Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Ultrasonix ranks #43,807 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.
- #43,807
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 26th percentile
- by Innovation Score (28.0/100)
- 22.3
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R43807 · US Corporation #43,807 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #43,807/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Ubiqam
- CPC-NARROW A61B · 5 areas
- INNOV-THIN 28.0/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 22.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Ubiqam 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 Ultrasonix’s 28.0 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 Ultrasonix
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Ultrasonix Medical · this assignee 28
Ultrasonix Medical · this assignee
28 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Ultrasonix's Innovation Score is 28.0/100 (26th 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 Ultrasonix?
Each dot is one of Ultrasonix’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). Ultrasonix’s own 22.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Ultrasonix's grants concentrate
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Ultrasonix sits between Utilization Technology Development, NFP and Unik Orthopedics, Inc..
Who files at Ultrasonix's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Utilization Techn…
Utilization Technology Development, NFP
6 patents
- UV Innovators
UV Innovators, LLC
6 patents
- Ubiqam
Ubiqam Ltd.
6 patents
- Ultimovacs ASA
Ultimovacs ASA
6 patents
- Umeheal
Umeheal Ltd.
6 patents
- Unified Office
Unified Office, Inc.
6 patents
- Unify
Unify, Inc.
6 patents
- Unik Orthopedics
Unik Orthopedics, Inc.
6 patents
- Ultrasonix Medical ◀
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
6 patents
What this shows Ultrasonix holds 6 patents at rank #43,818, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Ultrasonix
By rank, the assignees closest to #43,818 in granted patent volume.
- Utilization Technology Development, NFP #43,814 · 6 patents
- UV Innovators, LLC #43,815 · 6 patents
- Ubiqam Ltd. #43,816 · 6 patents
- Ultimovacs ASA #43,817 · 6 patents
- Umeheal Ltd. #43,819 · 6 patents
- Unified Office, Inc. #43,820 · 6 patents
- Unify, Inc. #43,821 · 6 patents
- Unik Orthopedics, Inc. #43,822 · 6 patents
Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Ultrasonix's primary technology class.
- Covidien LP 5,709 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3,414 in class
- Olympus Corporation 2,758 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 2,362 in class
- Cilag GmbH International 2,063 in class
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1,921 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1,796 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 1,762 in class
Ultrasonix's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
28 26th percentile higher than 26% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | 33.3% |
Which technologies does Ultrasonix Medical Corporation patent most?
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Ultrasonix Medical Corporation's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
- Ranked #43,807 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Ultrasonix Medical Corporation against Utilization Technology Development, NFP, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 28.0/100 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.
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.