Theken Spine, LLC
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 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #21,903
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 18th percentile
- by Innovation Score (25.9/100)
- 15.8
- avg claims per patent
- +0%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
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
- GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
- MID-PACK #21,903/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH The Metraflex
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 25.9/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-FLAT +0% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
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.
How Theken’s 25.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Theken
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Theken Spine · this assignee 26
Theken Spine · this assignee
26 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Theken's Innovation Score is 25.9/100 (18th 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.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Theken?
Each dot is one of Theken’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). Theken’s own 15.8 claims/patent is at or below the 16.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Theken's grants concentrate
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..
Theken's three-year grant acceleration
Theken Spine, LLC shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at Theken's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- The Metraflex
The Metraflex Company
13 patents
- The Tuway America…
The Tuway American Group, Inc.
13 patents
- The United States…
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran Affairs
13 patents
- The University of…
The University of Greenwich
13 patents
- Thermal
Thermal Corp.
13 patents
- Thermo Fisher Sci…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH
13 patents
- Think Therapeutics
Think Therapeutics, Inc.
13 patents
- Thinoptics
Thinoptics, Inc.
13 patents
- Theken Spine ◀
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.
Companies ranked near Theken
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,933 in granted patent volume.
- The Metraflex Company #21,929 · 13 patents
- The Tuway American Group, Inc. #21,930 · 13 patents
- The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran Affairs #21,931 · 13 patents
- The University of Greenwich #21,932 · 13 patents
- Thermal Corp. #21,934 · 13 patents
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH #21,935 · 13 patents
- Think Therapeutics, Inc. #21,936 · 13 patents
- Thinoptics, Inc. #21,937 · 13 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Theken'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
Theken's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
26 18th percentile higher than 18% 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 | 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% |
Which technologies does Theken Spine, LLC patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Theken Spine, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Theken Spine, LLC's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #21,903 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Theken Spine, LLC against The Metraflex Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 25.9/100 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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