Where does Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc ranks #7,935 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 Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc hold?

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc holds 41 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc's Innovation Score?

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc has an Innovation Score of 36.8 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc focus on?

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 30 patents, ranking #624 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc's recent grant velocity is -76% 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 Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc's patents?

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc's patents average 11.0 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 Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, 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

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 41 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

RSS updates for this company

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Symmetry ranks #7,935 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 41 patents across 20 technology areas.

#7,935
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.8/100): 11.0
avg claims per patent: -76%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7935 · US Corporation #7,935 · 41 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 41 grants
UPPER-Q #7,935/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sakura Finetek U
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -76% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc. (±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 Symmetry’s 36.8 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 12.9 pts (35%) Velocity 1.5 pts (4%) Breadth 15.8 pts (43%) Claim depth 6.6 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
TÜRK & Hillinger · near

37
Aston Martin Lagonda · near

37
Institute OF… · near

37
Symmetry Medical… · this assignee

37
Wockhardt · near

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Symmetry's Innovation Score is 36.8/100 (top 45% 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 Symmetry?

Each dot is one of Symmetry’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). Symmetry’s own 11.0 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Symmetry's grants concentrate

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 73.2% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Symmetry sits between SLM Solutions Group AG and Shenzhen Newsonic Technologies Co., Ltd..

Symmetry's three-year grant acceleration

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

SLM Solutions Gro…

41
Solidia

41
Southern Taiwan U…

41
Supersonic Imagine

41
Sakura Finetek U

41
Salix Pharmaceuti…

41
Securityscorecard

41
Shenzhen Newsonic

41
Symmetry Medical… ◀

41

What this shows Symmetry holds 41 patents at rank #7,929, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Symmetry

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,929 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Symmetry, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Symmetry ranks #624 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (37 here).

Wockhardt Limited 37 Aston Martin Lagonda Limited 37 Institute OF Materia Medica, Chinese Academy OF Medical Sciences 37 TÜRK & Hillinger GMBH 37

Symmetry's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

View data table

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	17.1%
2016	6	14.6%
2017	9	22.0%
2018	8	19.5%
2019	3	7.3%
2020	4	9.8%
2021	2	4.9%
2022	1	2.4%
2023	1	2.4%

Which technologies does Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 30

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 19

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 15

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 7

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 3

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 3

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 3

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 2

B65C - Labelling OR Tagging Machines, Apparatus, OR Processes 2

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

B23B - TURNING; Boring 1

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 73.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #7,935 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc against SLM Solutions Group AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.8/100 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.