Overall rank by patents
#33,606
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Federal Government
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the General Counsel
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #33,606 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 5 technology areas.
- #33,606
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 35th percentile
- by Innovation Score (30.5/100)
- 31.5
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R33606 · US Federal Government #33,606 · 8 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
- MID-PACK #33,606/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH The Prestwick Group
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 5 areas
- INNOV-THIN 30.5/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 31.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: The Prestwick Group, 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.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around The
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- The United States… · this assignee 31
The United States… · this assignee
31 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 30.5/100 (35th 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 United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the General Counsel is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, The sits between The Prestwick Group, Inc. and Think Silicon SA.
Who files at The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- The Prestwick Gro…
The Prestwick Group, Inc.
8 patents
- The Realreal
The RealReal, Inc.
8 patents
- The Regents of th…
The Regents of the University of New Mexico
8 patents
- The Underwares Gr…
The Underwares Group, LLC
8 patents
- The Will-burt
The Will-Burt Company
8 patents
- Therapeutic Solut…
Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc
8 patents
- Thermodynamic Des…
Thermodynamic Design, LLC
8 patents
- Think Silicon
Think Silicon SA
8 patents
- The United States… ◀
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the General Counsel
8 patents
What this shows The holds 8 patents at rank #33,638, 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 #33,638 in granted patent volume.
- The Prestwick Group, Inc. #33,634 · 8 patents
- The RealReal, Inc. #33,635 · 8 patents
- The Regents of the University of New Mexico #33,636 · 8 patents
- The Underwares Group, LLC #33,637 · 8 patents
- The Will-Burt Company #33,639 · 8 patents
- Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc #33,640 · 8 patents
- Thermodynamic Design, LLC #33,641 · 8 patents
- Think Silicon SA #33,642 · 8 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- Covidien LP 5,709 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3,414 in class
- Olympus Corporation 2,758 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 2,362 in class
- Cilag GmbH International 2,063 in class
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1,921 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1,796 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 1,762 in class
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 35th percentile higher than 35% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | 75.0% |
Which technologies does The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the General Counsel patent most?
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
What to do with this data
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the General Counsel's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the General Counsel's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #33,606 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the General Counsel against The Prestwick Group, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 30.5/100 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.
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