Cleveland Medical has a total of 58 patents globally, out of which 57 have been granted. Of these 58 patents, more than 65% patents are active. United States of America is where Cleveland Medical has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Germany and Europe. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Cleveland Medical.
Cleveland Medical was founded in the year 1999. The Company provides primary care physicians, including family medicine and internal medicine.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Cleveland Medical which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Cleveland Medical patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Cleveland Medical patent portfolio.
How many patents does Cleveland Medical have?
Cleveland Medical has a total of 58 patents globally. These patents belong to 18 unique patent families. Out of 58 patents, 38 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Cleveland Medical File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Cleveland Medical Applications Filed | Cleveland Medical Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | – | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
How many Cleveland Medical patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Cleveland Medical File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Cleveland Medical Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 53 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Europe | 2 |
Where are Research Centres of Cleveland Medical Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Cleveland Medical patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Cleveland Medical Patents
US6993380B1 is the most popular patent in the Cleveland Medical portfolio. It has received 276 citations so far from companies like Medtronic, Neurofocus and Zeo, Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Cleveland Medical:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6993380B1 | 276 |
| US7942824B1 | 273 |
| US8679012B1 | 146 |
| US8545416B1 | 145 |
| US7845350B1 | 80 |
| US8172766B1 | 74 |
| US7593767B1 | 62 |
| US8437843B1 | 41 |
| US7860561B1 | 41 |
| US9202008B1 | 36 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Cleveland Medical patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Cleveland Medical invention. They couldn’t because Cleveland Medical had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 19 Cleveland Medical patents in 166 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Cleveland Medical patent portfolio are Philips, Resmed Limited and Neurovigil.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Cleveland Medical –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Cleveland Medical Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Philips | 5 | 16 |
| Resmed Limited | 3 | 4 |
| Neurovigil | 2 | 5 |
| The General Hospital | 2 | 2 |
| Covidien | 2 | 4 |
| Powell Mansfield | 2 | 2 |
| Humbay Health | 2 | 4 |
| Sony | 2 | 8 |
| Resmed Sensor Technologies | 1 | 12 |
| Comerica Bank | 1 | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Cleveland Medical Patents
Top Cleveland Medical Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7942824B1 | 23 |
| US8545416B1 | 14 |
| US8679012B1 | 5 |
| US6993380B1 | 5 |
| US7593767B1 | 5 |
| US8720439B1 | 3 |
| US8172766B1 | 3 |
| US9615773B1 | 2 |
| US9492105B1 | 2 |
| US10226591B1 | 1 |
| US10028698B1 | 1 |
| US7860561B1 | 1 |
| US9202008B1 | 1 |
| US9943252B1 | 1 |
| US8437843B1 | 1 |
What Percentage of Cleveland Medical US Patent Applications were Granted?
Cleveland Medical (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 80 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 75 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 93.75%.
Below are the key stats of Cleveland Medical patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Cleveland Medical?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Cleveland Medical Devices | 50 | 96.00% |
| Great Lakes Neurotechnologies | 14 | 85.71% |
| Neurowave Systems | 4 | 100.00% |
| Robert N Schmidt | 3 | 100.00% |
| Flocel Inc | 2 | 50.00% |
| John H Vynalek | 2 | 100.00% |
| Orbital Research | 2 | 100.00% |
| James A Hudak | 1 | 100.00% |
What Technologies are Covered by Cleveland Medical?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Cleveland Medical