Where does Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC ranks #49,539 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 Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC hold?

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2017, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC's Innovation Score?

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC has an Innovation Score of 26.5 out of 100 (20th 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 Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC focus on?

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC's top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene) with 3 patents, ranking #265 of 546 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC'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 Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC's patents?

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC's patents average 17.2 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 Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC 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

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2017. 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: A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Pentron ranks #49,539 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#49,539
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 20th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.5/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49539 · US Corporation #49,539 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,539/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pelican BioThermal
CPC-NARROW A61C · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pelican BioThermal, LLC (±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 Pentron’s 26.5 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 6.2 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (38%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Pentron Clinical · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Pentron's Innovation Score is 26.5/100 (20th 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 Pentron?

Each dot is one of Pentron’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). Pentron’s own 17.2 claims/patent is at or below the 17.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Pentron's grants concentrate

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Pentron sits between Pelican BioThermal, LLC and Perceptia IP Pty Ltd.

Pelican Biothermal

5
Penblade

5
Penda

5
Pensa Systems

5
People Against Di…

5
Peppermill Design

5
Perceptia Devices

5
Perceptia IP Pty

5
Pentron Clinical ◀

5

What this shows Pentron holds 5 patents at rank #49,694, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Pentron

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,694 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

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

Pentron's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 20th percentile higher than 20% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	80.0%
2017	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

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 1

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 1

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

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

Top 8 of 8 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

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC's lead technology class is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61C
Ranked #49,539 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC against Pelican BioThermal, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.5/100 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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