Where does Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. ranks #12,714 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 Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. hold?

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.7 out of 100 (top 46% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. focus on?

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 24 patents, ranking #754 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +240% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.'s patents?

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.'s patents average 19.0 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 Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. 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

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Thompson ranks #12,714 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 2 technology areas.

#12,714
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 46%
by Innovation Score (36.7/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: +240%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12714 · US Corporation #12,714 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,714/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tf-metal
CPC-NARROW A61B · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +240% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tf-metal Co., Ltd. (±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 Thompson’s 36.7 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 11.1 pts (30%) Velocity 9.2 pts (25%) Breadth 5.0 pts (14%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Thompson's Innovation Score is 36.7/100 (top 46% 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 Thompson?

Each dot is one of Thompson’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). Thompson’s own 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Thompson's grants concentrate

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Thompson sits between Tf-metal Co., Ltd. and Tripleblind Holdings, Inc..

Thompson's three-year grant acceleration

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

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What this shows Thompson holds 24 patents at rank #12,703, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Thompson

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,703 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Thompson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.2%
2018	2	8.3%
2019	2	8.3%
2020	2	8.3%
2021	4	16.7%
2022	3	12.5%
2023	2	8.3%
2024	6	25.0%
2025partial year	2	8.3%

Which technologies does Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 24

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 6

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #12,714 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc. against Tf-metal Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.7/100 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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