Where does RTI Surgical, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), RTI Surgical, Inc. ranks #15,583 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 RTI Surgical, Inc. hold?

RTI Surgical, Inc. holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is RTI Surgical, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

RTI Surgical, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.4 out of 100 (44th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

RTI Surgical, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -54% 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 RTI Surgical, Inc.'s patents?

RTI Surgical, Inc.'s patents average 15.6 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 RTI Surgical, 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

RTI Surgical, Inc.

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

RTI Surgical, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 13 patents, ranking #215 of 2,589 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: 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;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, RTI ranks #15,583 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 11 technology areas.

#15,583
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.4/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: -54%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15583 · US Corporation #15,583 · 19 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,583/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Qioptiq
CPC-FOCUS A61L · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -54% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Qioptiq Limited (±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 RTI’s 33.4 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 10.3 pts (31%) Velocity 1.9 pts (6%) Breadth 11.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
RTI Surgical · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows RTI's Innovation Score is 33.4/100 (44th 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 RTI?

Each dot is one of RTI’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). RTI’s own 15.6 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.

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

Where RTI's grants concentrate

RTI Surgical, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 68.4% of grants classified under 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;). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, RTI sits between Qioptiq Limited and Razer Auto, Inc..

RTI's three-year grant acceleration

RTI Surgical, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Qioptiq

19
Quirklogic

19
R H Tamlyn & Sons

19
Rich IP Technology

19
Radiant(Guangzhou…

19
Radux Devices

19
Rapyuta Robotics

19
Razer Auto

19
RTI Surgical ◀

19

What this shows RTI holds 19 patents at rank #15,564, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near RTI

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,564 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)

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

RTI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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RTI Surgical, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	15.8%
2017	6	31.6%
2018	1	5.3%
2019	3	15.8%
2020	2	10.5%
2021	2	10.5%
2023	1	5.3%
2024	1	5.3%

Which technologies does RTI Surgical, Inc. patent most?

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 13

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 12

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

Top 11 of 11 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

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

RTI Surgical, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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;), 68.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
Ranked #15,583 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare RTI Surgical, Inc. against Qioptiq Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.4/100 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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