USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,132 granted patents across 78 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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1,132

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.3

Avg claims per patent

-98%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Toshiba holds 1,132 US patents across 78 technology areas, rank #395 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#395
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.0/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -98%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation has been granted 1,132 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation at rank #395 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 78 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Toshiba sits between Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. (1,135 patents, rank #391) and BSH Hausgeräte Gmbh (1,122 patents, rank #399) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 25 grants, compared with 1,107 in the 2015–2019 window, a -98% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation's 14.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 78 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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1,135
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1,134
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1,132
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1,130
Cree

1,127
Cornell University

1,126
BSH Hausgeräte

1,122

What this shows Toshiba holds 1,132 patents at rank #395, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Toshiba

By rank, the assignees closest to #395 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Toshiba's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	224	19.8%
2016	206	18.2%
2017	259	22.9%
2018	247	21.8%
2019	171	15.1%
2020	14	1.2%
2021	7	0.6%
2022	1	0.1%
2023	2	0.2%
2024	1	0.1%

Which technologies does Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 772

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 377

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 263

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 171

G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION 103

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 72

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 70

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 44

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 38

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 28

H05G - X-RAY TECHNIQUE 23

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 17

B06B - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, ; e.g.; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL 14

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 12

G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES 11

Top 15 of 78 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#395

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation hold?

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation holds 1,132 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 78 technology areas.

What is Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation's Innovation Score?

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation has an Innovation Score of 58.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation focus on?

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 772 patents. The company has filed patents in 78 CPC subclasses total.

Is Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation's recent filing velocity is -98% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation's patents?

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation's patents average 14.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Toshiba's 1,132 grants land it in the top 5% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Toshiba ranks #395 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61B - see who else leads that technology area. A61B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.