Where does Clemson University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Clemson University ranks #4,283 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 Clemson University hold?

Clemson University holds 83 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 97 technology areas.

What is Clemson University's Innovation Score?

Clemson University has an Innovation Score of 58.5 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Clemson University focus on?

Clemson University's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 9 patents, ranking #1,398 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 97 CPC subclasses total.

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

Clemson University's recent grant velocity is -45% 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 Clemson University's patents?

Clemson University's patents average 20.4 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 Clemson 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Clemson University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 83 granted patents across 97 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Clemson ranks #4,283 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 83 patents across 97 technology areas.

#4,283
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.5/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -45%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4283 · US Corporation #4,283 · 83 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 83 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,283/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH BenQ Materials
CPC-WIDE Y02E · 97 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.5/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -45% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: BenQ Materials Corporation (±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 Clemson’s 58.5 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 15.3 pts (26%) Velocity 6.0 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 12.3 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bruker Nano · near

59
Clemson University · this assignee

59
Manitou Italia S R L · near

59
MTU Aero Engines · near

59
Nutanix · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Clemson's Innovation Score is 58.5/100 (top 4% 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 Clemson?

Each dot is one of Clemson’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). Clemson’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Clemson's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Clemson University received 28 grants versus 51 in 2015–2019 (-45% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 12 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 4. Lead class Y02E accounts for 10.8% of the portfolio across 97 subclasses. Volume neighbours: BenQ Materials Corporation (#4,279) and EMS-Patent AG (#4,287).

Clemson's three-year grant acceleration

Clemson University shows 17 grants in 2022–2024 against only 19 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.

Benq Materials

83
Brien Holden Visi…

83
Change Healthcare…

83
Cipla

83
Commscope Connect…

83
Cornell Research…

83
Diebold Self-serv…

83
Ems-patent

83
Clemson University ◀

83

What this shows Clemson holds 83 patents at rank #4,283, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Clemson

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,283 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Clemson, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), Clemson ranks #1,398 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

Bruker Nano, Inc. 59 Manitou Italia S.R.L. 59 MTU Aero Engines AG 59 Nutanix, Inc. 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.4 here).

Seattle Children's Hospital 20.4 avg Ipgate AG 20.4 avg Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation 20.4 avg Broadcom Corporation 20.4 avg

Clemson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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.

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Clemson University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	12.0%
2016	10	12.0%
2017	12	14.5%
2018	11	13.3%
2019	8	9.6%
2020	6	7.2%
2021	5	6.0%
2022	7	8.4%
2023	6	7.2%
2024	4	4.8%
2025partial year	4	4.8%

Which technologies does Clemson University patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 9

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 9

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 9

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 7

B01D - Separation 7

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 7

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

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 6

C07K - Peptides 6

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 5

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 5

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 5

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 4

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 4

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 4

Top 15 of 97 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

Clemson University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Clemson University's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 10.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #4,283 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Clemson University against BenQ Materials Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.5/100 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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