patents, ranking #3,118 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mortara Instrument, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Mortara Instrument, Inc.'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 Mortara Instrument, Inc.'s patents?

Mortara Instrument, Inc.'s patents average 16.5 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 Mortara Instrument, 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

Mortara Instrument, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mortara ranks #41,781 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#41,781
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.5/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41781 · US Corporation #41,781 · 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 #41,781/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Morethings
CPC-NARROW A61B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Morethings Co., Ltd. (±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 Mortara’s 24.5 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 (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (32%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Mortara Instrument · this assignee

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What this shows Mortara's Innovation Score is 24.5/100 (15th 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 Mortara?

Each dot is one of Mortara’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). Mortara’s own 16.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Mortara's grants concentrate

Mortara Instrument, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Mortara sits between Morethings Co., Ltd. and MP ZenRobotics Oy.

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What this shows Mortara holds 6 patents at rank #41,632, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mortara

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,632 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Mortara's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% 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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Mortara Instrument, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	50.0%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Mortara Instrument, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

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 1

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 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

Mortara Instrument, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Mortara Instrument, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #41,781 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Mortara Instrument, Inc. against Morethings Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.5/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.