Where does Synthes GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Synthes GmbH ranks #11,822 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 Synthes GmbH hold?

Synthes GmbH holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Synthes GmbH's Innovation Score?

Synthes GmbH has an Innovation Score of 47.9 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Synthes GmbH focus on?

Synthes GmbH's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 18 patents, ranking #990 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Synthes GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Synthes GmbH's recent grant velocity is +2200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Synthes GmbH's patents?

Synthes GmbH's patents average 21.0 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 Synthes 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

Synthes GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 6 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, Synthes ranks #11,822 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 6 technology areas.

#11,822
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.9/100): 21.0
avg claims per patent: +2200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11822 · Foreign Corporation #11,822 · 26 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
UPPER-Q #11,822/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sonnax Transmission
CPC-NARROW A61B · 6 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +2200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sonnax Transmission Company (±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 Synthes’s 47.9 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 11.4 pts (24%) Velocity 15.2 pts (32%) Breadth 8.7 pts (18%) Claim depth 12.6 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ansaldo Energia IP UK · near

48
Merial · near

48
Purple Innovation · near

48
Segos · near

48
Synthes · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Synthes's Innovation Score is 47.9/100 (top 18% 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 Synthes?

Each dot is one of Synthes’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). Synthes’s own 21.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Synthes's grants concentrate

Synthes GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 69.2% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Synthes sits between Sonnax Transmission Company and Termax Company.

Synthes's three-year grant acceleration

Synthes GmbH shows 16 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.

Sonnax Transmissi…

26
Soroco Private

26
Spinecore

26
Sprick Bielefelde…

26
Tamkang University

26
Tatsumi Ryoki

26
Teletech Holdings

26
Termax

26
Synthes ◀

26

What this shows Synthes holds 26 patents at rank #11,822, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Synthes

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,822 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Synthes, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Synthes ranks #990 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).

Segos Co., Ltd. 48 Purple Innovation, LLC 48 Ansaldo Energia IP UK Limited 48 Merial Inc. 48

Synthes's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% 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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Synthes GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	3.8%
2020	2	7.7%
2021	5	19.2%
2022	6	23.1%
2023	6	23.1%
2024	4	15.4%
2025partial year	2	7.7%

Which technologies does Synthes GmbH patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 18

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 11

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

B27B - Saws FOR Wood OR Similar MATERIAL; Components OR Accessories Therefor 3

B23D - PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; Like Operations FOR Working Metal BY Removing Material, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 6 of 6 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

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

Synthes GmbH's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 69.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #11,822 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Synthes GmbH against Sonnax Transmission Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.9/100 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

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