USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Varian Medical Systems International Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 249 granted patents across 26 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY).

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

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249

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.5

Avg claims per patent

+9%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Varian holds 249 US patents across 26 technology areas, rank #1,652 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,652
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.8/100): 21.5
avg claims per patent: +9%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Varian Medical Systems International Ag has been granted 249 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Varian Medical Systems International Ag at rank #1,652 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 26 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY). As a Foreign Corporation, Varian Medical Systems International Ag is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Varian sits between AS America, Inc. (249 patents, rank #1,648) and Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd. (248 patents, rank #1,656) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.8/100 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 130 grants, compared with 119 in the 2015–2019 window, a +9% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Varian Medical Systems International Ag's 21.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 26 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Varian Medical Systems International Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Varian holds 249 patents at rank #1,652, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Varian

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,652 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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

Varian's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% 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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Varian Medical Systems International Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	4.4%
2016	11	4.4%
2017	25	10.0%
2018	28	11.2%
2019	44	17.7%
2020	40	16.1%
2021	39	15.7%
2022	33	13.3%
2023	13	5.2%
2024	5	2.0%

Which technologies does Varian Medical Systems International Ag patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 206

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 63

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 60

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 58

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 27

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 22

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 13

G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION 11

G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES 10

G16Z - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

F04C - ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 3

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 3

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 2

G16B - BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,652

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.8 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 Varian Medical Systems International Ag hold?

Varian Medical Systems International Ag holds 249 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Varian Medical Systems International Ag's Innovation Score?

Varian Medical Systems International Ag has an Innovation Score of 52.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Varian Medical Systems International Ag focus on?

Varian Medical Systems International Ag's top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY) with 206 patents. The company has filed patents in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is Varian Medical Systems International Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Varian Medical Systems International Ag's recent filing velocity is +9% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Varian Medical Systems International Ag's patents?

Varian Medical Systems International Ag's patents average 21.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Varian Medical Systems International Ag 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

Varian's 249 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - Varian ranks #1,652 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61N - see who else leads that technology area. A61N 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.