Where does MWI Veterinary Supply Co. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), MWI Veterinary Supply Co. ranks #41,825 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 MWI Veterinary Supply Co. hold?

MWI Veterinary Supply Co. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is MWI Veterinary Supply Co.'s Innovation Score?

MWI Veterinary Supply Co. has an Innovation Score of 28.9 out of 100 (29th 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 MWI Veterinary Supply Co. focus on?

MWI Veterinary Supply Co.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 4 patents, ranking #3,645 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is MWI Veterinary Supply Co.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

MWI Veterinary Supply Co.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 MWI Veterinary Supply Co.'s patents?

MWI Veterinary Supply Co.'s patents average 18.3 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 MWI Veterinary Supply Co. 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

MWI Veterinary Supply Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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, MWI ranks #41,825 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 10 technology areas.

#41,825
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.9/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41825 · US Corporation #41,825 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,825/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MacLean Power L L C
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MacLean Power, L.L.C. (±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 MWI’s 28.9 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 (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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MWI Veterinary Supply · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows MWI's Innovation Score is 28.9/100 (29th 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 MWI?

Each dot is one of MWI’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). MWI’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where MWI's grants concentrate

MWI Veterinary Supply Co. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, MWI sits between Music Group IP Ltd and MacLean Power, L.L.C..

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What this shows MWI holds 6 patents at rank #41,662, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near MWI

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,662 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

MWI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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MWI Veterinary Supply Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2019	2	33.3%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does MWI Veterinary Supply Co. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

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 3

G01G - Weighing 2

A61D - Veterinary Instruments, Implements, Tools, OR Methods 2

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 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

MWI Veterinary Supply Co.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

MWI Veterinary Supply Co.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #41,825 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare MWI Veterinary Supply Co. against Music Group IP Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.9/100 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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