Where does Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation ranks #8,446 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 Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation hold?

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation holds 38 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation's Innovation Score?

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation has an Innovation Score of 40.1 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation's patents?

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation's patents average 14.4 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 Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation 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

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

Q: What technology areas does Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation focus on?

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation's top technology area is 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) with 27 patents, ranking #101 of 2,589 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 38 granted patents across 15 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: 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;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Musculoskeletal ranks #8,446 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 38 patents across 15 technology areas.

#8,446
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (40.1/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8446 · US Corporation #8,446 · 38 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 38 grants
UPPER-Q #8,446/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Micronas
CPC-FOCUS A61L · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Micronas GmbH (±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 Musculoskeletal’s 40.1 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 12.7 pts (32%) Velocity 5.1 pts (13%) Breadth 13.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Copan Italia S p A · near

40
Kwik Tek · near

40
Musculoskeletal… · this assignee

40
Nippon Steel &… · near

40
Saurer Spinning… · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Musculoskeletal's Innovation Score is 40.1/100 (top 37% 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 Musculoskeletal?

Each dot is one of Musculoskeletal’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). Musculoskeletal’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Musculoskeletal's grants concentrate

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 71.1% of grants classified under 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;). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Musculoskeletal sits between Micronas GmbH and Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd..

Musculoskeletal's three-year grant acceleration

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 17 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.

Micronas

38
Mikron Industries

38
Minimax & KG

38
Morpho Detection

38
Nalux

38
National Center O…

38
Nidec Copal

38
Nippon Chemiphar

38
Musculoskeletal T… ◀

38

What this shows Musculoskeletal holds 38 patents at rank #8,446, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Musculoskeletal

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,446 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Musculoskeletal, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…), Musculoskeletal ranks #101 of 2,589 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Saurer Spinning Solutions GmbH & Co. 40 Copan Italia S.p.A. 40 Kwik Tek, Inc. 40 Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd. 40

Musculoskeletal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% 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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Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	5.3%
2016	1	2.6%
2018	3	7.9%
2019	3	7.9%
2020	7	18.4%
2021	7	18.4%
2022	4	10.5%
2023	7	18.4%
2024	2	5.3%
2025partial year	2	5.3%

Which technologies does Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation patent most?

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 27

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 13

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 11

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 7

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

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

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

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USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

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Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation's lead technology class is 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;), 71.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
Ranked #8,446 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation against Micronas GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.1/100 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

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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

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