Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: G01T (Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Thermo ranks #21,906 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 9 technology areas.
- #21,906
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 48%
- by Innovation Score (36.0/100)
- 18.2
- avg claims per patent
- +350%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21906 · Foreign Corporation #21,906 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
- MID-PACK #21,906/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH The United States…
- CPC-NARROW G01T · 9 areas
- INNOV-THIN 36.0/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +350% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran Affairs (±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 36.0 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
- Korea Internet &… · near
Korea Internet &… · near
36 score
- Viavi Solutions UK · near
Viavi Solutions UK · near
36 score
- Takara BIO · near
Takara BIO · near
36 score
- Thermo Fisher… · this assignee
Thermo Fisher… · this assignee
36 score
- Deublin · near
Deublin · near
36 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Thermo's Innovation Score is 36.0/100 (top 48% 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 18.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.5 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 Messtechnik GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under G01T (Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Thermo sits between The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran Affairs and Tiangong University.
Thermo's three-year grant acceleration
Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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 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
- Theken Spine
Theken Spine, LLC
13 patents
- Thermal
Thermal Corp.
13 patents
- Think Therapeutics
Think Therapeutics, Inc.
13 patents
- Thinoptics
Thinoptics, Inc.
13 patents
- Thomas Engineerin…
Thomas Engineering Solutions & Consulting, LLC
13 patents
- Tiangong Universi…
Tiangong University
13 patents
- Thermo Fisher Sci… ◀
Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH
13 patents
What this shows Thermo holds 13 patents at rank #21,935, 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 #21,935 in granted patent volume.
- 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
- Theken Spine, LLC #21,933 · 13 patents
- Thermal Corp. #21,934 · 13 patents
- Think Therapeutics, Inc. #21,936 · 13 patents
- Thinoptics, Inc. #21,937 · 13 patents
- Thomas Engineering Solutions & Consulting, LLC #21,938 · 13 patents
- Tiangong University #21,939 · 13 patents
Leaders in G01T (Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Thermo's primary technology class.
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 259 in class
- Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 131 in class
- Shenzhen Xpectvision Technology Co., Ltd. 130 in class
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. 111 in class
- Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation 103 in class
- Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. 93 in class
- Canon Medical Systems Corporation 91 in class
- Konica Minolta, Inc. 72 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 G01T (Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation), Thermo ranks #58 of 460 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).
Thermo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
36 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2022 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 15.4% |
Which technologies does Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH patent most?
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH's lead technology class is G01T (Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01T
- Ranked #21,906 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH against The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran Affairs, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 36.0/100 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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