Where does Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska ranks #1,480 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 Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska hold?

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska holds 280 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 97 technology areas.

What is Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska's Innovation Score?

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska has an Innovation Score of 62.6 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska focus on?

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 109 patents, ranking #170 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 97 CPC subclasses total.

Is Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska's recent grant velocity is +39% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska's patents?

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska's patents average 17.5 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska

Q: How is the Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska 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 - 280 granted patents across 97 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Board ranks #1,480 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 280 patents across 97 technology areas.

#1,480
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.6/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: +39%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1480 · US Corporation #1,480 · 280 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 280 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,480/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AeroVironment
CPC-WIDE A61B · 97 areas
INNOV-STRONG 62.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +39% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AeroVironment, 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 Board’s 62.6 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 19.5 pts (31%) Velocity 7.7 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Atlassian US · near

63
Board OF Regents OF… · this assignee

63
Merck Sharp & Dohme · near

63
Sram · near

63
ICU Medical · near

63
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Board's Innovation Score is 62.6/100 (top 2% 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 Board?

Each dot is one of Board’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). Board’s own 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Board's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska received 151 grants versus 109 in 2015–2019 (+39% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 36 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 18. Lead class A61B accounts for 38.9% of the portfolio across 97 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Sram, LLC (#1,476) and Philip Morris USA Inc. (#1,484).

Board's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska moved from 81 to 93 grants (1.15x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #870. See the growth leaderboard.

Sram

281
TC1

281
Aerovironment

280
Anritsu

280
Danfoss A/S

280
Government of the…

280
Nova Chemicals (I…

280
Philip Morris USA

280
Board OF Regents… ◀

280

What this shows Board holds 280 patents at rank #1,480, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Board

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,480 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Board, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Board ranks #170 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (63 here).

Sram, LLC 63 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 63 ICU Medical, Inc. 63 Atlassian US, Inc. 63

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.5 here).

K2M, Inc. 17.5 avg Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG 17.5 avg Concept Laser, GmbH 17.5 avg Indian Institute OF Technology Madras (IIT MADRAS) 17.5 avg

Board's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 49,997 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.

View data table

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	18	6.4%
2016	23	8.2%
2017	18	6.4%
2018	27	9.6%
2019	23	8.2%
2020	22	7.9%
2021	36	12.9%
2022	30	10.7%
2023	32	11.4%
2024	31	11.1%
2025partial year	20	7.1%

Which technologies does Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 109

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 94

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 77

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 29

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 27

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 24

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 24

C07K - Peptides 24

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 23

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 20

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 19

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 17

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 16

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 14

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 13

Top 15 of 97 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

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 38.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #1,480 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Board OF Regents OF THE University OF Nebraska against Sram, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 62.6/100 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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