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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Spinal USA, Inc. ranks #23,447 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 USA, Inc. hold?

Spinal USA, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 3 technology areas.

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

Spinal USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 21.5 out of 100 (9th 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 USA, Inc. focus on?

Spinal USA, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 10 patents, ranking #1,719 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

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

Spinal USA, 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 USA, Inc.'s patents?

Spinal USA, Inc.'s patents average 10.9 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 USA, 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 USA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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, Spinal ranks #23,447 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 3 technology areas.

#23,447
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 9th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.5/100): 10.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23447 · US Corporation #23,447 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,447/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Special Projects…
CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Special Projects Operations, Inc. (±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 21.5 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 8.9 pts (41%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (28%) Claim depth 6.6 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Spinal USA · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Spinal's Innovation Score is 21.5/100 (9th 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 10.9 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Spinal's grants concentrate

Spinal USA, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Spinal sits between Special Projects Operations, Inc. and St. Jude Medical Luxembourg Holdings SMI S.A.R.L. (“SJM LUX SMI”).

Special Projects…

12
Specialty Fitness…

12
Specialty Lightin…

12
Spectral MD

12
Spray Moret

12
Spyglass Pharma

12
Sstatzz Oy

12
St Jude Medical L…

12
Spinal USA ◀

12

What this shows Spinal holds 12 patents at rank #23,463, 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 #23,463 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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)

22 9th percentile higher than 9% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

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 USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	33.3%
2016	6	50.0%
2017	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Spinal USA, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 10

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 3

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 3

Top 3 of 3 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 USA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Spinal USA, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #23,447 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Spinal USA, Inc. against Special Projects Operations, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.5/100 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

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.