USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville

Q: Where does Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville ranks #4,108 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 Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville 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 - 87 granted patents across 71 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Board ranks #4,108 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 87 patents across 71 technology areas.

#4,108
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.8/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: +228%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4108 · US Corporation #4,108 · 87 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 87 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,108/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Basf Agricultural…
CPC-WIDE G06F · 71 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +228% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC (±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
Lapis Technology · near

59
Board of Trustees… · this assignee

59
Grundfos Holding A/S · near

59
Paige AI · near

59
Vermeer Manufacturing · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Board's Innovation Score is 58.8/100 (top 4% 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 the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville received 59 grants versus 18 in 2015–2019 (+228% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2023 at 14 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 1. Lead class G06F accounts for 21.8% of the portfolio across 71 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC (#4,104) and Cognitive Systems Corp. (#4,112).

Board's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville moved from 31 to 36 grants (1.16x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Basf Agricultural…

87
Belimo Holding

87
BIC Violex Single…

87
Beijing Tusen Zhi…

87
Cellectis

87
Chanel Parfums Be…

87
Compagnie Plastic…

87
Cognitive Systems

87
Board of Trustees… ◀

87

What this shows Board holds 87 patents at rank #4,108, 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 #4,108 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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 (59 here).

Paige.AI, Inc. 59 Vermeer Manufacturing Company 59 Grundfos Holding A/S 59 Lapis Technology Co., Ltd. 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.6 here).

Merial Inc. 17.6 avg Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. 17.6 avg Group14 Technologies, Inc. 17.6 avg data.world, Inc. 17.6 avg

Board's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.1%
2017	2	2.3%
2018	7	8.0%
2019	8	9.2%
2020	10	11.5%
2021	13	14.9%
2022	9	10.3%
2023	14	16.1%
2024	13	14.9%
2025partial year	10	11.5%

Which technologies does Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 19

G11C - Static Stores 14

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 8

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 7

G01W - Meteorology 7

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 5

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

G01T - Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation 4

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 4

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 3

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 3

Top 15 of 71 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,108

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.8 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 the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 21.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #4,108 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Board of Trustees of the Univeristy of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville against Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.8/100 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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