Where does Omnicell, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Omnicell, Inc. ranks #4,972 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 Omnicell, Inc. hold?

Omnicell, Inc. holds 70 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 36 technology areas.

What is Omnicell, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Omnicell, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 55.2 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Omnicell, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +63% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

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

Omnicell, Inc.'s patents average 18.5 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 Omnicell, 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

Omnicell, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Omnicell, Inc. focus on?

Omnicell, Inc.'s top technology area is G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data) with 41 patents, ranking #119 of 3,149 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 36 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 70 granted patents across 36 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: G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Omnicell ranks #4,972 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 70 patents across 36 technology areas.

#4,972
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.2/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: +63%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4972 · US Corporation #4,972 · 70 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 70 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,972/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NEC Of America
CPC-FOCUS G16H · 36 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +63% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NEC Corporation Of America (±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 Omnicell’s 55.2 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 14.7 pts (27%) Velocity 8.2 pts (15%) Breadth 21.2 pts (38%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Chicony Power… · near

55
Dometic Sweden AB · near

55
Omnicell · this assignee

55
Petroliam Nasional… · near

55
Toagosei · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Omnicell's Innovation Score is 55.2/100 (top 7% 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 Omnicell?

Each dot is one of Omnicell’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). Omnicell’s own 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Omnicell's grants concentrate

Omnicell, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 36 CPC subclasses with 58.6% of grants classified under G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Omnicell sits between NEC Corporation Of America and Popsockets LLC.

Omnicell's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Omnicell, Inc. moved from 22 to 27 grants (1.23x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

NEC Of America

70
NR Electric

70
Neustar

70
Oatey

70
Orbit Irrigation…

70
Ouster

70
Outward

70
Popsockets

70
Omnicell ◀

70

What this shows Omnicell holds 70 patents at rank #4,972, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Omnicell

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,972 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G16H (Healthcare Informatics)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Omnicell, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G16H (Healthcare Informatics), Omnicell ranks #119 of 3,149 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Toagosei Co., Ltd. 55 Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) 55 Dometic Sweden AB 55 Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd. 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.5 here).

Reinz-dichtungs-gmbh 18.5 avg Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc. 18.5 avg Zeno Semiconductor, Inc. 18.5 avg Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. 18.5 avg

Omnicell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% 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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Omnicell, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	2.9%
2016	5	7.1%
2017	3	4.3%
2018	4	5.7%
2019	10	14.3%
2020	9	12.9%
2021	3	4.3%
2022	8	11.4%
2023	9	12.9%
2024	10	14.3%
2025partial year	7	10.0%

Which technologies does Omnicell, Inc. patent most?

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 41

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 34

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 23

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 14

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 11

G07G - Registering THE Receipt OF Cash, Valuables, OR Tokens 11

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 10

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 9

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 8

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 8

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 8

G01G - Weighing 7

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 7

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 7

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

Top 15 of 36 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

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

Omnicell, Inc.'s lead technology class is G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data), 58.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G16H
Ranked #4,972 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Omnicell, Inc. against NEC Corporation Of America, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.2/100 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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