Where does Burnham Institute for Medical Research rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Burnham Institute for Medical Research ranks #31,109 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 Burnham Institute for Medical Research hold?

Burnham Institute for Medical Research holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Burnham Institute for Medical Research's Innovation Score?

Burnham Institute for Medical Research has an Innovation Score of 23.1 out of 100 (12th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Burnham Institute for Medical Research's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Burnham Institute for Medical Research's recent grant velocity is -86% 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 Burnham Institute for Medical Research's patents?

Burnham Institute for Medical Research's patents average 9.3 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.

How is the Burnham Institute for Medical Research 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Burnham Institute for Medical Research

Q: What technology areas does Burnham Institute for Medical Research focus on?

Burnham Institute for Medical Research's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 5 patents, ranking #1,801 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Burnham ranks #31,109 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 8 technology areas.

#31,109
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 12th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.1/100): 9.3
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31109 · US Corporation #31,109 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,109/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Buemach Engineering…
CPC-NARROW C12N · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Buemach Engineering International B.V. (±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 Burnham’s 23.1 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 7.6 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 5.6 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Burnham Institute… · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Burnham's Innovation Score is 23.1/100 (12th percentile 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 Burnham?

Each dot is one of Burnham’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). Burnham’s own 9.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Burnham vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Burnham's grants concentrate

Burnham Institute for Medical Research is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Burnham sits between Buemach Engineering International B.V. and C Squared IP Holdings LLC.

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What this shows Burnham holds 8 patents at rank #31,110, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Burnham

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,110 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Burnham's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 12th percentile higher than 12% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Burnham Institute for Medical Research patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	50.0%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%
2020	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Burnham Institute for Medical Research patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

C07K - Peptides 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Burnham Institute for Medical Research's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Burnham Institute for Medical Research's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #31,109 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Burnham Institute for Medical Research against Buemach Engineering International B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.1/100 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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