USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 241 granted patents across 46 technology areas, active 2017–2025. 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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241

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.7

Avg claims per patent

+553%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sony holds 241 US patents across 46 technology areas, rank #1,704 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,704
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.0/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: +553%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. has been granted 241 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. at rank #1,704 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 46 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sony sits between Stats Chippac, Ltd. (242 patents, rank #1,700) and Entit Software Llc (239 patents, rank #1,708) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.0/100 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 209 grants, compared with 32 in the 2015–2019 window, a +553% 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. Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.'s 14.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 46 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Stats Chippac

242
Dometic Sweden AB

241
Lextar

241
Roland

241
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241
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241
Arkray

240
DANA Heavy Vehicl…

240
Entit Software

239

What this shows Sony holds 241 patents at rank #1,704, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sony

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,704 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Sony's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	4	1.7%
2018	8	3.3%
2019	20	8.3%
2020	40	16.6%
2021	51	21.2%
2022	40	16.6%
2023	34	14.1%
2024	31	12.9%
2025	13	5.4%

Which technologies does Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 222

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 115

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 99

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 37

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 18

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 17

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 14

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 12

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 12

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 7

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 6

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 4

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 4

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 4

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 4

Top 15 of 46 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,704

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.0 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 Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. hold?

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. holds 241 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 46 technology areas.

What is Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. has an Innovation Score of 58.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. focus on?

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 222 patents. The company has filed patents in 46 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +553% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.'s patents?

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.'s patents average 14.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sony Olympus Medical Solutions 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.

How to use this portfolio

Sony's 241 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Sony ranks #1,704 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.