USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 439 granted patents across 56 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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439

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.8

Avg claims per patent

-26%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Samsung holds 439 US patents across 56 technology areas, rank #1,000 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,000
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.9/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: -26%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. has been granted 439 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. at rank #1,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 56 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Samsung sits between Siemens Industry, Inc. (442 patents, rank #996) and Advantest Corporation (437 patents, rank #1,004) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.9/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 186 grants, compared with 253 in the 2015–2019 window, a -26% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.'s 15.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 56 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Siemens Industry

442
BETA AIR

441
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440
The Braun

440
Vivint

439
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439
Knorr-bremse Syst…

438
Nuvoton Technology

438
Advantest

437

What this shows Samsung holds 439 patents at rank #1,000, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Samsung

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,000 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Samsung's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	50	11.4%
2016	50	11.4%
2017	46	10.5%
2018	43	9.8%
2019	64	14.6%
2020	45	10.3%
2021	34	7.7%
2022	39	8.9%
2023	36	8.2%
2024	19	4.3%
2025	13	3.0%

Which technologies does Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 387

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 155

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 124

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 74

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 56

B06B - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, ; e.g.; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL 39

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 34

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 18

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 18

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 14

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 13

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 9

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 8

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 6

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 5

Top 15 of 56 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,000

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. hold?

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. holds 439 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 56 technology areas.

What is Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 59.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. focus on?

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 387 patents. The company has filed patents in 56 CPC subclasses total.

Is Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -26% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.'s patents average 15.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Samsung Medison Co., Ltd. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Samsung's 439 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Samsung ranks #1,000 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61B - see who else leads that technology area. A61B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.