Where does Stericycle, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Stericycle, Inc. ranks #17,234 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 Stericycle, Inc. hold?

Stericycle, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Stericycle, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Stericycle, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.4 out of 100 (top 38% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Stericycle, Inc. focus on?

Stericycle, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 5 patents, ranking #3,118 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

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

Stericycle, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

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

Stericycle, Inc.'s patents average 8.2 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 Stericycle, 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

Stericycle, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Stericycle ranks #17,234 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 10 technology areas.

#17,234
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 38%
by Innovation Score (39.4/100): 8.2
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17234 · US Corporation #17,234 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,234/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Spark Connected
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Spark Connected 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 Stericycle’s 39.4 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 10.0 pts (25%) Velocity 13.3 pts (34%) Breadth 11.2 pts (28%) Claim depth 4.9 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Stericycle · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Stericycle's Innovation Score is 39.4/100 (top 38% 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 Stericycle?

Each dot is one of Stericycle’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). Stericycle’s own 8.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Stericycle's grants concentrate

Stericycle, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 29.4% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). By volume, Stericycle sits between Spark Connected LLC and Superfeet Worldwide LLC.

Stericycle's three-year grant acceleration

Stericycle, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Spark Connected

17
Spectro Scientific

17
Speedinnov

17
Spoton Transact

17
Stitch Fix

17
Sumitomo SHI FW E…

17
Sunrise Medical (…

17
Superfeet Worldwi…

17
Stericycle ◀

17

What this shows Stericycle holds 17 patents at rank #17,239, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Stericycle

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,239 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Stericycle's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 38% higher than 62% of 49,997 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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Stericycle, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.9%
2017	1	5.9%
2018	1	5.9%
2020	1	5.9%
2022	1	5.9%
2024	1	5.9%
2025partial year	11	64.7%

Which technologies does Stericycle, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

B65F - Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse 4

B09B - Disposal OF Solid Waste NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 2

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

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

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 1

Top 10 of 10 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

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

Stericycle, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 29.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #17,234 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Stericycle, Inc. against Spark Connected LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.4/100 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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