Is BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority's recent grant velocity is -91% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority

Q: Where does BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority ranks #4,660 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 BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority 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 - 75 granted patents across 62 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BEN ranks #4,660 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 75 patents across 62 technology areas.

#4,660
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.8/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -91%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4660 · Foreign Corporation #4,660 · 75 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 75 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,660/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Applied Research…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 62 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -91% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Applied Research Associates, 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 BEN’s 49.8 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 15.0 pts (30%) Velocity 0.7 pts (1%) Breadth 25.0 pts (50%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Intex Marketing · near

50
BEN Gurion Universit… · this assignee

50
Memjet Technology · near

50
Sakata Seed America · near

50
Z124 · near

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BEN's Innovation Score is 49.8/100 (top 14% 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 BEN?

Each dot is one of BEN’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). BEN’s own 15.3 claims/patent is at or below the 18.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How BEN's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority received 6 grants versus 69 in 2015–2019 (-91% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 25 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 1. Lead class A61K accounts for 37.3% of the portfolio across 62 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Arthrosurface Incorporated (#4,654) and Cloudera, Inc. (#4,662).

BEN's three-year grant acceleration

BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Arthrosurface Inc…

75
Assia SPE

75
Applied Research…

75
Beekenkamp Plants…

75
Ball Aerospace &

75
Becton Dickinson…

75
CAE

75
Cloudera

75
BEN Gurion Univer… ◀

75

What this shows BEN holds 75 patents at rank #4,658, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BEN

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,658 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for BEN, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), BEN ranks #814 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).

Z124 50 Memjet Technology Limited 50 Sakata Seed America, Inc. 50 Intex Marketing Ltd. 50

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.3 here).

Saes Getters S.P.A. 15.3 avg Federal Signal Corporation 15.3 avg Varta Microbattery GMBH 15.3 avg Labrador Diagnostics LLC 15.3 avg

BEN's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	25	33.3%
2016	15	20.0%
2017	15	20.0%
2018	9	12.0%
2019	5	6.7%
2020	3	4.0%
2021	2	2.7%
2023	1	1.3%

Which technologies does BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 28

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 24

C07K - Peptides 18

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 11

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 11

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 7

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

B01D - Separation 4

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 4

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 4

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 4

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

Top 15 of 62 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

BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 37.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #4,660 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BEN Gurion University OF THE Negev Research AND Development Authority against Arthrosurface Incorporated, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.8/100 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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