Where does Abilene Christian University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Abilene Christian University ranks #30,723 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 Abilene Christian University hold?

Abilene Christian University holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Abilene Christian University's Innovation Score?

Abilene Christian University has an Innovation Score of 54.6 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Abilene Christian University focus on?

Abilene Christian University's top technology area is G21C (Nuclear Reactors) with 6 patents, ranking #44 of 119 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Abilene Christian University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Abilene Christian University.

What does claim depth mean for Abilene Christian University's patents?

Abilene Christian University's patents average 22.3 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 Abilene Christian University 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

Abilene Christian University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 15 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: G21C (Nuclear Reactors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Abilene ranks #30,723 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 15 technology areas.

#30,723
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.6/100): 22.3
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30723 · US Corporation #30,723 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #30,723/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aavid Thermal
CPC-FOCUS G21C · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aavid Thermal Corp. (±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 Abilene’s 54.6 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 7.6 pts (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (37%) Breadth 13.7 pts (25%) Claim depth 13.4 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Abilene Christian… · this assignee

55
Kandou Labs · near

55
Universite Paul… · near

55
Vanguard Internation… · near

55
Windmöller &… · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Abilene's Innovation Score is 54.6/100 (top 8% 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 Abilene?

Each dot is one of Abilene’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). Abilene’s own 22.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Abilene's grants concentrate

Abilene Christian University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under G21C (Nuclear Reactors). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Abilene sits between Azoteq (PTY) Ltd and Ace Bayou Corp..

Abilene's three-year grant acceleration

Abilene Christian University shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Azoteq (PTY)

8
Azure Vault

8
Aavid Thermal

8
Abbott Rapid Diag…

8
Accelerate Labs

8
Accentus Medical

8
Accesso Technolog…

8
Ace Bayou

8
Abilene Christian… ◀

8

What this shows Abilene holds 8 patents at rank #30,841, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Abilene

By rank, the assignees closest to #30,841 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G21C (Nuclear Reactors)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Abilene, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G21C (Nuclear Reactors), Abilene ranks #44 of 119 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Universite Paul SABATIER—TOULOUSE III 55 Windmöller & Hölscher KG 55 Kandou Labs SA 55 Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation 55

Abilene's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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Abilene Christian University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	12.5%
2023	1	12.5%
2024	2	25.0%
2025partial year	4	50.0%

Which technologies does Abilene Christian University patent most?

G21C - Nuclear Reactors 6

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 2

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 2

G21G - Conversion OF Chemical ELEMENTS; Radioactive Sources 1

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 1

Top 15 of 15 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

Abilene Christian University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Abilene Christian University's lead technology class is G21C (Nuclear Reactors), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G21C
Ranked #30,723 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Abilene Christian University against Azoteq (PTY) Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.6/100 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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