Where does Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University ranks #3,956 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 Trustees of Southern Illinois University hold?

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University holds 91 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 72 technology areas.

What is Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's Innovation Score?

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University has an Innovation Score of 55.1 out of 100 (top 7% 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 Trustees of Southern Illinois University focus on?

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 16 patents. Grants appear in 72 CPC subclasses total.

Is Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's recent grant velocity is -26% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's patents?

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's patents average 15.5 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 Trustees of Southern Illinois University

Q: How is the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois 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 - 91 granted patents across 72 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Board ranks #3,956 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 91 patents across 72 technology areas.

#3,956
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.1/100): 15.5
avg claims per patent: -26%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3956 · US Corporation #3,956 · 91 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 91 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,956/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Abiomed Europe
CPC-WIDE A61K · 72 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -26% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Abiomed Europe GmbH (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Brandeis University · near

55
Board of Trustees… · this assignee

55
Chiaro Technology · near

55
Abu Dhabi University · near

55
Theatre Controls · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Board's Innovation Score is 55.1/100 (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.

How Board's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University received 37 grants versus 50 in 2015–2019 (-26% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 13 grants and bottomed in 2020 at 5. Lead class A61K accounts for 17.6% of the portfolio across 72 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Abiomed Europe GmbH (#3,952) and Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. (#3,960).

Board's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University moved from 27 to 21 grants (0.78x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Abiomed Europe

91
Agios Pharmaceuti…

91
Anhui Huami Infor…

91
Azur Space Solar…

91
Bruker Biospin

91
Canoo

91
Colopl

91
Crrc Qingdao Sifa…

91
Board of Trustees… ◀

91

What this shows Board holds 91 patents at rank #3,956, 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 #3,956 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Chiaro Technology Limited 55 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. 55 Abu Dhabi University 55 Brandeis University 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.5 here).

MacDon Industries Ltd. 15.5 avg Lufthansa Technik AG 15.5 avg BenQ Corporation 15.5 avg ZF Automotive Germany GmbH 15.5 avg

Board'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

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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 Southern Illinois University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	11.0%
2016	8	8.8%
2017	13	14.3%
2018	8	8.8%
2019	11	12.1%
2020	5	5.5%
2021	11	12.1%
2022	7	7.7%
2023	8	8.8%
2024	6	6.6%
2025partial year	4	4.4%

Which technologies does Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 16

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 12

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 10

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 10

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 9

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 9

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 9

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 8

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 8

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 8

C07K - Peptides 7

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 7

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 7

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 6

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 5

Top 15 of 72 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,956

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 17.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #3,956 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University against Abiomed Europe GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.1/100 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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