Where does Shoulder Innovations, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shoulder Innovations, Inc. ranks #13,686 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 Shoulder Innovations, Inc. hold?

Shoulder Innovations, Inc. holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Shoulder Innovations, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Shoulder Innovations, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.5 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Shoulder Innovations, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Shoulder Innovations, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +180% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Shoulder Innovations, Inc.'s patents?

Shoulder Innovations, 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 Shoulder Innovations, 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

Shoulder Innovations, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Shoulder Innovations, Inc. focus on?

Shoulder Innovations, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 20 patents, ranking #328 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: 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 Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shoulder ranks #13,686 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 2 technology areas.

#13,686
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.5/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: +180%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13686 · US Corporation #13,686 · 22 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,686/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shenzhen Qianyan…
CPC-NARROW A61F · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +180% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shenzhen Qianyan Technology Ltd (±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 Shoulder’s 38.5 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 10.8 pts (28%) Velocity 13.3 pts (35%) Breadth 5.0 pts (13%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Shoulder Innovations · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Shoulder's Innovation Score is 38.5/100 (top 41% 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 Shoulder?

Each dot is one of Shoulder’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). Shoulder’s own 15.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Shoulder's grants concentrate

Shoulder Innovations, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 90.9% of grants classified under 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 Device). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Shoulder sits between Shenzhen Qianyan Technology Ltd and Solomon Systech (Shenzhen) Limited.

Shoulder's three-year grant acceleration

Shoulder Innovations, Inc. shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Shenzhen Qianyan…

22
Shenzhen Qipurui…

22
Shenzhen Riitek T…

22
Shenzhen Ulike Sm…

22
Skillz Platform

22
Skyryse

22
Solace Power

22
Solomon Systech (…

22
Shoulder Innovati… ◀

22

What this shows Shoulder holds 22 patents at rank #13,704, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shoulder

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,704 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Shoulder's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Shoulder Innovations, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.5%
2017	2	9.1%
2018	1	4.5%
2019	1	4.5%
2020	3	13.6%
2021	1	4.5%
2023	4	18.2%
2024	6	27.3%
2025partial year	3	13.6%

Which technologies does Shoulder Innovations, Inc. patent most?

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 20

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 14

Top 2 of 2 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

Shoulder Innovations, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Shoulder Innovations, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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 Device), 90.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #13,686 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shoulder Innovations, Inc. against Shenzhen Qianyan Technology Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.5/100 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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