Where does Novadaq Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Novadaq Technologies, Inc. ranks #17,046 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 Novadaq Technologies, Inc. hold?

Novadaq Technologies, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Novadaq Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Novadaq Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.5 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 Novadaq Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Novadaq Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 15 patents, ranking #1,165 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Novadaq Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Novadaq Technologies, 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 Novadaq Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Novadaq Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 15.5 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 Novadaq Technologies, 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 Foreign Corporation

Novadaq Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 14 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, Novadaq ranks #17,046 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 14 technology areas.

#17,046
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.5/100): 15.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17046 · Foreign Corporation #17,046 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,046/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nano One Materials
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nano One Materials Corp. (±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 Novadaq’s 32.5 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 10.0 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (41%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Novadaq · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Novadaq's Innovation Score is 32.5/100 (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 Novadaq?

Each dot is one of Novadaq’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). Novadaq’s own 15.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Novadaq's grants concentrate

Novadaq Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 88.2% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (7 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, Novadaq sits between Nicca Chemical Co., Ltd. and Nano One Materials Corp..

Nicca Chemical

17
Ningbo Jinghui Op…

17
Ningbo Mentoriend…

17
Nippon Paint Hold…

17
NTT Advanced Tech…

17
Nuvo Group

17
NVF Tech

17
Nano One Materials

17
Novadaq ◀

17

What this shows Novadaq holds 17 patents at rank #17,027, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Novadaq

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,027 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Novadaq'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 · 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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Novadaq Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	41.2%
2016	4	23.5%
2017	3	17.6%
2018	3	17.6%

Which technologies does Novadaq Technologies, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 15

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 8

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 4

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F21K - Non-electric Light Sources Using LUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using Charges OF Combustible MATERIAL; Light Sources Using Semiconductor Devices AS Light-generating ELEMENTS; Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 3

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 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B43K - Implements FOR Writing OR Drawing 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Novadaq Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Novadaq Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 88.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #17,046 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Novadaq Technologies, Inc. against Nicca Chemical Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.5/100 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

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