Where does The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. ranks #43,593 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 21.3 out of 100 (8th 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 The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. focus on?

The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.'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 The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.'s patents?

The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.'s patents average 16.0 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.

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The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.

Q: How many patents does The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. hold?

The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 2 technology areas.

Q: How is the The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, 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 PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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, The ranks #43,593 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.

#43,593
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.3/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43593 · US Corporation #43,593 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,593/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Affinity Project
CPC-NARROW A61B · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Affinity Project, 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.

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 21.3/100 (8th 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.

Where The's grants concentrate

The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, The sits between The Affinity Project, Inc. and The Entertainment Group, LLC.

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What this shows The holds 6 patents at rank #43,655, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near The

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,655 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	50.0%
2016	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%

Which technologies does The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

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 1

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#43,593

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

21.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #43,593 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. against The Affinity Project, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.3/100 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

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