St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, St. ranks #18,143 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #18,143
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 16th percentile
- by Innovation Score (25.1/100)
- 10.4
- avg claims per patent
- +0%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R18143 · US Corporation #18,143 · 16 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
- MID-PACK #18,143/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Soluble Group
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 25.1/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 10.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-FLAT +0% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Soluble Technologies Group, LLC (±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 St.’s 25.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around St.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- St Louis Medical… · this assignee 25
St Louis Medical… · this assignee
25 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows St.'s Innovation Score is 25.1/100 (16th 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 St.?
Each dot is one of St.’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). St.’s own 10.4 claims/patent is at or below the 18.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where St.'s grants concentrate
St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, St. sits between Soluble Technologies Group, LLC and Suzhou Miracpharma Technology Co., Ltd..
St.'s three-year grant acceleration
St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at St's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Soluble Group
Soluble Technologies Group, LLC
16 patents
- Soundmed
SoundMed, LLC
16 patents
- Spark Thermionics
Spark Thermionics, Inc.
16 patents
- Sportsfield Intel…
Sportsfield Intellectual, LLC
16 patents
- Starfire Industri…
Starfire Industries LLC
16 patents
- Sunstone Informat…
SunStone Information Defense, Inc.
16 patents
- Sundance Spas
Sundance Spas, Inc.
16 patents
- Suzhou Miracpharm…
Suzhou Miracpharma Technology Co., Ltd.
16 patents
- St Louis Medical… ◀
St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc.
16 patents
What this shows St. holds 16 patents at rank #18,149, 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 #18,149 in granted patent volume.
- Soluble Technologies Group, LLC #18,145 · 16 patents
- SoundMed, LLC #18,146 · 16 patents
- Spark Thermionics, Inc. #18,147 · 16 patents
- Sportsfield Intellectual, LLC #18,148 · 16 patents
- Starfire Industries LLC #18,150 · 16 patents
- SunStone Information Defense, Inc. #18,151 · 16 patents
- Sundance Spas, Inc. #18,152 · 16 patents
- Suzhou Miracpharma Technology Co., Ltd. #18,153 · 16 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in St's primary technology class.
- Covidien LP 5,709 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3,414 in class
- Olympus Corporation 2,758 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 2,362 in class
- Cilag GmbH International 2,063 in class
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1,921 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1,796 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 1,762 in class
St.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 31.3% |
| 2018 | 3 | 18.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2021 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 12.5% |
Which technologies does St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #18,143 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc. against Soluble Technologies Group, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 25.1/100 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.
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.