USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 939 granted patents across 195 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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939

Total patents granted

195

CPC technology areas

16.0

Avg claims per patent

-25%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Agency holds 939 US patents across 195 technology areas, rank #472 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#472
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (62.1/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -25%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research has been granted 939 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research at rank #472 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 195 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Agency sits between HAND HELD Products, Inc. (946 patents, rank #468) and IHI Corporation (928 patents, rank #476) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.1/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 403 grants, compared with 536 in the 2015–2019 window, a -25% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research's 16.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

HAND HELD Products

946
NCR

942
Midea Group

941
Uber

941
Agency FOR Scienc… ◀

939
Fujikura

933
Wacom

933
Lumileds

930
IHI

928

What this shows Agency holds 939 patents at rank #472, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Agency

By rank, the assignees closest to #472 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Agency's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	105	11.2%
2016	109	11.6%
2017	92	9.8%
2018	112	11.9%
2019	118	12.6%
2020	88	9.4%
2021	91	9.7%
2022	64	6.8%
2023	60	6.4%
2024	47	5.0%
2025	53	5.6%

Which technologies does Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 271

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 231

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 163

C07K - PEPTIDES 143

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 142

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 90

C12Q - MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS ; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES 71

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 57

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 56

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 56

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 50

A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF ; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES ; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS 49

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 49

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 46

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 45

Top 15 of 195 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#472

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research hold?

Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research holds 939 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 195 technology areas.

What is Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research's Innovation Score?

Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research has an Innovation Score of 62.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research focus on?

Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 271 patents. The company has filed patents in 195 CPC subclasses total.

Is Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research's recent filing velocity is -25% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research's patents?

Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research's patents average 16.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Agency FOR Science, Technology AND Research 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.

How to use this portfolio

Agency's 939 grants land it in the top 3% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Agency ranks #472 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.