Where does Össur Iceland ehf rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Össur Iceland ehf ranks #6,979 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 Össur Iceland ehf hold?

Össur Iceland ehf holds 48 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Össur Iceland ehf's Innovation Score?

Össur Iceland ehf has an Innovation Score of 40.3 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Össur Iceland ehf's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Össur Iceland ehf's recent grant velocity is +220% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Össur Iceland ehf's patents?

Össur Iceland ehf's patents average 17.3 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 Össur Iceland ehf 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

Össur Iceland ehf

Q: What technology areas does Össur Iceland ehf focus on?

Össur Iceland ehf's top technology area is 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) with 41 patents, ranking #150 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 48 granted patents across 12 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: 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 Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Össur ranks #6,979 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 48 patents across 12 technology areas.

#6,979
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.3/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: +220%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6979 · Foreign Corporation #6,979 · 48 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 48 grants
UPPER-Q #6,979/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH entigenlogic
CPC-FOCUS A61F · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +220% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: entigenlogic LLC (±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 Össur’s 40.3 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 13.4 pts (33%) Velocity 4.2 pts (10%) Breadth 12.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Amgen Research… · near

40
Dorco · near

40
Össur Iceland ehf · this assignee

40
Paul Hartmann · near

40
Silgan White Cap · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Össur's Innovation Score is 40.3/100 (top 36% 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 Össur?

Each dot is one of Össur’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). Össur’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Össur's grants concentrate

Össur Iceland ehf is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 85.4% of grants classified under 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 Device). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (11 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Össur sits between Wika Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG and Avenu Medical, Inc..

Össur's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Össur Iceland ehf moved from 22 to 14 grants (0.64x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Wika Alexander Wi…

48
Xinjiang Goldwind…

48
Zodiac Pool Care…

48
entigenlogic

48
Össur Iceland ehf ◀

48
Aarhus Universitet

47
Amsa

47
Aquifi

47
Avenu Medical

47

What this shows Össur holds 48 patents at rank #6,979, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Össur

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,979 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Össur, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Össur ranks #150 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Paul Hartmann AG 40 Amgen Research (MUNICH) GMBH 40 Silgan White Cap LLC 40 Dorco Co., Ltd. 40

Össur's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% 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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Össur Iceland ehf patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	2.1%
2018	5	10.4%
2019	4	8.3%
2020	11	22.9%
2021	7	14.6%
2022	6	12.5%
2023	5	10.4%
2024	3	6.3%
2025partial year	6	12.5%

Which technologies does Össur Iceland ehf patent most?

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 41

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 7

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 5

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

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

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Össur Iceland ehf's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Össur Iceland ehf's lead technology class is 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 Device), 85.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #6,979 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Össur Iceland ehf against Wika Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.3/100 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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