Where does Ziehm Imaging GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ziehm Imaging GmbH ranks #23,724 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 Ziehm Imaging GmbH hold?

Ziehm Imaging GmbH holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Ziehm Imaging GmbH's Innovation Score?

Ziehm Imaging GmbH has an Innovation Score of 45.3 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ziehm Imaging GmbH focus on?

Ziehm Imaging GmbH's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 12 patents, ranking #1,451 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ziehm Imaging GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ziehm Imaging GmbH's recent grant velocity is +133% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Ziehm Imaging GmbH's patents?

Ziehm Imaging GmbH's patents average 14.3 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 Ziehm Imaging GmbH 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 Foreign Corporation

Ziehm Imaging GmbH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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, Ziehm ranks #23,724 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 5 technology areas.

#23,724
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.3/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: +133%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23724 · Foreign Corporation #23,724 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,724/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH eLstar Dynamics…
CPC-NARROW A61B · 5 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +133% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: eLstar Dynamics Patents B.V. (±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 Ziehm’s 45.3 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 8.9 pts (20%) Velocity 20.0 pts (44%) Breadth 7.9 pts (17%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ziehm Imaging · this assignee

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ziehm's Innovation Score is 45.3/100 (top 23% 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 Ziehm?

Each dot is one of Ziehm’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). Ziehm’s own 14.3 claims/patent is at or below the 23.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Ziehm's grants concentrate

Ziehm Imaging GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Ziehm sits between Zoomessence, Inc. and eLstar Dynamics Patents B.V..

Ziehm's three-year grant acceleration

Ziehm Imaging GmbH shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

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Zocdoc

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12
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12

What this shows Ziehm holds 12 patents at rank #23,717, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ziehm

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,717 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Ziehm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Ziehm Imaging GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	1	8.3%
2020	1	8.3%
2022	2	16.7%
2023	3	25.0%
2024	1	8.3%
2025partial year	2	16.7%

Which technologies does Ziehm Imaging GmbH patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 12

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

H05G - X-ray Technique 3

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Ziehm Imaging GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ziehm Imaging GmbH's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #23,724 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ziehm Imaging GmbH against Zoomessence, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.3/100 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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