USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 368 granted patents across 43 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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368

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.2

Avg claims per patent

-65%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

St. holds 368 US patents across 43 technology areas, rank #1,153 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,153
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: -65%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. has been granted 368 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. at rank #1,153 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 43 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a US Corporation, St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, St. sits between MARS, Incorporated (369 patents, rank #1,149) and Enplas Corporation (367 patents, rank #1,157) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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 95 grants, compared with 273 in the 2015–2019 window, a -65% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US 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. St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.'s 17.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 43 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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Convida Wireless

367
Enplas

367

What this shows St. holds 368 patents at rank #1,153, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near St

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,153 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

St.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	60	16.3%
2016	59	16.0%
2017	60	16.3%
2018	50	13.6%
2019	44	12.0%
2020	30	8.2%
2021	25	6.8%
2022	17	4.6%
2023	12	3.3%
2024	5	1.4%
2025	6	1.6%

Which technologies does St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 323

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 151

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 54

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 44

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 15

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 15

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 14

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 12

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 9

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 8

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 7

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 7

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 6

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 6

Top 15 of 43 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,153

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.2 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 St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. hold?

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. holds 368 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 43 technology areas.

What is St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. focus on?

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 323 patents. The company has filed patents in 43 CPC subclasses total.

Is St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -65% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.'s patents?

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.'s patents average 17.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, 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

St.'s 368 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - St. ranks #1,153 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.