Where does Terumo BCT, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Terumo BCT, Inc. ranks #3,239 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 Terumo BCT, Inc. hold?

Terumo BCT, Inc. holds 116 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 28 technology areas.

What is Terumo BCT, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Terumo BCT, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 51.4 out of 100 (top 11% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Terumo BCT, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Terumo BCT, 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 Terumo BCT, Inc.'s patents?

Terumo BCT, Inc.'s patents average 12.6 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 Terumo BCT, 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

Terumo BCT, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Terumo BCT, Inc. focus on?

Terumo BCT, Inc.'s top technology area is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor) with 51 patents, ranking #141 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 28 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 116 granted patents across 28 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Terumo ranks #3,239 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 116 patents across 28 technology areas.

#3,239
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.4/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: +60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3239 · US Corporation #3,239 · 116 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 116 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,239/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Macau University of…
CPC-FOCUS A61M · 28 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Macau University of Science and Technology (±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 Terumo’s 51.4 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 16.5 pts (32%) Velocity 8.7 pts (17%) Breadth 18.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Staton Techiya · near

51
Terumo BCT · this assignee

51
University OF South… · near

51
Peregrine Semiconduc… · near

51
Polestar Performance… · near

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Terumo's Innovation Score is 51.4/100 (top 11% 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 Terumo?

Each dot is one of Terumo’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). Terumo’s own 12.6 claims/patent is at or below the 12.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Terumo's grants concentrate

Terumo BCT, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 28 CPC subclasses with 44% of grants classified under A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (16 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2018. By volume, Terumo sits between Macau University of Science and Technology and Wiwynn Corporation.

Terumo's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Terumo BCT, Inc. moved from 29 to 38 grants (1.31x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #633. See the growth leaderboard.

Macau University…

116
Peking University…

116
Polar Electro Oy

116
Shanghai Huahong…

116
UCL Business

116
Unirac

116
Valmont Industries

116
Wiwynn

116
Terumo BCT ◀

116

What this shows Terumo holds 116 patents at rank #3,239, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Terumo

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,239 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Terumo, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), Terumo ranks #141 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (51 here).

University OF South Australia 51 Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation 51 Polestar Performance AB 51 Staton Techiya LLC 51

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.6 here).

INDUSTRY—UNIVERSITY Cooperation Foundation Korea Aerospace University 12.6 avg Husqvarna AB 12.6 avg Harman International Industries, Incorporated 12.6 avg NantBio, Inc. 12.6 avg

Terumo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 11% higher than 89% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Terumo BCT, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	16	13.8%
2016	8	6.9%
2017	10	8.6%
2018	3	2.6%
2019	3	2.6%
2020	14	12.1%
2021	12	10.3%
2022	6	5.2%
2023	16	13.8%
2024	16	13.8%
2025partial year	12	10.3%

Which technologies does Terumo BCT, Inc. patent most?

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 51

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 47

B04B - Centrifuges 38

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 28

B01D - Separation 16

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 10

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 9

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 9

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 8

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

F26B - Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom 6

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 6

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 4

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 4

Top 15 of 28 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

Terumo BCT, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Terumo BCT, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor), 44% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #3,239 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Terumo BCT, Inc. against Macau University of Science and Technology, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.4/100 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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