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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Otonomy, Inc. ranks #11,759 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 Otonomy, Inc. hold?

Otonomy, Inc. holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Otonomy, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Otonomy, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.8 out of 100 (32nd 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 Otonomy, Inc. focus on?

Otonomy, Inc.'s top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 26 patents, ranking #871 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

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

Otonomy, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -56% 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 Otonomy, Inc.'s patents?

Otonomy, Inc.'s patents average 16.2 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 Otonomy, 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

Otonomy, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 6 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Otonomy ranks #11,759 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 6 technology areas.

#11,759
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.8/100): 16.2
avg claims per patent: -56%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11759 · US Corporation #11,759 · 26 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
UPPER-Q #11,759/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Northern Digital
CPC-NARROW A61K · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -56% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Northern Digital Inc. (±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 Otonomy’s 29.8 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 11.4 pts (38%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ivantis · near

30
Proslide Technology · near

30
Sargento Foods · near

30
Otonomy · this assignee

30
Wing Enterprises… · near

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Otonomy's Innovation Score is 29.8/100 (32nd 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 Otonomy?

Each dot is one of Otonomy’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). Otonomy’s own 16.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Otonomy's grants concentrate

Otonomy, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Otonomy sits between Northern Digital Inc. and Panoramic Power Ltd..

Northern Digital

26
Olon S P A

26
ONE Media

26
Oorym Optics

26
Ozyegin Universit…

26
Oryzon Genomics

26
P&P Imports

26
Panoramic Power

26
Otonomy ◀

26

What this shows Otonomy holds 26 patents at rank #11,758, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Otonomy

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,758 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Otonomy, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Otonomy ranks #871 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

Wing Enterprises, Incorporated 30 Sargento Foods Inc. 30 Proslide Technology Inc. 30 Ivantis, Inc. 30

Otonomy's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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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Otonomy, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	15.4%
2016	5	19.2%
2017	4	15.4%
2018	3	11.5%
2019	2	7.7%
2020	3	11.5%
2021	5	19.2%

Which technologies does Otonomy, Inc. patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 26

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 24

C07K - Peptides 5

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 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

Top 6 of 6 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

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

Otonomy, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #11,759 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Otonomy, Inc. against Northern Digital Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.8/100 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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