Where does Photosonix Medical, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Photosonix Medical, Inc. ranks #32,857 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 Photosonix Medical, Inc. hold?

Photosonix Medical, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Photosonix Medical, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Photosonix Medical, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.8 out of 100 (36th 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 Photosonix Medical, Inc. focus on?

Photosonix Medical, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 5 patents, ranking #3,118 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

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

Photosonix Medical, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -40% 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 Photosonix Medical, Inc.'s patents?

Photosonix Medical, Inc.'s patents average 17.4 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 Photosonix Medical, 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

Photosonix Medical, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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, Photosonix ranks #32,857 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 9 technology areas.

#32,857
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.8/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: -40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32857 · US Corporation #32,857 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,857/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Philips Internationa…
CPC-NARROW A61B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Philips International, B.V. (±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 Photosonix’s 30.8 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 7.6 pts (25%) Velocity 2.2 pts (7%) Breadth 10.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Photosonix Medical · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Photosonix's Innovation Score is 30.8/100 (36th 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 Photosonix?

Each dot is one of Photosonix’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). Photosonix’s own 17.4 claims/patent is at or below the 19.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Photosonix's grants concentrate

Photosonix Medical, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). By volume, Photosonix sits between Philips International, B.V. and Piezocryst Advanced Sensorics GmbH.

Photosonix's three-year grant acceleration

Photosonix Medical, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Philips Internati…

8
Phion

8
Phiston

8
Photodynamic

8
Physcade

8
Pi Tech Innovatio…

8
Pidyon Controls

8
Piezocryst Advanc…

8
Photosonix Medical ◀

8

What this shows Photosonix holds 8 patents at rank #32,898, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Photosonix

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,898 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Photosonix's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Photosonix Medical, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2016	1	12.5%
2017	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	1	12.5%
2020	1	12.5%
2021	1	12.5%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Photosonix Medical, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 5

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 3

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 3

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 3

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

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

Top 9 of 9 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

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

Photosonix Medical, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #32,857 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Photosonix Medical, Inc. against Philips International, B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.8/100 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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