Where does Next Orthosurgical, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Next Orthosurgical, Inc. ranks #36,671 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 Next Orthosurgical, Inc. hold?

Next Orthosurgical, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2022, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Next Orthosurgical, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Next Orthosurgical, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.6 out of 100 (42nd 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 Next Orthosurgical, Inc. focus on?

Next Orthosurgical, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 2 patents, ranking #4,824 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Next Orthosurgical, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Next Orthosurgical, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Next Orthosurgical, Inc.'s patents?

Next Orthosurgical, Inc.'s patents average 6.3 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 Next Orthosurgical, 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

Next Orthosurgical, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2022. 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, Next ranks #36,671 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 2 technology areas.

#36,671
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.6/100): 6.3
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36671 · US Corporation #36,671 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,671/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Newsonic
CPC-NARROW A61B · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2022 · 2y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Newsonic Technologies (±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 Next’s 32.6 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 (22%) Velocity 16.7 pts (51%) Breadth 5.0 pts (15%) Claim depth 3.8 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Next Orthosurgical · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Next's Innovation Score is 32.6/100 (42nd 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 Next?

Each dot is one of Next’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). Next’s own 6.3 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Next's grants concentrate

Next Orthosurgical, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, Next sits between Newsonic Technologies and Nexxt Spine, LLC.

Next's three-year grant acceleration

Next Orthosurgical, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Newsonic

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Next Generation R…

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Next Hydrogen

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Nextmind SAS

7
Nextel Communicat…

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Nextep Systems

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Nexxt Spine

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Next Orthosurgical ◀

7

What this shows Next holds 7 patents at rank #36,712, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Next

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,712 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Next's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Next Orthosurgical, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	2	28.6%
2022	5	71.4%

Which technologies does Next Orthosurgical, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

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

Top 2 of 2 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

Next Orthosurgical, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Next Orthosurgical, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #36,671 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Next Orthosurgical, Inc. against Newsonic Technologies, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.6/100 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.