USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Clarkson University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 54 granted patents across 65 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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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.8

Avg claims per patent

-37%

5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Clarkson ranks #6,226 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 54 patents across 65 technology areas.

#6,226
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (51.1/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: -37%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Clarkson University has been granted 54 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Clarkson University at #6,226 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 65 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, Clarkson University is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Clarkson sits between Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. (54 patents, rank #6,223) and Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. (54 patents, rank #6,231) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 51.1/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 19 grants, compared with 30 in the 2015–2019 window, a -37% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The US Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Clarkson University's 13.8 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 65 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

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What this shows Clarkson holds 54 patents at rank #6,227, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Clarkson

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,227 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Clarkson, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (51 here).

Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS 51 Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 51 Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co., Ltd. 51 TPK Touch Solutions (xiamen) Inc. 51

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.8 here).

Seeya Optronics Co., Ltd. 13.8 avg TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. 13.8 avg M. Technique Co., Ltd. 13.8 avg Virginia Commonwealth University 13.8 avg

Clarkson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% 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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Clarkson University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	9.3%
2016	4	7.4%
2017	8	14.8%
2018	5	9.3%
2019	8	14.8%
2020	3	5.6%
2021	6	11.1%
2022	2	3.7%
2023	5	9.3%
2024	3	5.6%
2025partial year	5	9.3%

Which technologies does Clarkson University patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 10

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 6

C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE 6

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 5

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 4

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 4

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 4

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 3

B30B - PRESSES IN GENERAL 3

G03G - ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY 3

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 3

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS ; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES 3

E04H - BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL 3

H04Q - SELECTING 3

Top 15 of 65 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 54 grants

CPC subclasses 65

Avg. claims / grant 13.8

Velocity -37%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,226

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

51.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Clarkson University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Clarkson University ranks #6,226 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Clarkson University hold?

Clarkson University holds 54 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 65 technology areas.

What is Clarkson University's Innovation Score?

Clarkson University has an Innovation Score of 51.1 out of 100 (top 12% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Clarkson University focus on?

Clarkson University's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 10 patents. Grants appear in 65 CPC subclasses total.

Is Clarkson University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Clarkson University's recent grant velocity is -37% 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 Clarkson University's patents?

Clarkson University's patents average 13.8 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 Clarkson 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

Clarkson's 54 grants land it in the top 12% 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 - Clarkson ranks #6,226 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

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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