Where does Zimmer Spine, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Zimmer Spine, Inc. ranks #3,645 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 Zimmer Spine, Inc. hold?

Zimmer Spine, Inc. holds 101 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Zimmer Spine, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Zimmer Spine, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.6 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Zimmer Spine, Inc. focus on?

Zimmer Spine, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 96 patents, ranking #190 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

Zimmer Spine, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -78% 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 Zimmer Spine, Inc.'s patents?

Zimmer Spine, Inc.'s patents average 17.7 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 Zimmer Spine, 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

Zimmer Spine, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 101 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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, Zimmer ranks #3,645 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 101 patents across 7 technology areas.

#3,645
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.6/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -78%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3645 · US Corporation #3,645 · 101 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 101 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,645/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Wahl Clipper
CPC-NARROW A61B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -78% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Wahl Clipper Corporation (±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 Zimmer’s 37.6 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 16.0 pts (42%) Velocity 1.7 pts (5%) Breadth 9.4 pts (25%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
A-dec · near

38
Endocyte · near

38
Smithgroup Companies · near

38
Zimmer Spine · this assignee

38
Quest Software · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Zimmer's Innovation Score is 37.6/100 (top 43% 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 Zimmer?

Each dot is one of Zimmer’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). Zimmer’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Zimmer's grants concentrate

Zimmer Spine, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 95% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (23 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Zimmer sits between Wahl Clipper Corporation and Biomet 3i, LLC.

Zimmer's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Zimmer Spine, Inc. moved from 24 to 6 grants (0.25x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #3,042. See the growth leaderboard.

Wahl Clipper

101
West Virginia Uni…

101
Zhongshan Broad-o…

101
ZTE (USA)

101
Zimmer Spine ◀

101
ABB S P A

100
Arnold & Richter…

100
Arconic

100
Biomet 3i

100

What this shows Zimmer holds 101 patents at rank #3,646, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zimmer

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,646 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Zimmer, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Zimmer ranks #190 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

A-dec, Inc. 38 Endocyte, Inc. 38 Smithgroup Companies, Inc. 38 Quest Software Inc. 38

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.7 here).

SmartDrive Systems, Inc. 17.7 avg Lund Motion Products, Inc. 17.7 avg Grundfos Holding A/S 17.7 avg Nissan North America, Inc. 17.7 avg

Zimmer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Zimmer Spine, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	23	22.8%
2016	16	15.8%
2017	17	16.8%
2018	15	14.9%
2019	12	11.9%
2020	4	4.0%
2021	8	7.9%
2022	1	1.0%
2023	2	2.0%
2024	3	3.0%

Which technologies does Zimmer Spine, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 96

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 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 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 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Zimmer Spine, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 95% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #3,645 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Zimmer Spine, Inc. against Wahl Clipper Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.6/100 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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