Where does TAU Orthopedics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), TAU Orthopedics, Inc. ranks #27,578 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 TAU Orthopedics, Inc. hold?

TAU Orthopedics, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is TAU Orthopedics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

TAU Orthopedics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.8 out of 100 (42nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

TAU Orthopedics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 TAU Orthopedics, Inc.'s patents?

TAU Orthopedics, Inc.'s patents average 24.2 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 TAU Orthopedics, 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

TAU Orthopedics, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does TAU Orthopedics, Inc. focus on?

TAU Orthopedics, Inc.'s top technology area is A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment) with 10 patents, ranking #131 of 1,021 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, TAU ranks #27,578 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 8 technology areas.

#27,578
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.8/100): 24.2
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27578 · US Corporation #27,578 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,578/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tapcentive
CPC-NARROW A63B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tapcentive, 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 TAU’s 32.8 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 8.3 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (30%) Claim depth 14.5 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
TAU Orthopedics · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows TAU's Innovation Score is 32.8/100 (42nd 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 TAU?

Each dot is one of TAU’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). TAU’s own 24.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where TAU's grants concentrate

TAU Orthopedics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, TAU sits between Tapcentive, Inc. and TDeltaS Limited.

Tapcentive

10
Taplast s r l

10
Taro Pharmaceutic…

10
Tate & Lyle Techn…

10
Tazmo

10
Tcr2 Therapeutics

10
TCS John Huxley E…

10
Tdeltas

10
TAU Orthopedics ◀

10

What this shows TAU holds 10 patents at rank #27,562, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near TAU

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,562 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training)

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

TAU's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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TAU Orthopedics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	10.0%
2016	3	30.0%
2017	2	20.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2020	2	20.0%

Which technologies does TAU Orthopedics, Inc. patent most?

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 10

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

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 3

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 1

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Top 8 of 8 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

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

TAU Orthopedics, Inc.'s lead technology class is A63B (Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63B
Ranked #27,578 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare TAU Orthopedics, Inc. against Tapcentive, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.8/100 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

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