Where does Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc. ranks #42,712 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc.'s patents?

Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc.'s patents average 20.0 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc.

Q: How is the Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, 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 PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Rochester ranks #42,712 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 3 technology areas.

#42,712
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.9/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42712 · US Corporation #42,712 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,712/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Robust AI
CPC-NARROW A61M · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Robust AI, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Rochester Medical a… · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Rochester's Innovation Score is 24.9/100 (16th 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.

Where Rochester's grants concentrate

Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Rochester sits between Robust AI, Inc. and Rodin Therapeutics, Inc..

Robust AI

6
Roche Diagnostics

6
Roche Operations

6
Rochester Gauges

6
Rochester Sensors

6
Rockwell Collins…

6
Rodnick

6
Rodin Therapeutics

6
Rochester Medical… ◀

6

What this shows Rochester holds 6 patents at rank #42,701, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rochester

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,701 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Rochester's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	2	33.3%
2020	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc. patent most?

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 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

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 1

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#42,712

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

24.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #42,712 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Rochester Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc. against Robust AI, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.9/100 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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