Where does Verathon Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Verathon Inc. ranks #10,501 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 Verathon Inc. hold?

Verathon Inc. holds 30 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Verathon Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Verathon Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.7 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Verathon Inc. focus on?

Verathon Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 29 patents, ranking #643 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

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

Verathon Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +163% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

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

Verathon Inc.'s patents average 17.9 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 Verathon 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 US Corporation

Verathon Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Verathon ranks #10,501 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 16 technology areas.

#10,501
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.7/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: +163%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10501 · US Corporation #10,501 · 30 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
UPPER-Q #10,501/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH University of Idaho
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 16 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +163% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: University of Idaho (±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 Verathon’s 56.7 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 (21%) Velocity 20.0 pts (35%) Breadth 14.1 pts (25%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Flir Unmanned… · near

57
IQM Finland OY · near

57
Nano Dimension · near

57
Endress+Hauser SE+ KG · near

57
Verathon · this assignee

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Verathon's Innovation Score is 56.7/100 (top 6% 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 Verathon?

Each dot is one of Verathon’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). Verathon’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Verathon's grants concentrate

Verathon Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 96.7% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Verathon sits between University of Idaho and Wagic, Inc..

Verathon's three-year grant acceleration

Verathon Inc. shows 17 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

University of Ida…

30
Valcare

30
Vemag Maschinenbau

30
VON Ardenne Asset…

30
Virnetx

30
Wageningen Univer…

30
Wilson Tool Inter…

30
Wagic

30
Verathon ◀

30

What this shows Verathon holds 30 patents at rank #10,502, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Verathon

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,502 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Verathon, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Verathon ranks #643 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG 57 Nano Dimension Technologies, Ltd. 57 IQM Finland OY 57 Flir Unmanned Aerial Systems ULC 57

Verathon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% 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.

View data table

Verathon Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	10.0%
2017	1	3.3%
2018	3	10.0%
2019	1	3.3%
2020	1	3.3%
2021	3	10.0%
2022	5	16.7%
2023	6	20.0%
2024	6	20.0%
2025partial year	1	3.3%

Which technologies does Verathon Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 29

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 10

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

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 3

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

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 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

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 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Verathon Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 96.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #10,501 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Verathon Inc. against University of Idaho, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.7/100 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

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.