Where does Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas ranks #2,407 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 the University of Arkansas hold?

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas holds 162 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 126 technology areas.

What is Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas's Innovation Score?

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has an Innovation Score of 58.2 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas's recent grant velocity is -24% 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 the University of Arkansas's patents?

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas's patents average 15.7 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 the University of Arkansas

Q: What technology areas does Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas focus on?

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 24 patents, ranking #618 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 126 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas 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 - 162 granted patents across 126 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Board ranks #2,407 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 162 patents across 126 technology areas.

#2,407
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.2/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: -24%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2407 · US Corporation #2,407 · 162 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 162 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,407/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Beijing Jingdong…
CPC-WIDE G01N · 126 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -24% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd. (±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 58.2 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 17.6 pts (30%) Velocity 6.2 pts (11%) Breadth 25.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Board of Trustees… · this assignee

58
Qingdao University… · near

58
Level 3 Communications · near

58
Skywave Networks · near

58
VKR Holding A/S · near

58
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Board's Innovation Score is 58.2/100 (top 5% 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 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 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 Trustees of the University of Arkansas received 66 grants versus 87 in 2015–2019 (-24% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 32 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 9. Lead class G01N accounts for 14.8% of the portfolio across 126 subclasses. Volume neighbours: SG Gaming, Inc. (#2,403) and Hayward Industries, Inc. (#2,411).

Board's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas moved from 39 to 36 grants (0.92x 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 #1,399. See the growth leaderboard.

SG Gaming

163
Westrock Shared S…

163
Zumtobel Lighting

163
Beijing Jingdong…

162
Embraer

162
Faurecia Interieu…

162
Firestone Industr…

162
Hayward Industries

162
Board of Trustees… ◀

162

What this shows Board holds 162 patents at rank #2,407, 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 #2,407 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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 G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Board ranks #618 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).

Qingdao University of Science and Technology 58 VKR Holding A/S 58 Level 3 Communications, LLC 58 Skywave Networks LLC 58

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.7 here).

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 15.7 avg Kakao Corp. 15.7 avg Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 15.7 avg Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research 15.7 avg

Board's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 Trustees of the University of Arkansas patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	17	10.5%
2016	32	19.8%
2017	16	9.9%
2018	13	8.0%
2019	9	5.6%
2020	13	8.0%
2021	17	10.5%
2022	12	7.4%
2023	14	8.6%
2024	10	6.2%
2025partial year	9	5.6%

Which technologies does Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 24

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 21

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 19

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 17

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 17

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 16

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 15

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 14

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 13

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 13

B01D - Separation 11

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

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 10

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 9

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 8

Top 15 of 126 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 Trustees of the University of Arkansas's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 14.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #2,407 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas against SG Gaming, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.2/100 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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