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Healthcare informatics Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class G16 · Section G

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 1,852 patents in 2024.peak 1,8521996: 33 patents19961997: 39 patents1998: 63 patents1999: 80 patents19992000: 77 patents2001: 95 patents2002: 99 patents20022003: 132 patents2004: 117 patents2005: 133 patents20052006: 198 patents2007: 164 patents2008: 160 patents20082009: 156 patents2010: 427 patents2011: 484 patents20112012: 566 patents2013: 784 patents2014: 876 patents20142015: 672 patents2016: 719 patents2017: 856 patents20172018: 1,089 patents2019: 1,488 patents2020: 1,478 patents20202021: 1,579 patents2022: 1,601 patents2023: 1,751 patents20232024: 1,852 patents2025: 1,695 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Aaron B. Weast 11 Nike
2 Leo Grady 10 Heartflow
3 James Proud 9 Hello
#4 Lowell L. Wood, JR. 9 The Invention Science Fund I
#5 Roderick A. Hyde 9 Intellectual Ventures
#6 Elizabeth A. Sweeney 8 The Invention Science Fund I
#7 Charles A. Taylor 7 Heartflow
#8 Jamian R. Cobbett 7 Nike
#9 Michael D. Ellis 7 United Video Properties
#10 SantoshKumar Balakrishnan 7 Nike
#11 Aaron K. Goodwin 6 Nike
#12 Charles S. Jordan 6 Intouch Technologies
#13 Eric C. Leuthardt 6 The Invention Science Fund I
#14 Evan K. Fram 6 D.R. Systems
#15 James M. Mullin 6 Nike
#16 Jordan M. Rice 6 Nike
#17 Joshua M. Rooke-Ley 6 Nike
#18 John M. Schmitt 6 Nike
#19 Adam S. Carroll 5 Nike
#20 Corey C. Dow-Hygelund 5 Nike
#21 Dean Kamen 5 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#22 Jason Nims 5 Nike
#23 Kwamina Crankson 5 Nike
#24 Marco Pinter 5 Intouch Technologies
#25 Michael Robert Mensinger 5 Dexcom
#26 Michael Ruehle 5 Edico Genome
#27 Muriel Y. Ishikawa 5 The Invention Science Fund I
#28 Robert J. McMillen 5 Edico Genome
#29 Steven H. Walker 5 Nike
#30 Tye L. Rattenbury 5 Nike
#31 Yulun Wang 5 Intouch Technologies
#32 Carl W. Riley 4 Hill-Rom Services
#33 Dorin Comaniciu 4 Siemens Healthcare Limited
#34 Elizabeth A. Holmes 4 Theranos
#35 Eli Reihman 4 Dexcom
#36 Gary Alan Hayter 4 Abbott
#37 Hari Hampapuram 4 Dexcom
#38 Henricus Johannes Adam Van Der Poel 4 Keygene N.V.
#39 Jordin T. Kare 4 Intellectual Ventures
#40 Kostyantyn Snisarenko 4 Dexcom
#41 Kristen L. White 4 Nike
#42 Mahalaxmi Gita Bangera 4 Intellectual Ventures
#43 Mark A. Malamud 4 The Invention Science Fund I
#44 Michael T. Hoffman 4 Nike
#45 Michael L. Orenstein 4 Nike
#46 Michael Josephus Theresia Van Eijk 4 Keygene N.V.
#47 Murray A. Reicher 4 D.R. Systems
#48 Royce A. Levien 4 The Invention Science Fund I
#49 Sethuraman Sankaran 4 Heartflow
#50 Adam Hanina 3 Aic Innovations Group
#51 Atin Kapadia 3 Humana
#52 Blair Whitney 3 Intouch Technologies
#53 Bogdan Georgescu 3 Siemens Healthcare Limited
#54 Christian DiBenedetto 3 Adidas Ag
#55 Christina S. Self 3 Nike
#56 Christian Von Heifner 3 Robinson Home Products
#57 Cheuk Wah Wong 3 Irobot
#58 Eric Johnson 3 Dexcom
#59 Fuji Lai 3 Intouch Technologies
#60 Holly Chico 3 Dexcom
#61 James Ballantyne 3 Intouch Technologies
#62 Jan E. Rhoads 3 Unknown
#63 James F. Walton, III 3 Mohawk Innovative Technology
#64 Jennifer L. Nusbaum 3 Unknown
#65 John M. Kerwin 3 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#66 John G. Musial 3 IBM
#67 Jonathan Southard 3 Intouch Technologies
#68 Justin H. Kearns 3 Irobot
#69 Kassandra Constantine 3 Dexcom
#70 Kalyan C. Vepuri 3 Hero Health
#71 Kelton Temby 3 Intouch Technologies
#72 Kutadgu Akdogan 3 Hero Health
#73 Masami Kawagishi 3 Canon
#74 Mark E. Nusbaum 3 Unknown
#75 Michael Chan 3 Intouch Technologies
#76 Michael Mahar 3 Humana
#77 Michiel Schaap 3 Heartflow
#78 Peter C. Simpson 3 Dexcom
#79 Pieter Van Rooyen 3 —
#80 Richard J. Schuman 3 Hill-Rom Services
#81 Robert C. Booth 3 Aseko
#82 Robert D. Butterfield 3 —
#83 Robert W. Lord 3 The Invention Science Fund I
#84 Sandeep R. Patil 3 IBM
#85 Thomas Hall 3 Dexcom
#86 Timothy Roberts 3 Google
#87 Timothy D. Wildman 3 Hill-Rom Services
#88 Vincent Pera, Jr. 3 Unknown
#89 Akbar Paydar 2 Omnicell
#90 Ali Kamen 2 Siemens Healthcare Limited
#91 Alexandros T. Moullas 2 Osteoplastics
#92 Alexander R. Therrien 2 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#93 Ammar Al-Ali 2 Masimo
#94 Andrew Chai 2 Omnicell
#95 Antonia Teresita Ancheta Maninang 2 —
#96 Antonio Arevalo Reyes 2 Danaher
#97 Andrew Lee Robinson 2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#98 Apurv Ullas Kamath 2 Dexcom
#99 Arna Diana Ionescu 2 Proteus Digital Health
#100 Arnaud Jacquin 2 AT&T

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Nike 30
2 Samsung 17
3 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 16
#4 IBM 15
#5 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 13
#6 Heartflow 12
#7 Adidas Ag 10
#8 Unknown 10
#9 Canon 10
#10 Hello 9
#11 Hill-Rom Services 9
#12 Hospira 8
#13 Medtronic 8
#14 D.R. Systems 7
#15 Intouch Technologies 7
#16 GE 7
#17 Deka Products Limited Parternship 6
#18 Dexcom 6
#19 Intellectual Ventures 6
#20 Toshiba Medical Systems 6
#21 Oracle 6
#22 Edico Genome 5
#23 Mckesson Financial Holdings Unlimited 5
#24 Nec 5
#25 Roche Diabetes Care 5
#26 Tandem Diabetes Care 5
#27 Abbott 4
#28 Humana 4
#29 Keygene N.V. 4
#30 Theranos 4
#31 University of California 4
#32 Danaher 4
#33 Microsoft 4
#34 Arxium 3
#35 Aseko 3
#36 Covidien Lp 3
#37 Irobot 3
#38 Makefield 3
#39 Polar Electro Oy 3
#40 Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 3
#41 Sysmex 3
#42 Stanford University 3
#43 Zoll Medical 3
#44 Google 3
#45 Intel 3
#46 Thermo Fisher 3
#47 AT&T 2
#48 Aesynt Incorporated 2
#49 Ai Cure Technologies 2
#50 Baxter Healthcare Sa 2
#51 Baxter International 2
#52 Bayer Healthcare 2
#53 Bigfoot Biomedical 2
#54 Brainscope Company 2
#55 Cardiac Pacemakers 2
#56 Cellco Partnership 2
#57 Cercacor Laboratories 2
#58 Chudy Group 2
#59 Complete Genomics 2
#60 Fujifilm 2
#61 Fujifilm Business Innovation 2
#62 Fujitsu Limited 2
#63 Gambro Lundia Ab 2
#64 Indiana University Research And Technology 2
#65 Infinitt Healthcare Co. 2
#66 Intertrust Technologies 2
#67 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 2
#68 Kaleo 2
#69 Merge Healthcare Incorporated 2
#70 Nec Solution Innovators 2
#71 Nuvectra 2
#72 Omnicare 2
#73 Omnicell 2
#74 Omni Medsci 2
#75 Orca Health 2
#76 Osteoplastics 2
#77 Pennar Software 2
#78 Physio-Control 2
#79 Harvard University 2
#80 Proteus Digital Health 2
#81 Saudi Arabian Oil 2
#82 Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. 2
#83 Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2
#84 The Invention Science Fund I 2
#85 SUNY Research Foundation 2
#86 University Of Central Florida 2
#87 Varian Medical Systems 2
#88 Verinata Health 2
#89 Welch Allyn 2
#90 Comcast 2
#91 General Motors 2
#92 Verizon 2
#93 20/20 Vision Center 1
#94 454 Life Sciences 1
#95 Abb Vie 1
#96 Accenture Global Services Limited 1
#97 Adidas 1
#98 Agilent Technologies 1
#99 Aic Innovations Group 1
#100 Airstrip Ip Holdings 1