Where does Colorado State University Research Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Colorado State University Research Foundation ranks #1,539 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 Colorado State University Research Foundation hold?

Colorado State University Research Foundation holds 270 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 150 technology areas.

What is Colorado State University Research Foundation's Innovation Score?

Colorado State University Research Foundation has an Innovation Score of 61.1 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Colorado State University Research Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Colorado State University Research Foundation's recent grant velocity is -18% 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 Colorado State University Research Foundation's patents?

Colorado State University Research Foundation's patents average 17.5 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Colorado State University Research Foundation

Q: What technology areas does Colorado State University Research Foundation focus on?

Colorado State University Research Foundation's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 75 patents. Grants appear in 150 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Colorado State University Research Foundation 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 - 270 granted patents across 150 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Colorado ranks #1,539 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 270 patents across 150 technology areas.

#1,539
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.1/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -18%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1539 · US Corporation #1,539 · 270 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 270 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,539/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Garmin Switzerland
CPC-WIDE G01N · 150 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -18% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Garmin Switzerland GmbH (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Colorado State… · this assignee

61
Electrolux Home… · near

61
Schwäbische… · near

61
Danfoss A/S · near

61
Nordson · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Colorado's Innovation Score is 61.1/100 (top 3% 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.

How Colorado's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Colorado State University Research Foundation received 113 grants versus 138 in 2015–2019 (-18% equal-window velocity, at median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 34 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 16. Lead class G01N accounts for 27.8% of the portfolio across 150 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation (#1,535) and Tile, Inc. (#1,543).

Colorado's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Colorado State University Research Foundation moved from 76 to 71 grants (0.93x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,376. See the growth leaderboard.

Fairchild Semicon…

271
Ionis Pharmaceuti…

271
Resonac

271
Techtronic Cordle…

271
Garmin Switzerland

270
Haier Smart Home

270
Katholieke Univer…

270
Tile

270
Colorado State Un… ◀

270

What this shows Colorado holds 270 patents at rank #1,539, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Colorado

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,539 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

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

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Electrolux Home Products, Inc. 61 Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH 61 Danfoss A/S 61 Nordson Corporation 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.5 here).

Harman Becker Automotive Systems GMBH 17.5 avg Magna Exteriors Inc. 17.5 avg R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC 17.5 avg Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP 17.5 avg

Colorado's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Colorado State University Research Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	26	9.6%
2016	26	9.6%
2017	23	8.5%
2018	29	10.7%
2019	34	12.6%
2020	24	8.9%
2021	18	6.7%
2022	28	10.4%
2023	27	10.0%
2024	16	5.9%
2025partial year	19	7.0%

Which technologies does Colorado State University Research Foundation patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 75

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 40

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 31

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 28

C07K - Peptides 26

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 23

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 21

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 20

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 17

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 17

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 17

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 15

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 14

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 14

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 13

Top 15 of 150 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,539

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Colorado State University Research Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Colorado State University Research Foundation's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 27.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #1,539 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Colorado State University Research Foundation against Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.1/100 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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