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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Zimmer US, Inc. ranks #44,254 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 US, Inc. hold?

Zimmer US, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

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

Zimmer US, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.1 out of 100 (40th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Zimmer US, Inc..

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

Zimmer US, Inc.'s patents average 20.0 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 Zimmer US, 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 US, Inc.

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

Zimmer US, Inc.'s top technology area is G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data) with 6 patents, ranking #792 of 3,149 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zimmer ranks #44,254 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 11 technology areas.

#44,254
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.1/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44254 · US Corporation #44,254 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #44,254/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Zhongshan Forever…
CPC-FOCUS G16H · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd (±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 32.1 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 6.7 pts (21%) Velocity 1.7 pts (5%) Breadth 11.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Zimmer US · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Zimmer's Innovation Score is 32.1/100 (40th 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 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 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 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 US, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Zimmer sits between Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd and Zoetis Belgium S.A.

Zimmer's three-year grant acceleration

Zimmer US, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Zhongshan Forever…

6
Zhuhai Sinco Inte…

6
Ziel Optics

6
Zierick Manufactu…

6
Ziva Dynamics

6
Zivo Bioscience

6
Zoe

6
Zoetis Belgium

6
Zimmer US ◀

6

What this shows Zimmer holds 6 patents at rank #44,232, 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 #44,232 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G16H (Healthcare Informatics)

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

Zimmer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Zimmer US, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	33.3%
2021	2	33.3%
2024	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Zimmer US, Inc. patent most?

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

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 3

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 3

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

Top 11 of 11 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 US, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Zimmer US, Inc.'s lead technology class is G16H (Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G16H
Ranked #44,254 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Zimmer US, Inc. against Zhongshan Forever Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.1/100 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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