Where does Watkins Manufacturing Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Watkins Manufacturing Corporation ranks #4,542 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 Watkins Manufacturing Corporation hold?

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation holds 78 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Watkins Manufacturing Corporation's Innovation Score?

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation has an Innovation Score of 38.0 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Watkins Manufacturing Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation's recent grant velocity is -68% 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 Watkins Manufacturing Corporation's patents?

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation's patents average 4.9 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 Watkins Manufacturing Corporation 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

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Watkins Manufacturing Corporation focus on?

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation's top technology area is A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body) with 8 patents, ranking #92 of 752 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 78 granted patents across 21 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: A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specifi).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Watkins ranks #4,542 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 78 patents across 21 technology areas.

#4,542
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.0/100): 4.9
avg claims per patent: -68%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4542 · US Corporation #4,542 · 78 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 78 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,542/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Universitat Stuttgart
CPC-FOCUS A61H · 21 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -68% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universitat Stuttgart (±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 Watkins’s 38.0 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 15.1 pts (40%) Velocity 3.8 pts (10%) Breadth 16.2 pts (43%) Claim depth 2.9 pts (8%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FTS Computertechnik · near

38
Hannstouch Solution… · near

38
Inuitive · near

38
Watkins Manufacturing · this assignee

38
SanDisk Enterprise IP · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Watkins's Innovation Score is 38.0/100 (top 42% 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 Watkins?

Each dot is one of Watkins’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). Watkins’s own 4.9 claims/patent is at or below the 13.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Watkins's grants concentrate

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 10.3% of grants classified under A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specifi). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (19 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Watkins sits between Universitat Stuttgart and AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc..

Watkins's three-year grant acceleration

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Universitat Stutt…

78
University of Lou…

78
Valtech Cardio

78
Vuereal

78
Whelen Engineering

78
Yanshan University

78
Watkins Manufactu… ◀

78
Arlington Industr…

77
AT&T Technical Se…

77

What this shows Watkins holds 78 patents at rank #4,542, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Watkins

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,542 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Watkins, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus), Watkins ranks #92 of 752 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Hannstouch Solution Incorporated 38 Inuitive Ltd. 38 FTS Computertechnik GMBH 38 SanDisk Enterprise IP LLC 38

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (4.9 here).

Raffel Systems, LLC 4.9 avg Telebrands Corp. 4.9 avg Shinano Kenshi Kabushiki Kaisha 4.9 avg Microtech Knives, Inc. 4.9 avg

Watkins's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% 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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Watkins Manufacturing Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	12.8%
2016	12	15.4%
2017	19	24.4%
2018	8	10.3%
2019	7	9.0%
2020	1	1.3%
2021	8	10.3%
2022	4	5.1%
2024	5	6.4%
2025partial year	4	5.1%

Which technologies does Watkins Manufacturing Corporation patent most?

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 8

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 5

A47K - Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories 4

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 4

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

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 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

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

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 2

Top 15 of 21 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

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Watkins Manufacturing Corporation's lead technology class is A61H (Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specifi), 10.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61H
Ranked #4,542 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Watkins Manufacturing Corporation against Universitat Stuttgart, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.0/100 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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