Where does Stryker Trauma GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Stryker Trauma GmbH ranks #19,195 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 Stryker Trauma GmbH hold?

Stryker Trauma GmbH holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Stryker Trauma GmbH's Innovation Score?

Stryker Trauma GmbH has an Innovation Score of 29.5 out of 100 (31st 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 Stryker Trauma GmbH focus on?

Stryker Trauma GmbH's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 14 patents, ranking #1,252 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Stryker Trauma GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Stryker Trauma GmbH'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 Stryker Trauma GmbH's patents?

Stryker Trauma GmbH's patents average 15.6 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 Stryker Trauma GmbH 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 Foreign Corporation

Stryker Trauma GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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, Stryker ranks #19,195 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 9 technology areas.

#19,195
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.5/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19195 · Foreign Corporation #19,195 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #19,195/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Stichting Sanquin…
CPC-NARROW A61B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Stichting Sanquin Bloedvoorziening (±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 Stryker’s 29.5 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 9.6 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Stryker Trauma · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Stryker's Innovation Score is 29.5/100 (31st 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 Stryker?

Each dot is one of Stryker’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). Stryker’s own 15.6 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.

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

Where Stryker's grants concentrate

Stryker Trauma GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 93.3% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (13 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Stryker sits between Stichting Sanquin Bloedvoorziening and Supply, Inc..

Stichting Sanquin…

15
Stout Medical Gro…

15
Streater

15
Stryker Spine

15
Sudenga Industries

15
Sunamp

15
Superior Energy S…

15
Supply

15
Stryker Trauma ◀

15

What this shows Stryker holds 15 patents at rank #19,195, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Stryker

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,195 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Stryker's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Stryker Trauma GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	86.7%
2016	2	13.3%

Which technologies does Stryker Trauma GmbH patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 14

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 1

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 1

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 1

B23C - Milling 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

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

Top 9 of 9 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

Stryker Trauma GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Stryker Trauma GmbH's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 93.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #19,195 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Stryker Trauma GmbH against Stichting Sanquin Bloedvoorziening, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.5/100 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

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