Where does Spinal Modulation, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Spinal Modulation, Inc. ranks #30,232 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 Spinal Modulation, Inc. hold?

Spinal Modulation, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Spinal Modulation, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Spinal Modulation, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.4 out of 100 (38th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Spinal Modulation, Inc. focus on?

Spinal Modulation, Inc.'s top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy) with 8 patents, ranking #457 of 1,943 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Spinal Modulation, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Spinal Modulation, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Spinal Modulation, Inc.'s patents?

Spinal Modulation, Inc.'s patents average 24.7 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 Spinal Modulation, 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

Spinal Modulation, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Spinal ranks #30,232 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 6 technology areas.

#30,232
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 24.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30232 · US Corporation #30,232 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,232/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Speedata
CPC-NARROW A61N · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Speedata 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 Spinal’s 31.4 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 8.0 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (28%) Claim depth 14.8 pts (47%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Spinal Modulation · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Spinal's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th percentile 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 Spinal?

Each dot is one of Spinal’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). Spinal’s own 24.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Spinal's grants concentrate

Spinal Modulation, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 88.9% of grants classified under A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Spinal sits between Speedata Ltd. and Sportsbeams Lighting, Inc..

Speedata

9
Speira

9
Spencer Composites

9
Spin Tech

9
Spire

9
Splash About Inte…

9
Sportlogiq

9
Sportsbeams Light…

9
Spinal Modulation ◀

9

What this shows Spinal holds 9 patents at rank #30,232, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Spinal

By rank, the assignees closest to #30,232 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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

Spinal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Spinal Modulation, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	88.9%
2016	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Spinal Modulation, Inc. patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 8

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 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Spinal Modulation, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Spinal Modulation, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 88.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
Ranked #30,232 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Spinal Modulation, Inc. against Speedata Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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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