Where does THE Volcano Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Volcano Corporation ranks #2,076 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 THE Volcano Corporation hold?

THE Volcano Corporation holds 191 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 41 technology areas.

What is THE Volcano Corporation's Innovation Score?

THE Volcano Corporation has an Innovation Score of 52.5 out of 100 (top 10% 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 Volcano Corporation focus on?

THE Volcano Corporation's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 167 patents, ranking #110 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 41 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Volcano Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Volcano Corporation's recent grant velocity is -96% 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 Volcano Corporation's patents?

THE Volcano Corporation's patents average 19.6 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 THE Volcano Corporation 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

THE Volcano Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 191 granted patents across 41 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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 #2,076 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 191 patents across 41 technology areas.

#2,076
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.5/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent: -96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2076 · US Corporation #2,076 · 191 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 191 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,076/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Isco International
CPC-WIDE A61B · 41 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Isco International, LLC (±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 THE’s 52.5 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 18.2 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 22.6 pts (43%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Csmc Fab2 · near

53
Shin-Etsu Polymer · near

53
THE Volcano · this assignee

53
Thermwood · near

53
Zodiac Pool Systems · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 52.5/100 (top 10% 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 THE?

Each dot is one of THE’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). THE’s own 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where THE's grants concentrate

THE Volcano Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 41 CPC subclasses with 87.4% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (56 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, THE sits between Isco International, LLC and National Central University.

Isco International

191
Nortonlifelock

191
Sanken Electric

191
Stolle Machinery

191
THE Volcano ◀

191
Autostore Technol…

190
Bissell Homecare

190
Elekta

190
National Central…

190

What this shows THE holds 191 patents at rank #2,076, 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 #2,076 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for THE, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), THE ranks #110 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Csmc Technologies Fab2 Co., Ltd. 53 Thermwood Corporation 53 Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd. 53 Zodiac Pool Systems LLC 53

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.6 here).

Unity Technologies SF 19.6 avg Paypal, Inc. 19.6 avg Oracle International Corporation 19.6 avg Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc. 19.6 avg

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

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 Volcano Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	25	13.1%
2016	34	17.8%
2017	36	18.8%
2018	33	17.3%
2019	56	29.3%
2020	6	3.1%
2021	1	0.5%

Which technologies does THE Volcano Corporation patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 167

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 53

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 33

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 28

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 18

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 17

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 13

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

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 10

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 9

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 8

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 4

Top 15 of 41 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

THE Volcano Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Volcano Corporation's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 87.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #2,076 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Volcano Corporation against Isco International, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.5/100 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.

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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