Is Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University's recent grant velocity is +137% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University's patents?

Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University's patents average 15.9 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.

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Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University

Q: Where does Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University ranks #3,723 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona 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 PatentsView assignee record - 97 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Arizona ranks #3,723 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 97 patents across 27 technology areas.

#3,723
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.0/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: +137%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3723 · US Corporation #3,723 · 97 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 97 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,723/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aetna
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +137% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aetna Inc. (±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 Arizona’s 55.0 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 15.8 pts (29%) Velocity 11.3 pts (21%) Breadth 18.4 pts (33%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Arizona Board of… · this assignee

55
Atlas Copco… · near

55
GE Energy Power… · near

55
Prestone Products · near

55
Xiamen ECO Lighting · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Arizona's Innovation Score is 55.0/100 (top 7% 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 Arizona?

Each dot is one of Arizona’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). Arizona’s own 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Arizona's grants concentrate

Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 51.5% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (24 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Arizona sits between Tohoku Pioneer Corporation and Creo Medical Limited.

Arizona's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University moved from 29 to 49 grants (1.69x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Tohoku Pioneer

98
Valmet AB

98
West Affum Holdin…

98
Aetna

97
Arlo

97
Bulgari S P A

97
Berlin Packaging

97
Creo Medical

97
Arizona Board of… ◀

97

What this shows Arizona holds 97 patents at rank #3,723, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Arizona

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,723 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Arizona, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Arizona ranks #662 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Atlas Copco Industrial Technique AB 55 GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited 55 Xiamen ECO Lighting Co. Ltd. 55 Prestone Products LLC 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.9 here).

Coinbase, Inc. 15.9 avg University of Hong Kong 15.9 avg Accuvein, Inc. 15.9 avg Qinetiq Limited 15.9 avg

Arizona's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.0%
2016	6	6.2%
2018	6	6.2%
2019	14	14.4%
2020	7	7.2%
2021	8	8.2%
2022	24	24.7%
2023	14	14.4%
2024	11	11.3%
2025partial year	6	6.2%

Which technologies does Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 50

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 28

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 25

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 10

G09C - Ciphering OR Deciphering Apparatus FOR Cryptographic OR Other Purposes Involving THE Need FOR Secrecy 7

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 6

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 4

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

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 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

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

G11C - Static Stores 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

Top 15 of 27 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

Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 51.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #3,723 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University against Tohoku Pioneer Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.0/100 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

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