USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Brigham Young University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 235 granted patents across 135 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

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

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235

Total patents granted

135

CPC technology areas

19.5

Avg claims per patent

-49%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Brigham holds 235 US patents across 135 technology areas, rank #1,735 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,735
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.2/100): 19.5
avg claims per patent: -49%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Brigham Young University has been granted 235 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Brigham Young University at rank #1,735 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 135 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, Brigham Young University is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Brigham sits between Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. (236 patents, rank #1,731) and Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. (235 patents, rank #1,739) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.2/100 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 79 grants, compared with 156 in the 2015–2019 window, a -49% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Brigham Young University's 19.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, 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 Brigham Young University against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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235

What this shows Brigham holds 235 patents at rank #1,735, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Brigham

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,735 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Brigham's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Brigham Young University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	40	17.0%
2016	31	13.2%
2017	23	9.8%
2018	29	12.3%
2019	33	14.0%
2020	12	5.1%
2021	7	3.0%
2022	19	8.1%
2023	17	7.2%
2024	16	6.8%
2025	8	3.4%

Which technologies does Brigham Young University patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 41

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 41

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 36

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 33

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 22

C07J - STEROIDS 16

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 12

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 12

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 12

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 9

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 9

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 9

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 8

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 8

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 8

Top 15 of 135 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,735

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.2 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 Brigham Young University hold?

Brigham Young University holds 235 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 135 technology areas.

What is Brigham Young University's Innovation Score?

Brigham Young University has an Innovation Score of 62.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Brigham Young University focus on?

Brigham Young University's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 41 patents. The company has filed patents in 135 CPC subclasses total.

Is Brigham Young University's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Brigham Young University's recent filing velocity is -49% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Brigham Young University's patents?

Brigham Young University's patents average 19.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Brigham Young 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

Brigham's 235 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Brigham ranks #1,735 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N 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.