Is Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation's recent grant velocity is -40% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation

Q: Where does Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation ranks #17,533 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 Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation 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 - 16 granted patents across 38 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Carnegie ranks #17,533 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 38 technology areas.

#17,533
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.9/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: -40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17533 · US Corporation #17,533 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,533/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cambridge GAN Devices
CPC-FOCUS G03F · 38 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cambridge GAN Devices Limited (±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 Carnegie’s 41.9 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 9.8 pts (23%) Velocity 1.3 pts (3%) Breadth 21.8 pts (52%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Carnegie Mellon… · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Carnegie's Innovation Score is 41.9/100 (top 32% 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 Carnegie?

Each dot is one of Carnegie’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). Carnegie’s own 15.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Carnegie's grants concentrate

Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 38 CPC subclasses with 18.8% of grants classified under G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Carnegie sits between Cambridge GAN Devices Limited and Cc3d LLC.

Carnegie's three-year grant acceleration

Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Cambridge GAN Dev…

16
Canatu OY

16
Canyon

16
Carl Mahr Holding

16
Casio Manufacturi…

16
Cassia Networks

16
CB Innovations

16
Cc3d

16
Carnegie Mellon U… ◀

16

What this shows Carnegie holds 16 patents at rank #17,529, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Carnegie

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,529 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces)

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

Carnegie's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	6.3%
2016	2	12.5%
2017	5	31.3%
2018	2	12.5%
2020	3	18.8%
2021	2	12.5%
2022	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation patent most?

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 3

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

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 2

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 1

Top 15 of 38 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

Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation's lead technology class is G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;), 18.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G03F
Ranked #17,533 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation against Cambridge GAN Devices Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.9/100 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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