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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vium, Inc. ranks #8,311 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 Vium, Inc. hold?

Vium, Inc. holds 39 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Vium, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Vium, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.3 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Vium, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -70% 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 Vium, Inc.'s patents?

Vium, Inc.'s patents average 13.1 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 Vium, 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

Vium, Inc.

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

Vium, Inc.'s top technology area is A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals) with 27 patents, ranking #26 of 1,035 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 25 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 39 granted patents across 25 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vium ranks #8,311 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 39 patents across 25 technology areas.

#8,311
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.3/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: -70%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8311 · US Corporation #8,311 · 39 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 39 grants
UPPER-Q #8,311/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ulterra Drilling
CPC-FOCUS A01K · 25 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -70% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. (±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 Vium’s 38.3 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 12.7 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 17.7 pts (46%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Blanco + KG · near

38
Nippon Shinyaku · near

38
ReconRobotics · near

38
Vium · this assignee

38
Ziemer Ophthalmic… · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vium's Innovation Score is 38.3/100 (top 41% 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 Vium?

Each dot is one of Vium’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). Vium’s own 13.1 claims/patent is at or below the 18.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Vium's grants concentrate

Vium, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 25 CPC subclasses with 69.2% of grants classified under A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (16 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Vium sits between Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. and World Richman Manufacturing Corporation.

Ulterra Drilling

39
Vaxcel Internatio…

39
Verizon Connect D…

39
Virtustream IP Ho…

39
Wegmann automotive

39
Weinberg Medical…

39
Wiliot

39
World Richman Man…

39
Vium ◀

39

What this shows Vium holds 39 patents at rank #8,310, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vium

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,310 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01K (Animal Husbandry)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Vium, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A01K (Animal Husbandry), Vium ranks #26 of 1,035 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. 38 Blanco GMBH + Co KG 38 ReconRobotics, Inc. 38 Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG 38

Vium's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Vium, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	2.6%
2017	4	10.3%
2018	9	23.1%
2019	16	41.0%
2020	9	23.1%

Which technologies does Vium, Inc. patent most?

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 27

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 11

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 5

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 5

G01G - Weighing 4

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

H04Q - Selecting 3

A61D - Veterinary Instruments, Implements, Tools, OR Methods 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

Top 15 of 25 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

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

Vium, Inc.'s lead technology class is A01K (Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals), 69.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01K
Ranked #8,311 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vium, Inc. against Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.3/100 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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