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Siemens Healthcare Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 2,329 granted patents across 140 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).

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2,329
Total patents granted
140
CPC technology areas
17.0
Avg claims per patent
+99%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Siemens holds 2,329 US patents across 140 technology areas, rank #164 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#164
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.8/100)
17.0
avg claims per patent
+99%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Siemens Healthcare Limited has been granted 2,329 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Siemens Healthcare Limited at rank #164 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 140 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Siemens Healthcare Limited is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Siemens sits between Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (2,455 patents, rank #160) and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (2,305 patents, rank #168) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.8/100 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 1,551 grants, compared with 778 in the 2015–2019 window, a +99% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Siemens Healthcare Limited's 17.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Siemens Healthcare Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Siemens's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Siemens holds 2,329 patents at rank #164, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Siemens

By rank, the assignees closest to #164 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Siemens's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Siemens Healthcare Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2016 19 0.8%
2017 121 5.2%
2018 191 8.2%
2019 447 19.2%
2020 499 21.4%
2021 322 13.8%
2022 342 14.7%
2023 324 13.9%
2024 58 2.5%
2025 6 0.3%

Which technologies does Siemens Healthcare Limited patent most?

Top 15 of 140 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#164

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.8 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 Siemens Healthcare Limited hold?
Siemens Healthcare Limited holds 2,329 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 140 technology areas.
What is Siemens Healthcare Limited's Innovation Score?
Siemens Healthcare Limited has an Innovation Score of 65.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Siemens Healthcare Limited focus on?
Siemens Healthcare Limited's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 1,091 patents. The company has filed patents in 140 CPC subclasses total.
Is Siemens Healthcare Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Siemens Healthcare Limited's recent filing velocity is +99% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Siemens Healthcare Limited's patents?
Siemens Healthcare Limited's patents average 17.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Siemens Healthcare Limited 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

Siemens's 2,329 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Siemens ranks #164 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

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.