USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 515 granted patents across 221 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA).

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

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515

Total patents granted

221

CPC technology areas

20.7

Avg claims per patent

+33%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Board holds 515 US patents across 221 technology areas, rank #881 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#881
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.5/100): 20.7
avg claims per patent: +33%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University has been granted 515 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University at rank #881 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 221 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA). As a US Corporation, Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Board sits between Xi'an Zhongxing NEW Software Co., Ltd. (517 patents, rank #877) and Emory University (512 patents, rank #885) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.5/100 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 294 grants, compared with 221 in the 2015–2019 window, a +33% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US 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. Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University's 20.7 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, 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 Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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516
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516
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513
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512
Emory University

512

What this shows Board holds 515 patents at rank #881, 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 #881 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Board's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	38	7.4%
2016	44	8.5%
2017	41	8.0%
2018	36	7.0%
2019	62	12.0%
2020	54	10.5%
2021	41	8.0%
2022	49	9.5%
2023	46	8.9%
2024	59	11.5%
2025	45	8.7%

Which technologies does Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University patent most?

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 86

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 68

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 58

C07K - PEPTIDES 44

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 44

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 39

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 38

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 34

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 33

C12Y - ENZYMES 27

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 25

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 25

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 20

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 20

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 20

Top 15 of 221 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#881

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.5 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 Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University hold?

Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University holds 515 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 221 technology areas.

What is Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University's Innovation Score?

Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University has an Innovation Score of 65.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University focus on?

Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University's top technology area is C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA) with 86 patents. The company has filed patents in 221 CPC subclasses total.

Is Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University's recent filing velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University's patents?

Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University's patents average 20.7 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State 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.

How to use this portfolio

Board's 515 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Board ranks #881 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C12N - see who else leads that technology area. C12N 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.