Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) Sarl
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 3 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Thermo ranks #25,401 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #25,401
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 42nd percentile
- by Innovation Score (32.6/100)
- 18.6
- avg claims per patent
- -83%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R25401 · Foreign Corporation #25,401 · 11 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
- MID-PACK #25,401/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH The University of…
- CPC-NARROW G01N · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 32.6/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -83% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: The University of Canterbury (±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 Thermo’s 32.6 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 Thermo
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Barletta Boat · near 33
Barletta Boat · near
33 score
- Gericke · near 33
Gericke · near
33 score
- Taisei · near 33
Taisei · near
33 score
- Thermo Fisher… · this assignee 33
Thermo Fisher… · this assignee
33 score
- Truelite Trace · near 33
Truelite Trace · near
33 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Thermo's Innovation Score is 32.6/100 (42nd 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 Thermo?
Each dot is one of Thermo’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). Thermo’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Thermo's grants concentrate
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) Sarl is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 81.8% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Thermo sits between The University of Canterbury and Thunder Beast Aims Corporation.
Thermo's three-year grant acceleration
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) Sarl shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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 Thermo's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- The University of…
The University of Canterbury
11 patents
- Theracell
Theracell, LLC
11 patents
- Theravance Respir…
Theravance Respiratory Company, LLC
11 patents
- Theriva Biologics
Theriva Biologics, Inc.
11 patents
- Thetis Phamaceuti…
Thetis Phamaceuticals LLC
11 patents
- Thread Wallets
Thread Wallets LLC
11 patents
- Threatstop
ThreatSTOP, Inc.
11 patents
- Thunder Beast Aims
Thunder Beast Aims Corporation
11 patents
- Thermo Fisher Sci… ◀
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) Sarl
11 patents
What this shows Thermo holds 11 patents at rank #25,402, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Thermo
By rank, the assignees closest to #25,402 in granted patent volume.
- The University of Canterbury #25,398 · 11 patents
- Theracell, LLC #25,399 · 11 patents
- Theravance Respiratory Company, LLC #25,400 · 11 patents
- Theriva Biologics, Inc. #25,401 · 11 patents
- Thetis Phamaceuticals LLC #25,403 · 11 patents
- Thread Wallets LLC #25,404 · 11 patents
- ThreatSTOP, Inc. #25,405 · 11 patents
- Thunder Beast Aims Corporation #25,406 · 11 patents
Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Thermo's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,153 in class
- Shimadzu Corporation 1,111 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 837 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 816 in class
- The Boeing Company 701 in class
- General Electric Company 634 in class
- Kla-tencor Corporation 583 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 530 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Thermo, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Thermo ranks #1,627 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).
Thermo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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 | 3 | 27.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 18.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2025partial year | 4 | 36.4% |
Which technologies does Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) Sarl patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) Sarl's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) Sarl's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 81.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
- Ranked #25,401 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) Sarl against The University of Canterbury, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 32.6/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.