Overall rank by patents
#21,903
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 2 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Theken ranks #21,903 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 2 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21903 · US Corporation #21,903 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: The Metraflex Company (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Theken Spine · this assignee
26 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Theken's Innovation Score is 25.9/100 (top 82% 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.
Theken Spine, Llc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Theken sits between The Metraflex Company and Thinoptics, Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
The Metraflex Company
13 patents
The Tuway American Group, Inc.
13 patents
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran Affairs
13 patents
The University of Greenwich
13 patents
Thermal Corp.
13 patents
Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH
13 patents
Think Therapeutics, Inc.
13 patents
Thinoptics, Inc.
13 patents
Theken Spine, LLC
13 patents
What this shows Theken holds 13 patents at rank #21,933, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,933 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Theken's primary technology class.
Theken's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
26 Top 82% higher than 18% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 7.7% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#21,903
of 50,000 tracked assignees
25.9 out of 100
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