Where does Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. ranks #20,463 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 Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. hold?

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.9 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. focus on?

Steris Instrument Management Services, 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 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +60% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc.'s patents?

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc.'s patents average 17.4 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc.

Q: How is the Steris Instrument Management Services, 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 PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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, Steris ranks #20,463 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 14 technology areas.

#20,463
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.9/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: +60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20463 · US Corporation #20,463 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,463/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Starlogik IP
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Starlogik IP 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 Steris’s 35.9 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 9.4 pts (26%) Velocity 2.9 pts (8%) Breadth 13.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Steris Instrument… · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Steris's Innovation Score is 35.9/100 (top 48% 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 Steris?

Each dot is one of Steris’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). Steris’s own 17.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Steris's grants concentrate

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Steris sits between Starlogik IP LLC and SURYS.

Steris's three-year grant acceleration

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Starlogik IP

14
State Street

14
Steiner Weggis

14
Stemnion

14
Stimscience

14
Strix

14
Sunfolding

14
Surys

14
Steris Instrument… ◀

14

What this shows Steris holds 14 patents at rank #20,404, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Steris

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,404 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Steris's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	3	21.4%
2019	2	14.3%
2020	4	28.6%
2021	1	7.1%
2023	2	14.3%
2024	1	7.1%
2025partial year	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 10

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 7

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 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

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

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 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 1

F24H - Fluid Heaters, e.g. Water OR AIR Heaters, Having Heat-generating Means, e.g. Heat Pumps, IN General 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #20,463 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Steris Instrument Management Services, Inc. against Starlogik IP LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.9/100 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.