Where does Tornier rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tornier ranks #5,045 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 Tornier hold?

Tornier holds 69 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Tornier's Innovation Score?

Tornier has an Innovation Score of 41.1 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Tornier's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tornier's recent grant velocity is -34% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Tornier's patents?

Tornier's patents average 17.7 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 Tornier 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 Foreign Corporation

Tornier

Q: What technology areas does Tornier focus on?

Tornier's top technology area is A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs) with 46 patents, ranking #136 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 69 granted patents across 16 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: A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tornier ranks #5,045 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 69 patents across 16 technology areas.

#5,045
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.1/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -34%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5045 · Foreign Corporation #5,045 · 69 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 69 grants
UPPER-Q #5,045/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sun World Internatio…
CPC-FOCUS A61F · 16 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -34% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sun World International, LLC (±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 Tornier’s 41.1 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 14.7 pts (36%) Velocity 1.7 pts (4%) Breadth 14.1 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dummen Group B V · near

41
Elbex Video · near

41
New Pig · near

41
Tornier · this assignee

41
Wahoo Fitness · near

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tornier's Innovation Score is 41.1/100 (top 34% 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 Tornier?

Each dot is one of Tornier’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). Tornier’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Tornier's grants concentrate

Tornier is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (13 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Tornier sits between Sun World International, LLC and Turn 5, Inc..

Tornier's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Tornier moved from 32 to 8 grants (0.25x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Sun World Interna…

69
THE Asan Foundati…

69
THE University OF…

69
Thyssenkrupp Pres…

69
Telefónica

69
Thoratec

69
Turlen Holding

69
Turn 5

69
Tornier ◀

69

What this shows Tornier holds 69 patents at rank #5,043, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tornier

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,043 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Tornier, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Tornier ranks #136 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Dummen Group B.V. 41 Elbex Video Ltd. 41 New Pig Corporation 41 Wahoo Fitness LLC 41

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.7 here).

TecPharma Licensing AG 17.7 avg Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC 17.7 avg Spine Wave, Inc. 17.7 avg KHS GmbH 17.7 avg

Tornier's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Tornier patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	7.2%
2016	7	10.1%
2017	9	13.0%
2018	7	10.1%
2019	13	18.8%
2020	11	15.9%
2021	8	11.6%
2022	4	5.8%
2023	2	2.9%
2024	2	2.9%
2025partial year	1	1.4%

Which technologies does Tornier patent most?

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 46

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 43

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 2

D04C - Braiding OR Manufacture OF Lace, Including Bobbin-net OR Carbonised LACE; Braiding MACHINES; BRAID; Lace 1

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Tornier's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tornier's lead technology class is A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #5,045 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tornier against Sun World International, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.1/100 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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