Where does Valcare, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Valcare, Inc. ranks #10,499 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 Valcare, Inc. hold?

Valcare, Inc. holds 30 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Valcare, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Valcare, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.9 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Valcare, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Valcare, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Valcare, Inc.'s patents?

Valcare, Inc.'s patents average 13.8 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 Valcare, 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 Foreign Corporation

Valcare, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Valcare, Inc. focus on?

Valcare, Inc.'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 24 patents, ranking #275 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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, Valcare ranks #10,499 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 5 technology areas.

#10,499
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.9/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10499 · Foreign Corporation #10,499 · 30 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
UPPER-Q #10,499/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH United Laboratories…
CPC-NARROW A61F · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: United Laboratories 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 Valcare’s 39.9 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 11.9 pts (30%) Velocity 11.9 pts (30%) Breadth 7.9 pts (20%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Apaq Technology · near

40
Kama-Tech (HK) · near

40
Stella Chemifa · near

40
Stitch Fix · near

40
Valcare · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Valcare's Innovation Score is 39.9/100 (top 37% 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 Valcare?

Each dot is one of Valcare’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). Valcare’s own 13.8 claims/patent is at or below the 16.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Valcare's grants concentrate

Valcare, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 80% 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 2023 (10 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Valcare sits between Universitaet Zuerich and VirnetX, Inc..

Valcare's three-year grant acceleration

Valcare, Inc. shows 16 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

Universitaet Zuer…

30
University Hospit…

30
United Laboratori…

30
University of Ida…

30
Vemag Maschinenbau

30
VON Ardenne Asset…

30
Verathon

30
Virnetx

30
Valcare ◀

30

What this shows Valcare holds 30 patents at rank #10,499, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Valcare

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,499 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Valcare, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Valcare ranks #275 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Kama-Tech (HK) Limited 40 Stella Chemifa Corporation 40 Apaq Technology Co., Ltd. 40 Stitch Fix, Inc. 40

Valcare's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 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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Valcare, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	3.3%
2016	2	6.7%
2017	2	6.7%
2019	1	3.3%
2020	5	16.7%
2021	3	10.0%
2022	5	16.7%
2023	10	33.3%
2024	1	3.3%

Which technologies does Valcare, Inc. 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 24

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 14

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 4

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 2

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 2

Top 5 of 5 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

Valcare, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Valcare, Inc.'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), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #10,499 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Valcare, Inc. against Universitaet Zuerich, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.9/100 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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