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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), VertiFlex, Inc. ranks #11,510 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 VertiFlex, Inc. hold?

VertiFlex, Inc. holds 27 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is VertiFlex, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

VertiFlex, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.1 out of 100 (43rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VertiFlex, Inc. focus on?

VertiFlex, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 27 patents, ranking #686 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

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

VertiFlex, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -27% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

VertiFlex, Inc.'s patents average 22.0 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 VertiFlex, 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

VertiFlex, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 3 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vertiflex ranks #11,510 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 3 technology areas.

#11,510
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.1/100): 22.0
avg claims per patent: -27%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11510 · US Corporation #11,510 · 27 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 27 grants
UPPER-Q #11,510/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Vadient Optics
CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -27% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Vadient Optics, 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 Vertiflex’s 33.1 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 11.5 pts (35%) Velocity 2.2 pts (7%) Breadth 6.1 pts (18%) Claim depth 13.2 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nellcor Puritan… · near

33
SawStop Holding · near

33
Experian Health · near

33
MaxPower Semiconductor · near

33
VertiFlex · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vertiflex's Innovation Score is 33.1/100 (43rd 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 Vertiflex?

Each dot is one of Vertiflex’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). Vertiflex’s own 22.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 19.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Vertiflex's grants concentrate

VertiFlex, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Vertiflex sits between Vadient Optics, LLC and Wayne/Scott Fetzer Company.

Vertiflex's three-year grant acceleration

VertiFlex, Inc. shows 3 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.

Vadient Optics

27
Venture Products

27
Verdesian Life Sc…

27
Verizon Telematics

27
Vibracoustic SE

27
Vivex Biologics G…

27
Wave Computing

27
Wayne/Scott Fetzer

27
Vertiflex ◀

27

What this shows VertiFlex holds 27 patents at rank #11,507, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VertiFlex

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,507 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for VertiFlex, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), VertiFlex ranks #686 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

Experian Health, Inc. 33 MaxPower Semiconductor Inc. 33 SawStop Holding LLC 33 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Ireland 33

Vertiflex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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.

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VertiFlex, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	22.2%
2016	2	7.4%
2017	3	11.1%
2018	3	11.1%
2019	1	3.7%
2020	6	22.2%
2021	2	7.4%
2022	2	7.4%
2024	1	3.7%
2025partial year	1	3.7%

Which technologies does VertiFlex, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 27

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 16

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 3

Top 3 of 3 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

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

VertiFlex, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #11,510 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare VertiFlex, Inc. against Vadient Optics, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.1/100 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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