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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shockwave Medical, Inc. ranks #4,132 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 Shockwave Medical, Inc. hold?

Shockwave Medical, Inc. holds 87 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

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

Shockwave Medical, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.7 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shockwave Medical, Inc. focus on?

Shockwave Medical, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 86 patents, ranking #206 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

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

Shockwave Medical, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +12% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Shockwave Medical, Inc.'s patents?

Shockwave Medical, Inc.'s patents average 17.3 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 Shockwave 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

Shockwave Medical, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 87 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Shockwave ranks #4,132 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 87 patents across 10 technology areas.

#4,132
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.7/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: +12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4132 · US Corporation #4,132 · 87 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 87 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,132/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sensirion
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sensirion AG (±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 Shockwave’s 45.7 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 15.5 pts (34%) Velocity 8.7 pts (19%) Breadth 11.2 pts (24%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Asahi Kasei… · near

46
Boston Scientific · near

46
Shockwave Medical · this assignee

46
Stant USA · near

46
Ultradent Products · near

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Shockwave's Innovation Score is 45.7/100 (top 23% 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 Shockwave?

Each dot is one of Shockwave’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). Shockwave’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Shockwave's grants concentrate

Shockwave Medical, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 98.9% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (13 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2017. By volume, Shockwave sits between Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits, Inc. and VAT Holding AG.

Shockwave's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Shockwave Medical, Inc. moved from 20 to 26 grants (1.30x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Sumitomo Electric…

87
Sumitomo Electric…

87
Suzhou Lekin Semi…

87
Sensirion

87
Tamron

87
Ultradent Products

87
University of Ver…

87
VAT Holding

87
Shockwave Medical ◀

87

What this shows Shockwave holds 87 patents at rank #4,135, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shockwave

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,135 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Shockwave, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Shockwave ranks #206 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (46 here).

Ultradent Products, Inc. 46 Boston Scientific Limited 46 Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation 46 Stant USA Corp. 46

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.3 here).

Technische Universiteit Delft 17.3 avg Persimmon Technologies Corporation 17.3 avg Hunter Industries, Inc. 17.3 avg WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC 17.3 avg

Shockwave's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 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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Shockwave Medical, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	12.6%
2016	6	6.9%
2017	4	4.6%
2018	5	5.7%
2019	8	9.2%
2020	5	5.7%
2021	7	8.0%
2022	5	5.7%
2023	8	9.2%
2024	13	14.9%
2025partial year	15	17.2%

Which technologies does Shockwave Medical, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 86

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 25

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 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 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 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 2

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 1

F17D - Pipe-line SYSTEMS; Pipe-lines 1

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

Top 10 of 10 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

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

Shockwave Medical, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 98.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #4,132 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shockwave Medical, Inc. against Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.7/100 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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